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A former helicopter pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station , it has been confirmed.

Former helicopter pilot Major Tim Peake, 41, who is to become the first UK sstronaut in space for more than 20 years A former Army test pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station - and says it will be less dangerous than his old job.

Many duped savers at Spanish lender Bankia are shunning a state-supervised compensation scheme in favour of expensive lawsuits, prolonging a mis-selling scandal and complicating efforts to restore faith in the banking system.

At least one person was killed and around a dozen injured Sunday when a string of tornadoes tore through four states, ripping roofs off homes, downing power lines and tossing trees like matchsticks.

Spanish researchers have studied how job stress affects cardiovascular health. The results, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health , link this situation to dyslipidemia, a disorder that alters the levels of lipids and lipoproteins in the blood.

A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies.

An independent Scotland would have a vastly oversized financial sector that would leave it vulnerable to a Cyprus-style banking crisis, Britain's finance ministry says.

Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago.

There has been a great deal of misunderstanding about Alice Cooper's controversial song I Love the Dead , the last track on his classic 1973 Billion Dollar Babies album.

Brian Kent, 46, is dragged under water off the coast of Sperlonga during a swim with his wife after a lunch with family.

51% believe the prosecution acted without prejudice and political bias in probing and seizing the ballots - 86% of the supporters of the far-right nationalist Ataka party, 78% of those backing BSP , 58% of people who voted for smaller parties which did not pass the 4% threshold to win Parliamentary seats, 49% of GERB 's voters and about 33% of ... (more)

About 100,000 protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.

Karima el-Mahroug is escorted outside the Milan's Law court by two Carabinieri police officers after giving her testimony at the trial of three former Berlusconi aides accused with procuring her and other woman for prostitution.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, mindful of the weight of Christian voters in September elections, made a quick trip to Rome Saturday for a private meeting with Pope Francis, focusing on how Europe's struggling economy should be at the service of the people.

"IN THE middle of the crisis, the head of state was left alone," complains Rosen Plevneliev , Bulgaria's president.

The port welcomes the five-star rated ultra-luxurious cruise ship Silver Whisper today , as she makes Falmouth the first port of call on her 12-day Southampton to Copenhagen cruise.

In this May 13, 2013 file picture, persons pass the restaurant 'Nozawa', left, in Westerland on the German North Sea island of Sylt.

A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play "The Audience" - some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing home.

The United States says it has completed a transfer of 75 kilograms of salt coolant material to the Czech Republic as part of cooperation between the two countries in developing new nuclear reactors.

Karima El Mahroug is seen in the witness stand at left as she testifies for the first time in the trial of three Berlusconi aides charged with recruiting her and other women for prostitution, in Milan's courthouse, Italy, Friday, May 17, 2013.