Up to 45,000 people have died and a further 500,000 are homeless after the devastating earthquake which ripped through Armenia, official figures revealed today. Rescue work
Former Beatle John Lennon has been shot dead by an unknown gunman who opened fire outside the musician’s New York apartment. The 40-year-old was shot several times
Cabinet minister Lord Soames has been named transitional governor of Rhodesia to oversee its progress into legal independence. He is to enforce law and order in the
The majority of the 25 million Spaniards eligible to vote are expected to endorse a new constitution in the historic referendum. It would strip the
The leaders of the two world superpowers, the USA and the USSR, have declared an end to the Cold War after two days of storm-lashed talks at the Malta summit. At
Former futures trader Nick Leeson has been jailed for six-and-a-half years for his part in the collapse of Britain’s oldest merchant bank. The 28-year-old admitted to a judge in Singapore two
Construction workers have drilled through the final wall of rock to join the two halves of the Channel Tunnel and link Britain to France. The momentous breakthrough links the UK to
Almost 1,000 people have been forced to abandon a luxury cruise ship in the Indian Ocean after it caught fire. The Achille Lauro - which made headlines in 1985 when it
One of Britain’s greatest motor racing drivers has been killed in a plane crash in south-east England. Graham Hill, 46, who retired from the sport in July 1975, was killed instantly
The new Race Relations Act has come into force, making it illegal to refuse housing, employment or public services to people because of their ethnic background. The Act has extended the
There appears to have been little or no resistance when tanks rolled into Athens and troops took up positions around government buildings shortly before dawn. The coup was orchestrated by the
Round-the-clock drinking in England and Wales is now a reality after new licensing laws came in force. More than 1,000 pubs, clubs and supermarkets have been granted 24-hour licences to sell
The President of the United States has been assassinated by a gunman in Dallas, Texas. John F Kennedy was hit in the head and throat when three shots were fired at
Early reports indicate the meeting between President Ronald Reagan and the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva has got off to a good start. Their first get together this morning -
The film world has celebrated the celebrity wedding of the year in New York, as Hollywood leading man Michael Douglas married Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones. The lavish ceremony took place
More than 60 people have been killed after an attack on a group of foreign tourists visiting a temple in southern Egypt. The tourists’ bus was fired on as they visited
He collapsed as he was leaving the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London after a recording session. His chauffeur waiting to collect him saw him slump to the ground with a
Anti-government rebels have ambushed and killed 11 people in an attack on a rubber plantation in Malaya. The dead include a London director visiting the area, the manager of the estate
The English pound note is to disappear after more than 150 years. News of the familiar green £1 note’s withdrawal came when Chancellor Nigel Lawson made his autumn statement in parliament
The man who led his people’s struggle for more than 40 years suffered multiple organ failure at 0330 local time (0230 GMT). He had been in a coma since 3 November
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