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Throughout history women have worn corsets and girdles to give the illusion of the perfect figure but now men are also fighting the battle of the bulge with shape control undergarments. Full Story »

Washington seeks a leading role in the U.N. climate talks, but some believe the current economic climate may soften its stance. Full Story »

Switzerland's vote to outlaw the construction of new minarets on mosques sparks a wave of international criticism. Full Story »

The lagoon city of Venice, Italy is engulfed by high waters with a large part of its historic centre flooded. Full Story »

Tehran unveils plans for ten new uranium enrichment plants in a show of defiance against the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog. Full Story »

A New Zealand-based company successfully blasts the country's first rocket 120 kilometres into the sky. Full Story »

Delegates from more than 100 nations are in Cartagena to review the progress of a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel mines. Full Story »

The trial of a former U.S. car worker accused of helping to force thousands of Jews into WW2 Nazi gas chambers gets underway. Full Story »

Masses of monkeys enjoy bountiful gifts of fruit and sweets at annual monkey festival in Thailand. Full Story »

Anger continues to grow among journalists in the Philippines one week after a massacre in the south of the country. Full Story »