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Airlift rescue operations continue on the burning Norman Atlantic off the island of Corfu.

Celebrating a century since Britain's entry into the First World War in Belgium, Prince William and Kate Middleton attended a ceremony in Liege to mark the 100 years since the country was invaded by Germany. Representing Queen Elizabeth, the royal couple were joined by dignitaries from countries across Europe, including France, Austria and Germany, for a ceremony at the Allies' Memorial at Cointe.

Disaster struck again Malaysia Airlines. Four months after Flight MH370 first went mysteriously missing on March 8, another Malaysia Airlines plane, flight MH17, went into peril. Global reports surmise the airliner was a victim of tensions between Ukraine and Russia, purposely shot down and killing all 295 onboard.

If the commencing ceremony of 2014 World Cup was dominated by Latin beauty Jennifer Lopez and rapper Pittbull, the closing ceremony had none other than Colombian singer Shakira grooving to the tunes of La La La (Brazil 2014) song alongside Brazilian percussionist and singer Carlinhos Brown. The gorgeous singer looked sizzling in a figure revealing bright red sparkly outfit as she gave her best performance at Maracana Stadium in Rio De Janiero on Sunday.

Who is Mario Geotze? And why is he better than Lionel Messi? IBT Sports Australia already did a profile of him here: Mario Goetze: The Man Behind Germany’s 2014 World Cup Win but the world can’t get enough of the relatively unknown super sub.

The German National Football Team have won their fourth FIFA World Cup title in Brazil against Argentina with a 1-0 score line after extra time. This is Germany's first FIFA World Cup title since the reunification of Germany.

Now it can be told. Seems German Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's prayers worked better than Argentinean Pope Francis. And sourgraping Brazil is very much elated that archrival Argentina didn't win the coveted World Cup 2014 title.

Only one team ended up winning the title as always but there were several who stood out with their performance. There can be a few other versions of the “Dream Team.” Here is ours.

The Netherlands have dashed Brazil's hopes of redeeming themselves at the end of their home campaign at the 2014 FIFA World Cup by dealing the host nation a 3-0 loss at their play-off for third place.

The Netherlands were unable to bring out any tricks from under their sleeves as they went up against Argentina in the penalty shoot-out for a spot in the final match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.The Netherlands lost 4-2 on penalties after Argentina's keeper, Sergio Romero saved shots from Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder in a result that is the complete opposite of Netherland's penalty shoot-out with Costa Rica in the previous round.

It seems that for this year's 2014 World Cup series, not only are the fans and players praying and hoping for global football supremacy. Even Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI are for sure already storming the heavens for their countries' respective teams. The question now is - whose prayers are most efficient to breakthrough heaven's gate enough to be answered and granted?

South America lives its World Cup dreams for another day as Argentina secures a thrilling win against The Netherlands to reach the final for the first time in 24 years.

The Brazilian dream was well and truly crushed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup when Germany dealt the home team with blow after blow in their semi-final match at the Estadio Mineirao. When the dust settled, Germany had scored 7 goals to Brazil's lone consolation which came at the very last minute of regulation time.

News about the World Cup 2014 in Brazil is still making the buzz online as players from different parts of the world kick their way to be the champion. With every attempt at making a goal the skills of the goalkeepers are also showcased, as they make sure to block the opponent's ball from making a score, thus saving their team.

Brazil knew it would be difficult but its fans had no idea that it would this painful. What Germany did to Brazil was “murder” by sporting standards.

The quarterfinals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil started with four European teams and four teams from the Americas splitting the spots evenly. The round ended in the same way with Germany and the Netherlands advancing for Europe while bitter rivals Argentina and host nation Brazil form South America also advance to the semi-finals. Going home are European pair France and Belgium as well as Costa Rica and Colombia.

The final fixtures of the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil have been concluded and Argentina and Belgium have claimed the last two quarterfinal spots with wins over Switzerland and the USA respectively. Both matches were decided on extra time after regulation time ended with no goals scored.

Europe may have taken big blows in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil with the early exits of defending champions Spain and other European giants like Italy and Portugal, but the remaining teams are keeping it alive in the knockout stages. The Netherlands have already booked a place in the quarterfinals after beating Mexico and now Germany and France have bested their African opponents to create a showdown against each other in the top 8.

Germany and USA advance in yet another group of death and it was an upset for Portugal who boast among their ranks the 2013 FIFA World Player of te year, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Belgium and Algeria advance from the final group matches in Brazil. The Red Devils edged out the last Asian team in the competition, Korea Republic with a 1-0 final score. Algeria only managed a draw against Russia but the lone point was enough for them to become the second team from Africa to make it to the round of 16 joining Nigeria from Group F.

Pope Francis has excommunicated members of the Italian mafia on Saturday, calling them people who adore the devil.

Football attracts people from all walks of life. From common people to celebrities, when it is their favourite team’s match, they all come together. Rihanna is a fan of Germany as well as Portugal. She took to Twitter to share her views. It was Germany vs. Portugal in FIFA World Cup 2014. Germany crushed Portugal as Thomas Muller emerged as a champion and scored 3 goals. Final score – Germany: 4 and Portugal: 0.

It was one of those historic nights at the Allianz Arena in Germany as Real Madrid went on to secure a slot in the finals of the Champions League, and gun for "La Decima," at the expense of Bayern Munich.

From Germany to Madrid, Emma Watson stuns her fans with her fashion choices in the red carpet premieres of the Biblical epic film "Noah." Her recent major appearance is in Leicester Square in London, sashaying a white halter gown from the Ralph Lauren Collection.

Is it true that many people cannot live without toilet papers? The answer is yes. Though not all, many countries think that toilet papers are not just simply papers anymore, but a necessity to their everyday lives. To German designer Fritz Loibl, however, toilet paper is a luxury.

It was a promising celebration of the Earth Hour on Saturday, March 29. In addition to common people and celebrities turning their lights off for an hour to save electricity, major landmarks around the world did the same.

Ten of eleven teams challenging for the 2014 Formula One championship were in Spain to show off the fresh-looking cars they’ll be riding for the new season.

Spanking new from their "over the moon" finishes at the recent beauty pageants, Venezuela is set to triumph over at the vibrant city of Tokyo at the 53rd Miss International 2013.

Lady Gaga is known for her outlandish outfit so to see her wearing one that shows her entire left leg will not come as such a big surprise. But the “Alejandro” singer wanted to show off the tattoo inked on her left thigh that as she pulled of her pink dress, Lady Gaga flashes her underwear.

Stories about UFOs are top movie themes but some celebrities also believe in them and by extension, believe in aliens too. But it’s not just celebs who believe in UFOs and extraterrestrials.