The frantic exodus followed the failure of a backup generator, with dozens of ambulances lining up around the block outside New York University Tisch Hospital.

The problems are understood to be largely localized, centred on Lower Manhattan, but customers could be disrupted by extended power outages.

Vincent Anderson, 19, (pictured) and Marcus Jones, 27, have both been taken into custody, charged with multiple offences in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

25-year-old Jaheel Robinson allegedly continually punched baby Cameron Kyle during the savage attack last week.

The theory advances the suggestion that our souls are in fact constructed from the very fabric of the universe - and may have existed since the beginning of time.

The young wife of North Korea's leader has made her first public appearance in two months, bringing to an end what might have been a period of 'home detention' for being too carefree.

Britain's Monarch was shown parachuting downwards with James Bond actor Daniel Craig, but ever since there has been mystery surrounding how, exactly, she was persuaded to do it - until now.

Greg Tibbetts, principal of Vicksburg Middle School, Michigan, was charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct and several offenses related to using a computer to possess sexually abusive material.

The decision to send French ministers on anti-sexism courses comes after housing minister Cecile Duflot, pictured, was wolf-whistled by men in parliament.

The Los Angeles-based fashion chain is being investigated by The Labor Department, which has so far revealed evidence of ‘significant’ violations of federal law.

District Judge Lonnie Cox, (pictured) at Galveston County drug court, Texas, had discovered the defendant had missed probation meetings regarding her drugs conviction.

The world’s airlines are likely to earn an 11.3 per cent increase from the $32.5billion the industry collected in 2011. The largest increases were recorded by easyJet, Air Asia and Spirit.

Being overweight and smoking during pregnancy both increase the chances of a child being obese, according to researchers at Nottingham University.

Elizabeth Street, from Alabama, died three days after her wheelchair rolled into a muddy ditch full of water during a fire drill at the Country Cottage nursing home ion Decatur, Georgia.

People who eat a sandwich loaded with fat for breakfast will be feeling the ill effects in their blood vessels well before lunch, say researchers from the University of Calgary in Canada.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Calvin Lock, 11, from Cambridgeshire, reacted so severely to the over-the-counter medicine that he was rushed to a specialist burns hospital.

The radio segment demonstrates the perils of pre-taped interviews. Obama made the remarks about his diverse taste in music on Saturday.

Windows Phone 8 is set to appear on handsets within weeks, and has a similar interface to the firm's new desktop and tablet software.

Astonishing claims were made in Russia today that DNA tests on suspected 'Yeti hair' reveals the existence of 'an unknown mammal closely related to man'.

The drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has issued a death order against the brown labrador named Boss, after it uncovered 300kg of cannabis hidden inside a false wall.

A Bolivian radio presenter was set on fire by four masked men while hosting his show in the southern city of Yacuiba. Radio Popular journalist Fernando Vidal, 78, is being treated for burns.

Gloucester home care manager Kacy-Jo Frasca, 23, was contacted by a complete stranger claiming he can view anything she uploads to her iPhone after he was resold her old handset that is still linked to her iCloud account.

Charles Woods (pictured), father of Tyrone Woods, revealed his suspicion that Obama was 'responsible for the death of my son' - but he insisted he was not angry at the President.

In a delightfully eccentric but illuminating new book, serialised all this week in the Mail, Mark Forsyth has compiled a guide to evocative English words that have fallen out of use.

New York City's medical examiner's office has kept the brains of more than 9,200 deceased New Yorkers - from the elderly to newborns - so newbie pathologists can practice their skills.

With its catchy pop beats, silly rapping and even more hilarious dancing, Gangnam Style has already been one of YouTube's videos of the year, attracting 595million views in three months.

All 92 flights in and out of Sendai airport were cancelled and a military bomb disposal unit was called in. The bomb appeared to have a working detonator.

It has been a fad of American celebrity culture for years. Now the trend for dressing newborn babies in outlandish fancy dress has finally hit our shores. But Kidscape warns parents against the practice.

Most are caused by a blood clot blocking the blood supply to part of the brain.

Overweight and obese teenagers had between six and 19 times greater risk of developing kidney disease within 25 years, said researchers from Sheba Medical Centre in Israel.

Mr Thompson (pictured) has denied any knowledge of a BBC cover up and vowed to take up his new job in New York as planned on November 12.

More than 65million years ago a mountain-sized asteroid plunged into the earth in Mexico wiping out many species including the dinosaurs.

Women each year endure gruelling, unnecessary treatment for breast cancers that are not life-threatening, a review has found.

New high precision radiocarbon dating shows that a cultural exchange may have taken place between modern humans and Neanderthals in France and Spain more than 40,000 years ago.

Researchers say that technology means we are never out of touch - and that our working week has increased as a result.

A study of overweight men who exercised regularly for just a few months found that as their waists shrunk, their mental agility grew.

Kayley Howson, 18, from Burnley, Lancs., endured a three year legal ordeal culminating in her testifying against her alleged assailant in court, only to see him cleared by a jury.

Jeffrey Dean White, 43, was allegedly arguing loudly with 38-year-old Marine Stark in this aftermath of their violent love making session, which he told police involved him choking her, at their Utah home.

Many of the inventions in the 76-page manual were the brainchild of Christopher Hutton, who worked for the government’s little-known MI9 agency.

In a move to ensure Australia are able to exploit Asia’s 'staggering' economic growth, Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants to improve links with the continent by committing to 25 goals over the next 13 years.