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Manila - Thousands of people in the Philippines pledged Friday to donate kidneys and other body parts after death as part of a bid to set a world record for organ donations, the health ministry said."If they meet an unfortunate accident and they are brought to ...

Kenya's Florence Kiplagat set a world record for the women's half marathon with a blistering performance at a race in Barcelona on Sunday, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said.

Donetsk - New pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie could miss the world indoors championships in Poland next month after injuring an ankle following his record leap in Donetsk, French media reports said Sunday.The French Olympic champion cleared 6.16...

Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie of France established a pole vault indoor world record by clearing 6.16 meters at a meeting in Donetsk on Saturday. "World Record ! 6.16 at my first attempt !

Stockholm - Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia smashed the 20-year-old indoor 3,000m record with a run of 8min 16.60sec on Thursday.Dibaba, 22, sister of Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m champion Tirunesh, knocked almost eight seconds off the previous record of 8:23.

Buenos Aires - Argentine stocks surged to a new record Friday with the Bolsa index topping the 6,000 mark for the first time, despite turmoil that has raised concerns about the country's economy.The key index gained 2.74 percent to 6,018.

London - 2013 was a record breaking year for the British Museum in London with just over 6.7 million visitors passing through the doors.

The luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce has just released figures showing that 2013 was a record breaking year for the company. The two biggest growth markets were in China and the Middle East.

Sure, there were a few box office bombs this summer but that didn't stop it from setting a record. The summer of 2013 goes down as the best summer ever, money wise, at the domestic box office.

Kilian Jornet Burgada has set a new record on Wednesday for the fastest ascent and descent of the famous Matterhorn. His time was just two hours 52 minutes, shaving 22 minutes off the previous record.