Pakistan: Cricket legend Wasim Akram survives gun attack
Former Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram's car was shot at in Karachi.
US: Drone drops marijuana, heroin and tobacco into prison yard
Prison officials use pepper spray to disperse prisoners from fighting over drone drugs delivery.
India: Porn sites back on after public backlash
India reverses decision to ban hundreds of porn sites after heavy censorship criticism.
Airbus submits patent for 'Son Of Concorde'
Son of Concorde super jet to fly from London to New York in one hour.
China: Newborn girl found abandoned in lavatory pipe
Police officer rescues newborn baby found upside down in lavatory pipe.
UK: Mother of three going blind after consuming 28 Red Bulls every day
Over-consumption of energy drink Red Bull causes woman's brain to swell.
UK: Private 'prison-like' school for troubled boys investigated for physical abuse
Chelfham Mill School shut down after students claim being restrained with force.
Study finds office air conditioning biased against women
Researchers find office thermostats are based on old formula using metabolic rates for men.
Tahiti: Stuntman experiences 'near-death' experience surfing a wave by motorbike
Australian daredevil acted as a stunt-double for Daniel Craig in a James Bond film.
US: American huntress Sabrina Corgatelli sparks outrage by posing next to dead animals
American huntress defends killing animals saying 'there is a connection with the animal' during a hunt.
US: Hitchhiking robot HitchBOT destroyed
Hitchhiking robot suffers a sad end to its US tour after being irreparably damaged in Philadelphia.
Calais migrant crisis: French riot police use chemical spray to disperse migrants near Channel Tunnel
French police push back on migrants near English Channel entrance who chanted slogans 'we are not animals'.
Cecil the lion: Brother Jericho alive and safe
Zimbabwe wildlife authorities dismiss rumours regarding the killing of Jericho.
UK: Metropolitan Police investigates Kids Company charity
Kids Company charity under scrutiny after rumours of unreported crimes.
US: Teenager rapes and murders girl, 8, dumps body in recycle bin
Fifteen-year-old boy to be charged as adult for gruesome rape and murder of young California girl.
Banksy street art auction in Los Angeles
Banksy's murals left across Detroit and Bethlehem to be auctioned in Los Angeles on 30 September.
UK: Topshop drops 'ridiculously skinny mannequins' after unhappy customer's viral Facebook post
Topshop responds to customer's Facebook complaint over its overly skinny mannequin.
US: President Obama gives Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari names of oil thieves
US government shares names of Nigerian oil thieves after President Buhari's request to help end corruption.
UK: Window pane on Ryanair flight falls on shocked holidaymaker during landing
The passenger said he was left traumatised by the incident that occured as the flight arrived at London Stansted.
UK: David Cameron to raise British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford case with Indonesian president
David Cameron to discuss Lindsay Sandiford case with Joko Widodo hoping to 'help the family concerned'.
UK: Cocaine worth over £600k found in boxes of Tesco bananas
Tesco employee in Wokingham stunned after spotting bags of white powder inside a carton of bananas.
Brazil: Twins give birth together in the same delivery room
Two identical twins from Brazil miraculously give birth to daughters three hours apart.
UK: Rickshaws under scrutiny for overcharging customers
London rickshaw driver charged tourists £206 for trip from Oxford Circus to Marble Arch.
UK: Couple fined £650 for taking sons out of school to visit sick grandfather
Preston couple fined for pulling sons out of school to meet sick grandfather without school's authorization.
UK: New police dress code to include beard nets
Gloucestershire police reportedly plan to enforce the wearing of beard nets by officers while on duty.
US: Obama urges UK to stay in the European Union
US President Barack Obama says UK must remain in the EU to maintain its global influence.
China: Two-child policy planned to tackle greying population
China might soon ease its decades long one-child policy due to the looming demographic concerns.
US: Homeless man breaks into home, hides under bed for three days
New Jersey man breaks into house, hides under bed charging four cellphones for three days.
UK: Cows should wear fluorescent jackets and flashing lights at night
Hungerford mayor says dolling cows with flashing lights, fluorescent jackets can prevent them from getting hit.
Greece debt crisis: Unwanted children face growing abandonment
Children charities and state-run maternity hospitals are running out of money due to the Greece debt crisis.