UK: Cocaine cut with poisonous de-wormer making skin rot
An estimated 80 per cent of class A drug cocaine is routinely cut with poisonous veterinary drug Levamisole.
UK: Earthquake of 2.8 magnitude hits Rutland
Tremors felt in Leicester and Peterborough as 2.8-magnitude earthquake hits east Midlands on 22 September.
Ibiza: British teenager Danielle McCallum dies from suspected ecstasy overdose
Danielle McCallum, 18, suffered heart failure after a suspected ecstasy overdose in Ibiza.
UK: Dalai Lama says any female successor has to be 'very, very attractive'
Dalai Lama says female successor needs to be very attractive or else she is of 'not much use'.
Hajj 2015: Pilgrims throng Mount Arafat in Makkah
As Hajj nears its climax, two million Muslims gather at Mountain of Mercy, Mount Arafat, for a day of prayer.
Migrant crisis: Dutch entrepreneurs launch free Airbnb-style site for refugees
Refugee Hero site connects individuals and organisations offering free housing space with refugees.
US: Marines test Google's battlefield robot
US Marines put to test Google X's new electrically operated robot Spot that walks on four legs.
German mother and daughter living at Cyprus airport for a year
German women deported from Israel after their visas expired refuse to leave the Larnaca airport in Cyprus.
US: Martin Skreli criticised for 5,000% price hike of drug Daraprim used by Aids patients
His company Turing Pharmaceuticals raises price of pyrimethamine from £9 to £484 per pill.
Coventry man arrested for engaging in sexual act with playground slide
Coventry man banned from going near public places with slides.
Man sets Guinness World Record for most tattoos from cult cartoon The Simpsons
Australian man claims world record after having back tattooed with 203 Simpsons characters from cult show
Oscar Pistorius defence files argument to contest state appeal
Oscar Pistorius' lawyers file 40-page argument against appeal to have him charged with Reeve Steenkamp murder.
Air Canada flight diverted to prevent dog from freezing
Air Canada flight from Tel Aviv to Toronto was diverted to Frankfurt after a cargo heater malfunctioned.
Australia: Seven year-old told to feel she was a 'princess' while undergoing female genital mutilation
Young girl told to close her eyes and pretend she was in garden while undergoing female genital mutilation.
Russia: Men jailed over pro-Ukrainian graffiti
Russian court sentences two men for painting Ukrainian flag colours over a Soviet statue.
US: Man fractures neck, suffers third degree burns after e-cigarette explodes
E-cigarette explosion leaves a hole through the roof of a man's mouth.
Iran: Women fined £169 for wearing 'bad hijabs'
Two Iranian women have been fined by a Tehran court for violating the mandatory Islamic dress code in Iran.
Australia: Woman sentenced after burning cheating boyfriend's penis with straightener
Woman causes third degree burns to her cheating boyfriend's penis using a hair straightener.
UK: Woman who posed as man to sleep with friend found guilty of sexual assault
Woman uses prosthetic penis to deceive and have sex with her blindfolded friend.
US: American musician sparks outrage over 9/11 theme wedding
American musician and his wife host 9/11 theme wedding with twin towers cake.
US: Guantanamo Bay inmate has dating profile on Match.com
Guantanamo Bay inmate says he is 'detained but ready to mingle'.
Spain: Yacht seized after nearly sinking off due to 10 tons of cannabis
Spanish custom officials seize yacht with heavy cannabis cargo.
Migrant crisis: EU agrees to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers but hasn't decided where they will go
EU ministers agree in principle to relocate 120,000 refugees across the 28 member states.
France: Air strikes against Isis in Syria 'necessary' says President Hollande
French surveillance flights over Syria confirm air strikes against Isis are 'necessary'.
Australia: Father travels to China to expose his dead son's drug suppliers in TV show
Father goes undercover to unmask drug gangs that exported synthetic drug to his teenager son.
US: American Airlines mistakenly sends uncertified plane to Hawaii
American Airlines plane not certified to travel long distances was flown from Los Angeles to Hawaii.
UK: Paedophile gang raped babies and toddlers and streamed abuse over Internet
Paedophile gang used date rape drugs to sexually abuse young children and streamed the acts online.
Saudi Arabia: Pledge to build 200 mosques for Syrian refugees in Germany
Saudi Arabia offers to accommodate Syrian refugees in Germany pending approval from German authorities.
UK: Teenager suffers severe brain damage after consuming MDMA drug
Glasgow teenager left in coma and wheelchair after consuming ecstasy-like drug, MDMA.
Blood moon and meteor strike spark end of the world fears
Blood moon at the end of September is feared to bring an apocalyptic meteor strike.
