Articles by Maria Khan

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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

Sep 21, 2015

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.

Sep 17, 2015

South Africa

Air Canada Boeing 777-300ER on approach to Frankfurt Airport. (Wikimedia)

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.

Sep 17, 2015

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.

Sep 17, 2015

Russia: Men jailed over pro-Ukrainian graffiti

Russian court sentences two men for painting Ukrainian flag colours over a Soviet statue.

Sep 17, 2015

Russia Ukraine

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.

Sep 16, 2015

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.

Sep 16, 2015

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.

Sep 16, 2015

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.

Sep 16, 2015

US: American musician sparks outrage over 9/11 theme wedding

American musician and his wife host 9/11 theme wedding with twin towers cake.

Sep 15, 2015

US: Guantanamo Bay inmate has dating profile on Match.com

Guantanamo Bay inmate says he is 'detained but ready to mingle'.

Sep 15, 2015

Al-Qaeda

Spain: Yacht seized after nearly sinking off due to 10 tons of cannabis

Spanish custom officials seize yacht with heavy cannabis cargo.

Sep 15, 2015

Spain

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.

Sep 14, 2015

European Union

France: Air strikes against Isis in Syria 'necessary' says President Hollande

French surveillance flights over Syria confirm air strikes against Isis are 'necessary'.

Sep 14, 2015

France Syria Iraq Isis ISIL Islamic State

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.

Sep 14, 2015

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.

Sep 14, 2015

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.

Sep 11, 2015

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.

Sep 10, 2015

Syria Iraq Saudi Arabia

UK: Teenager suffers severe brain damage after consuming MDMA drug

Glasgow teenager left in coma and wheelchair after consuming ecstasy-like drug, MDMA.

Sep 10, 2015

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.

Sep 9, 2015

NASA

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