BBC Radio DJ suspended over rant against breastfeeding women BBC Radio DJ likens breastfeeding in public to having sex in the outdoors and urinating. Aug 13, 2015
Turkey: Hotel staff stage Tunisia beach massacre-style prank on guests Turkish hotel leaves tourists traumatized after staff members storm pool area with fake guns and fuel cans. Aug 13, 2015 Turkey Tunisia Isis ISIL Islamic State
Uzbekistan Airways to weigh passengers before boarding Uzbekistan Airways to use weighing machine to estimate average passenger weight with hand luggage. Aug 12, 2015
Australia: Artist to connect implanted human ear on arm to Wi-Fi Australian artist to insert microphone with GPS and wireless Internet into human ear implant on his arm. Aug 12, 2015
France: McDonald's apologises after forbidding staff to 'give food to tramps' McDonald's withdraws 'clumsy' internal note to staff forcing staff meals to 'be eaten on premises'. Aug 12, 2015 France
UK: Man commutes from Barcelona to London to save money London blogger Sam Cookney trades West Hampstead apartment for a home in Barcelona. Aug 12, 2015 Barcelona FC London
India: 31 students vomit, faint in school lab after experiment goes wrong Students passed out after choking on fumes in a school laboratory in India. Aug 11, 2015 India
Britain braces for summer storms Summer downpours with thunder and hail expected to hit the UK starting 13 August. Aug 11, 2015
South Africa: President Zuma dismisses killing of Cecil the lion as 'just an incident' South African President Jacob Zuma defends American hunter Walter Palmer accused of killing Cecil. Aug 11, 2015 South Africa Zimbabwe
Scotland: Cat dies after being forced to snort cocaine Man tests how a Class A drug affects a cat by pushing cocaine dabbed finger in the feline's nostril. Aug 11, 2015 Scotland
Isis news: Islamic State militants holding pregnant Swedish teenager Swedish teenager who ran away to join al-Qaeda is being held by Isis militants in Syria. Aug 10, 2015 Isis ISIL Islamic State Syria
UK: Couple deny oral sex act during Paloma Faith concert in Hyde Park Couple acted 'beyond bounds of public decency' at concert and were ejected by security guards. Aug 10, 2015 London
France: Student's body found dissolved in acid in Breaking Bad-inspired murder Murderers re-enact Breaking Bad body disposal scene by disposing French student's body in acidic container. Aug 10, 2015 France
Pakistan: Police accused of cover up in Punjab child abuse scandal Lawyer of victims slams police for protecting criminals in the biggest child abuse scandal to hit Pakistan. Aug 10, 2015 Pakistan
US: Woman sets record by crossing shark-infested open waters Swimmer becomes first woman to dodge great white sharks from Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge. Aug 9, 2015 California
Spain: Man gored to death while filming bull run on his smartphone Young man is gored to death after standing in the path of a bull run while filming using his mobile phone. Aug 9, 2015 Spain
Japan: Nuclear industry to revive following Hiroshima anniversary Four years since the Fukushima disaster, first nuclear reactor to restart in southwestern Japan. Aug 7, 2015 Japan Fukushima Shinzo Abe
China: Amateur porn banned over social media China is cracking down on the circulation of amateur porn over social media. Aug 6, 2015
Norway: Prison escapee surfs out of Bastoy prison to shore Prisoner uses old surfboard, toy spade to surf three kilometres to shore from island prison in Norway. Aug 6, 2015
London tube strike: Cab drivers condemn Uber's high fares Licensed Taxi Drivers Association criticizes Uber for 'exploiting' commuters during tube strikes. Aug 5, 2015 Tube Strike London Uber