Oscar Pistorius hopes to mentor children if released on parole
Oscar Pistorius wants to work with children 'in whatever opportunity comes up' once he leaves Pretoria prison.
United Arab Emirates: Etihad Airways flight diverted to Dubai for 'security reasons'
Etihad Airways flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi gets diverted to a Dubai air base following a security alert.
US: Toddler allegedly slammed to death by man's attempt to mimic Undertaker wrestling move
Brandon Hoffman arrested after attempting 'The Last Ride' on 18-month-old.
Is Pulp's 'Common People' mystery woman Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis' wife?
Mystery women 'came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge'.
UK: Security scare as American tourist flies drone over Windsor Castle while Queen was home
Tourist wanted to take aerial footage to upload to YouTube.
Japan: Zoo apologises for naming monkey after Kate Middleton's new baby Princess Charlotte
Japanese zoo attacked for being disrespectful to royal family after naming monkey after Princess Charlotte.
Central African Republic: Legal action against French soldiers accused of child sexual abuse
French UN peacekeepers face legal charges for forcing young boys into rape and sodomy for food and money.
Saudi Arabia: 79 people have been executed so far in 2015 in the desert kingdom
Stark reminder of kingdom's alarming rate of executions.
Indonesia: British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford on death row asks Russell Brand for help
British grandmother wants 'a fair, final hearing'.
US: Woman held at knifepoint by boyfriend calls police using online Pizza Hut order
Woman and her children rescued from drugged-up boyfriend, after she left message for 911 on pizza delivery site.
United Arab Emirates: Smart palm trees offer free Wi-Fi on Dubai beaches
In a move to transform Dubai into a 'Smart 'City', palm tree-shaped stations are being installed on beaches.
China: 4D crematorium death experience at £26
China's Window of the World park offers 4D death simulation in a bid to help people make better life choices.
Boston Marathon: Runner seeking mystery man she kissed gets letter from his wife
Mystery man's wife writes letter to runner her husband kissed saying she is not mad and it has been fun.
Male model offering 50 shades sex in dark turns out to be balding 68-year-old
Balding man uses model's image from Google to lure women into sex 50 shades of grey-style in the dark.
Israel: Ethiopian Jews clash with police in anti-racism protest
Ethiopian Israelis clash with police in what is being termed as the most violent protest in Tel Aviv.
Former US President: Benjamin Netanyahu 'never believed in two-state solution for Israel and Palestine'
Former US President Jimmy Carter says Benjamin Netanyahu has never been keen on an Israel Gaza two-state solution.
Indonesia: British death row grandmother Lindsay Sandiford will not wear blindfold
British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford wants to look at her executioners when facing the death penalty in Indonesia.
Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 7,000
Death toll from Nepal's 7.9-magnitude earthquake at 7,040 with some 70 aftershocks recorded so far.
Saudi Arabia: Hajj application for Muslim pilgrims asks 'are you Shia?'
Outrage amongst Muslims after Saudi Arabia seeks 'sect' in new Hajj pilgrimage application forms.
Vienna: Magazine prints special edition cover with HIV-positive blood-infused ink
Magazine hopes to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS by printing cover using HIV-positive blood-infused ink.
India: Girl dead, mother critical after being sexually assaulted and thrown off moving bus
A teenage girl and her mother are the latest victims of sexual violence on a bus in India.
UN senior official suspended for leaking internal report on child sexual abuse by French soldiers
Organisation's report reveals refugee children in Central African Republic were forced into rape and sodomy in exchange for food.
Nepal Earthquake: Four-month-old baby rescued after 22 hours
In other news of miraculous survivals from Nepal earthquake, a man was rescued after being stuck for 80 hours.
Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Luz will no longer draw Prophet Mohammed
Charlie Hebdo's cartoonist Luz: 'I will no longer draw the figure of Mohammed. It no longer interests me.'
China: Unofficial weather reports banned
China to fine anyone found publicizing false weather reports that create 'a negative impact on society'.
France: Muslim girl prevented from entering school in long skirt
Muslim girl in France who was twice banned from class due to her long black skirt sparks social media outcry.
Bali Nine: Mother of Filipino spared Indonesia execution celebrates 'miracle'
Mother of Filipino, Mary Veloso, who was spared from Indonesia execution: 'I can't believe my child will live'.
Baltimore riots 2015: Ayatollah Khamenei criticises US for failing to prevent racial crimes
Iran's Supreme leader: 'Even though US President is black... crimes against US blacks continue'.
Norway to dedicate special police force to fight animal cruelty
Norway to test pilot project to fight animal cruelty and prevent violence against animals and their owners.
Former Nasa engineer to use drones to plant one billion trees a year
Environmental engineer plans to use drones to drop pods with pre-germinated seeds to battle deforestation.