Double fault: Selfie sticks banned from Wimbledon tennis championship
Selfie sticks are no longer allowed at Wimbledon to cut 'nuisance' and allow for spectators' enjoyment.
Iranian General accuses US of planning 9/11 to justify future wars
Iranian chief says US carried out 9/11 terror attacks to justify future wars aimed at 'ruling' Western Asia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he can imagine living in an 'ordinary flat'
President Putin said he has 'never been one of the so-called elite' and could adapt to an ordinary life.
Former Guantanamo inmates call on US for financial aid
Former Guantanamo detainees accuse the US government for throwing their 'mistakes on others'.
A stroll in Ikea: The ultimate test of a relationship
Clinical psychologist calls Ikea 'a relationship nightmare' and says a trip to the store triggers arguments.
Nepal Earthquake: Fear of aftershocks draws victims to hospital car parks
Aftershocks spread terror in Nepal as patients fear going inside medical facilities after the 7.8 earthquake.
China: Crackdown on funeral strippers used to attract mourners
China begins crackdown on the 'uncivilised' practice of using strippers to draw mourners at funerals.
UK: London airport police to use surveillance drones for counter-terrorism operations
Surveillance drones to be used across major UK airports, including Heathrow, Stansted, Luton and City.
UK: Police seize Class-A heroin, crack cocaine drugs from school children as young as eight
Teachers describe the arrests as being just the 'tip of the iceberg'.
Indonesia: Australian Bali Nine ringleaders to be prepared for death penalty
Australian drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will face death by firing squad.
Oregon 'cold-blooded' farmer Susan Monica convicted of killing men and feeding bodies to pigs
Monica was sentenced to 50 years in prison by Circuit Judge Tim Barnack.
Hearst heiress Victoria Hearst: Cosmopolitan magazine should be sold like pornography
Heiress launches 'Cosmo Harms Minors' campaign to protect children from Cosmopolitan's sexual content.
Delhi: Indian farmer commits suicide by hanging himself in protest against government land laws
A farmer climbed on a tree and committed suicide in Delhi to protest against Indian PM Modi's land purchasing bill.
UK: Student killed in freak accident at Stratford DLR station after falling on to tracks during epileptic fit
Student was on the phone with her boyfriend when she had a fit and fell onto Stratford station train tracks.
Troubled retailer Tesco predicted to post £5bn loss - the biggest in British history
Supermarket's chief executive Dave Lewis, has announced several turnaround efforts that are already showing results.
Professor Ninian Peckitt who 'repeatedly' punched patient to fix facial fracture struck off medical register
Leading surgeon who punched a patient in the face over 10 times has been struck off the medical register.
Saudi-led coalition ends its 'Decisive Storm' military operation in Yemen against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
Saudi Arabia says military goals have been achieved and launches 'Restoration of Hope' operation to find political solution in Yemen.
Israel: Murdered Palestinian teen Mohammed Abu Khdeir's name removed from memorial wall for country's fallen
Palestinian teenager's father requests his son's name to be removed from Israeli memorial wall and says 'I want justice...not honour'.
Suspected Saddam Hussein deputy Izzat Douri's body handed to Iraq government
Kata'ib Hezbollah deliver suspected body of Saddam Hussein's deputy Izzat Douri, who was killed fighting with Isis, to Iraq government.
Barack Obama gives nod to medical marijuana during 420 cannabis day interview
US President Obama shows support for medical marijuana in favour of a 'public health model' on eve of 420 cannabis day.
Egypt: Top belly dancer gets 6 months in jail for wearing Egyptian flag costume
Belly dancer Safinaz charged for insulting the country by performing in a dress printed with the colours of the Egyptian flag.
China: 43 dinosaur egg fossils found during road repairs in Heyuan
Dinosaur eggs found during road works in southern China, Heyuan, known as the city called the 'home of dinosaurs'.
London: 53 arrested in Hyde Park cannabis rally
Pro-cannabis campaigners gathered at a '420 Day Celebration' at Hyde park in support of legalizing the drug.
London: Royal China Club restaurant found importing illegal shark fins
London's exclusive Royal China Club found to illegally import shark fins in suitcases from Hong Kong.
BBC blunder: 'Demisexual Muslim atheist' guest calls Star Wars racist and homophobic
BBC says 'the Force was not with us' after inviting guest with extreme views on its Have Your Say programme.
Mother 'locks daughters in bedroom at night' to live with paedophile
Child abuser at a 'continuing risk' allowed to live with mother of two young girls with alarmed bedroom 'safety plan'.
Study: Men donate more to charity when the fundraiser is an attractive woman
UK researchers conclude the best means of getting men to donate is to line up attractive women as fundraisers.
European Union urged to label produce made in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Sixteen EU member states urge the bloc to mark products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
UK: Primary school application results reveal alarming squeeze on places
One out of six children misses out on their first choice of primary school.
Pakistan: Islamic State leaflets found near American woman shot in Karachi
Islamic State (IS) messages in English and Urdu left at the site where an American college teacher was shot in Karachi.