Kuwait police smash smuggling ring seizing 4,000 bottles of whiskey
Authorities say the booze was hidden on a truck among building equipment.
German magazine Stern depicts Donald Trump doing Nazi salute
News organisations around the world have sharply criticised US president's stance on violence in Charlottesville.
Borough Market bans plastic water bottles and brings back public water fountains
The market says three-quarters of all flat fish in the nearby Thames have ingested plastic.
North Korea faces worst famine in two decades as UN sanctions bite
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates the nation's crop production is down almost a third.
Masturbation and soft drinks make Chinese youths unfit for army service
High fitness failure rates for potential recruits has prompted concerns about the state of the largest army in the world.
New York yoga instructor fired for being 'too cute' wins appeal
Dilek Edwards claims she was sacked by her boss because his wife was jealous of her.
Three prison officers rushed to hospital after inhaling 'zombie' drug Spice
Addiewell prison is said to be 'awash' with the drug, according a family member of an inmate.
Cannibal cop killer hanged himself weeks after being taken off suicide watch
Stefano Brizzi was serving a minimum of 24 years in prison for the murder of policeman he met for sex.
Machete-wielding drug addict robbed Co-op in a witch costume
Nicholas Overton, who has a record of more than 20 previous robberies, was given a life sentence.
Ferrero Rocher heist: Thieves getaway with four tonnes of chocolate
Swdish police say the wafer-and-hazelnut-covered-chocolate haul is worth €105,000.
Sudan braced for 'massive floods' as Nile levels hit one hundred-year highs
Torrential rains in neighbouring Ethiopia have swollen the Nile, which flows into Sudan.
This is Edinburgh Fringe Festival's funniest joke of 2017
Ken Cheng dropped out of Cambridge to play professional poker before taking up comedy.
The King of Saudi Arabia takes 1,000 underlings on his $100m summer holiday
King Salman will take over 1,000 ministers, relatives and security staff to his summer palace in Morocco.
Fugitive drugs convict who escaped from prison in 1995 is finally caught again at the Channel Tunnel
Michael John Ashworth absconded from Sudbury prison 22 years ago while serving five years for drug offences.
New Mexico man left looking like tackle dummy after trying to carjack American football players
When Angelo Martinez fumbled his gun, the football players leapt into action.
Michigan man cleared of rape after 35 years in jail gets $1.8m compensation
The state has passed legislation that entitles wrongfully convicted inmates up to $50,000 for each year spent in prison.
Prosecutors will treat online abuse as severely as hate crimes in person
The Crown Prosecution Service said people have the right to be protected against "devastating" attacks designed to "instil fear".
Top anti-poaching campaigner Wayne Lotter shot dead in Tanzania
South African Lotter had received numerous death threats as he battled international ivory-trafficking.
Trump's America? New York waitress wrote 'Ching Chong' on Asian customer's receipt
East Village diner sacks waitress and forced to apologise after bill sparks outrage.
Australian dad pleads guilty to importing child sex dolls
Australian authorities say these dolls fall under the 'objectionable goods' category.
Couple charged with smuggling 18 litres of liquid meth in bottles of sparkling water
Vietnamese man and woman have been charged with importing commercial quantities of border controlled drugs.
Monument to Confederate President Jefferson Davis tarred and feathered in Arizona
The unrest in Charlottesville has led to a number of Confederate statues being vandalised.
Irish tourist shot dead at Mexico petrol station while asking for directions
The man was on holiday with his American girlfriend, who he had met three months before.
15-year-old boy in 'critical condition' after Woolwich stabbing
Police are looking for two black men in connection with the assault.
Bomb squad called to evacuated Bournemouth flats after man seen 'setting fire to items in garden'
Police said around 30 residents were ushered away after man set light to 'unknown items' in the early hours.
Madrid taxi driver guilty of raping teenage au pair who fell asleep in car
Court hands taxi driver seven years in prison and orders him to pay €55,000 in compensation.
Fire rips through Glasgow's Blochairn Fruit Market warehouse
More than 40 firefighters are battling to control the blaze amid water pressure problems.
Anti-Trump campaigner shoots Republican neighbour 'twice in the head'
Police say a series of long-running disputed boiled over into a night of violence.
Texas clamps down on abortion insurance - forcing women to take out rape coverage
The southern state says opponents of abortion should not have subside others through their own payments.
Paedophile clown convicted of abusing teenage girl in Zurich hotel room
David Larible, who boasts six generations of circus acts in his family, will appeal the decision.