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British Airways flight cockpit fills with fumes as pilot passes out before landing

Flight from Athens to London sent out a Mayday alert after the co-pilot fainted and the captain put on an oxygen mask before landing the flight alone.

10 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

London

Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires

This widespread destruction has left rescuers with a tricky proposition -- what to do with the animals once they have recovered.

12 days ago

By AFP News

Faulty Incubator at Chinese Hospital Burns Newborn Baby to Death (PHOTOS)

Newborn mauled to death by stray dog in hospital's operating theatre

A stray dog entered a hospital's operating theatre and mauled a newborn baby minutes after his birth.

13 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

India

Botched: discount breast implants leave woman scarred and flat chested

Infected breast implants ended up costing 28-year-old more money as well as her breast tissue.

17 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

United Kingdom Turkey

China believes new virus behind mystery pneumonia outbreak

China has since ruled out a fresh outbreak of SARS.

18 days ago

By Jing Xuan TENG, with Yan Zhao in Hong Kong

Smoke from Australia bushfires reaches Brazil

Department of Remote Sensing said the smoke had arrived in Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul.

19 days ago

By AFP News

Brazil

$man superglues a woman\'s vagina$

Unattended toddler suffers terrible third-degree chemical burns from superglue

A 19-month-old toddler from Brighton required skin grafts after he poured superglue on himself while left unattended at a nursery.

21 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

Brazil United Kingdom

British scientist says aliens live among us

The first British to enter space claims all sorts of life forms exist, we may not be able to see them.

21 days ago

By Jaskiran Kaur

Tennis and cricket stars rally behind Australia bushfire relief

The blazes have claimed 18 lives and forced mass evacuations.

24 days ago

By Martin Parry

Prince William narrates mental health video to play ahead of FA cup matches

All FA Cup matches this weekend will start a minute late after playing the short mental health awareness video narrated by the Duke of Cambridge.

24 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

Prince William United Kingdom FA Cup

Ruthless men brutally kick dying great white shark after dragging it ashore

A group of men allegedly pulled a young great white shark onto the beach before kicking it in the face, taking pictures and leaving it to die.

24 days ago

By Agrima Tikader

Heartbroken farmer forced to shoot cows badly burnt by bushfire in Australia

A farmer in New South Wales was left shattered when he had to euthanise some of his cattle after they were horribly burnt by the bushfire still raging in parts of Australia.

25 days ago

By Agrima Tikader