Hundreds of Kashmir villagers flee as India-Pakistan border firing intensifies
India and Pakistan exchange fire on the border areas of the restive Kashmir region with both sides blaming each other for the escalation.
Britain's pathetic politicians are drowning in the blood of tortured Syria
The latest butchery in the Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta by Assad forces shames the isolationist United Kingdom.
British tourist battered bloody by angry cow after she 'stupidly' raps Black Eyed Peas to the animal
"I saw this huge cow with a big hump so I stupidly started singing this song. As I was walking past the cow it suddenly lunged at me and head-butted me," the 25-year-old recalled.
Man charged with animal cruelty after video of him force-feeding a goat cocaine and whiskey went viral
A 28-year-old man was arrested in the US state of Georgia after a video of him grabbing a goat's horns while force-feeding the animal cocaine and whiskey went viral.
Risk of accidental nuclear war at 'highest point since Cuban missile crisis'
Former US Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, warns odds on nuclear weapons being launched by mistake were shortening.
Fox attacks baby in her bouncer after sneaking through open back door of Plymouth home
An urban fox bit a baby after sneaking into a Plymouth home through an open backdoor, a family from the West Park area has claimed.
More than 1,400 families are homeless in the wealthiest area of the UK
Charity Shelter say one in seven families in London's Kensington and Chelsea borough are classified as homeless.
Muslim scholar calling for legal female circumcision in Ireland should be sacked, says leading imam
Muslim scholar Ali Selim should be sacked after calling for female circumcision (FGM) to become legal in Ireland, says Dublin imam Dr Umar Al-Qadri.
There's nothing progressive about giving agencies like Oxfam the benefit of the doubt
The Oxfam revelations are far more disturbing than the reports of boorish behaviour by businessmen at The Presidents Club dinner.
Meghan Markle visited Grenfell Tower site 'in secret to comfort those affected by tragedy'
The future royal Meghan Markle visited the Grenfell Tower site to comfort victims of the tragedy, the Mirror has reported.
In pictures: Two days of constant bombardment in the Syrian rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 384 people, including 94 children, have been killed in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region since 29 January.
Designs Against Humanity: Meet the artist resisting 'anti-homeless' benches
An artist has started a movement against designs in cities which prevent homeless people seeking shelter.
'Grotesque': Homeless man charged for dismembering wife's body and carrying the parts in suitcase
The Los Angeles Police Department believe the "brutal" crime was committed in late January.
Brit backpackers in Scooby-Doo van rescued from flooded crocodile-infested waters
British backpackers get rude awakening as overnight flooding pushes up level of crocodile-infested waters, forcing trio to wait for help on roof of van.
Suicidal woman stabbed her two-year-old toddler to death and attacked boyfriend police say
A suicidal woman in Florida is accused of stabbing her 2-year-old son to death before attacking her boyfriend and turning the weapon on herself.
To capitalise on crypto, do your due diligence
Iqbal Gandham, UK Managing Director at eToro, reflects on the Bitconnect debacle.
Two dead in US passenger Amtrak train crash
Two died in a crash involving a passenger train and a freight train in the US state of South Carolina.
Honour killing? 23-year-old Hindu man stabbed and beheaded in public by Muslim girlfriend's family
Ankit Saxena was in a relationship with a 20-year-old Muslim woman for the past three years, despite objection from the girl's family.
Couple, who chained woman for 2 weeks and forced her to pick up dog faeces, arrested
The 51-year-old victim said that the DeMars' abducted her when she passed out after having a drink at a gas station.
9-year-old raped by her 43-year-old father gives birth in Peru
Daughter of rapist dad Mario Mamani Vilca gives birth to healthy child after abortion ruled out. Her mother did not report the sexual abuse.
Corbyn says 'Labour would buy 8,000 homes' as he pledges to tackle homelesssness
Government data released last week showed homelessness in Britain rose by 15% last year and is more than double than five years ago.
Seven survivors of Kiribati ferry found alive after drifting in the Pacific Ocean for four days
Survivors had managed to climb on a dinghy but were left drifting in the ocean without drinking water or an engine.
Body cam footage shows officers drag man away from hospital, shortly before he dies in custody
Marconia Kessee died at Norman Regional Hospital in Oklahoma shortly after he had been taken to the county jail.
Rough sleep figures hit record high - but government still 'underestimating' true number
Total of homeless sleeping on streets of England rises - again - to record high of 4,751 but charities fear true figure is higher.
Operation Olive Branch in pictures: Turkey's assault on Afrin, Kurdish enclave in Syria
Turkey's president says Operation Olive Branch is progressing "successfully" and will continue until the last "terrorist" is eliminated.
'Lord help us': Hawaii governor slow to correct false missile alert because he forgot Twitter password
While Governor David Ige was informed within minutes that the alert was a mistake, he took 17 minutes to share that piece of information on Twitter.
Malta: The murder of journalist Daphne Galizia exposed the dark side of the holiday island
Does Malta have a corruption problem?
Mayon volcano photos: Violent eruption 'imminent' in days or hours
Lava fountains gush up 700 metres (2,300 feet) above Mount Mayon's crater and ash plumes tower up to three kilometres (1.9 miles) in the sky.
Dramatic 3,000ft rescue captured on top of snow-covered mountain peak after skiers' SOS
Dramatic video shows two ski tourers being airlifted to safety after getting stranded overnight up Bidean Nam Bain in Glencoe.
Tokyo holds mass evacuation drills in preparation for North Korean missile attack
Around 300 people took part in the evacuations as part of plans to help the city prepare in the event of an attack.