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Chinese man spends six years playing online video games, sells online goods to fund habit.

Workers buried for over 29 hours in gold mine at Tibet capital Lhasa. No bodies or survivors yet recovered.

American school replaces course designed as survival guide to a zombie-infested world

A report by Saudi Arabian state news agency confirms the beheading and crucifixion of a Pakistani national, convicted of sodomy and murder.

US food company follows bacon-flavoured massage oil with bacon-flavoured condoms

Pakistan-origin victims were heading to Gaza Strip in convoy when gang-raped in Benghazi.

Filipino Catholics indulge in bloody self-flagellation and crucifixion on Good Friday despite entreaties from the country's bishops.

South African President Jacob Zuma urges people to pray for 'beloved Madiba'.

Ryder signals to neurosurgeon as brain damage ruled out.

50-strong gang of machete-wielding separatist youths foiled in casino assault turn on police office.

Head of Catholic Church heads to Casal del Marmo prison in another break with tradition - but cameras banned.

Documents reveal Adam Lanza fired 155 bullets at students and teachers.

Judge warns Britain will not be ‘soft touch’ for foreign criminals as he sentences jewellery store robbers.

Coarsest swearword in English language only bothers small minority, insists US web retail giant.

Web users defy homosexuality bans to to find online gay pornography.

Singer expressed her stance on California's ban on same-sex marriage by posting a handwritten note on her Facebook page.

Penitents throughout mainly Roman Catholic country take part in annual ritual.

Weather forecasters have predicted a largely dry and warm weather for the country during the Easter weekend

21-month-old girl attacked by seven dogs within days of Jade Anderson dog tragedy.

Knox to take part in ABC Diane Sawyer interview despite Italian Supreme Court's retrial verdict.

As Britain freezes in the longest, coldest, greyest winter for 50 years, expat Cath Everett seems to have made a wise choice with new home.

IPCC reports says West Yorkshire Police boss could have been dismissed after independent report.

Jose Martinez almost suffered panic attack after being trapped on ride and forced to sit through annoying ditty.

A 12-year-old girl has been allegedly raped by five men at Chandauli in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

74-year-old woman and 77-year-old man in hospital after home 'totally destroyed' following suspected gas leak near Stirling.

A severe plague of locusts has infested about half of the island nation of Madagascar threatening food security.

Ryder in ICU with fractured skull and collapsed lung after attack outside bar.

Convicted fraudster shot father and mother dead after failing to kill them by driving a car into a canal.

Bomb near the Acropolis, a World Heritage site in Greek capital Athens.