Organisers had hoped for world record with mass rendition of 1971 classic in Darjeeling.
Parents are now paying for their grandchildren by providing money for fertility treatment.
Schoolgirl targeted by would-be killer on bus for promoting education for girls in Pakistan.
Unexpected visitor to Christmas sales in Essex town could not wait to get away.
The brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old girl in New Delhi has opened a can of worms for the Indian government
Newspaper buys space in Buenos Aires Herald to respond to Kirchner's demand for return of Falklands.
Plastic banned in Vatican by Bank of Italy over transparency and money-laundering concerns.
Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project top award won by Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev.
Comedian arrested by Operation Yewtree police at Heathrow ahead of appearance on new series of Channel 5 show.
Over 1,500 crimes were committed within one mile of south London estate in one month alone.
Court told Ashley Gill-Webb threw plastic bottle and shouted at Jamaican sprinter because he wanted him to lose.
Tighter security measures greet pupils returning to school where gunman Adam Lanza killed 26.
Juvenile would serve no more than three years - despite claims of excessive savagery.
Westminster County Council and local government thinktank suggest monitoring exercise if ordered by doctor.
Tributes paid after one of world's most experienced mountaineers dies in freak accident.
French actor has criticised Francois Hollande’s decision to tax super-rich 75 per cent.
Schoolgirl Rebecca Bernardo hopes to raise cash through virginity auction for mother's medical bills
Police managed to shoot and injure gunman before he began firing at officers.
Five of six suspects could face execution on charges of gang rape, murder, kidnap, assault and robbery.
Ismail was stabbed to death at the end of December on the Aylesbury Estate in Walworth over a mobile phone.
Convicted killer found 'safe and well' after escaping from St Nicholas hospital in Gosforth
Comedian arrested at Heathrow Airport on eve of Celebrity Big Brother appearance.
The acquisition of Current TV will put Al Jazeera in to direct competition with other US television giants like Fox, MSNBC and CNN.
23-year-old Delhi woman bit three of her attackers, while fighting to escape from her ordeal, according to charge sheet seen by The Express of India.
Nicolas Maduro and Diosdado Cabello favourites to take over if Venezuelan president health worsens.
Crash at rural rail crossing in Sandy Lane, north of Oxford kills one man at 3.40pm this evening
Revellers set a record 1,193 vehicles alight, in what has become a dubious tradition in recent years, interior minister confirms
Think it's cold where you are? This is normal for Siberia
Lake Superior university issues annual list of phrases we all know, but wish we did not.
Writer and actress meets six couples to find out how they make their marriages work.