SOCIETY

There's a blurred line between telling an offensive joke and humour that denigrates an individual or social group.

Police accused of "desultory approach" to search for Thomas Stainsby after he escaped from a patrol car.

The man, who hails from the Scottish Borders, bet just £10 on a sevenfold accumulator.

For the second time this year, the 74-year-old leader travels to London fanning ill-health rumours.

Only Syria is more dangerous than Mexico as a brutal drug war rages on.

The helpline's director revealed the man's identity on social media.

Black Commencement celebrates student achievement at a university that has grappled with its slavery ties.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, leading a bipartisan delegation, met the exiled Tibetan leader on Tuesday.

The Russian LGBT Network has helped around 40 people flee the Russian region.

Ex-president Joachim Gauck and current Justice Minister Heiko Maas were included on a hit list.

IBTimes UK investigates on which of the two accounts affiliated to Barrow is the official one.

There is an undeniable link between strip clubs and prostitution.

"I was in extreme amounts of pain, the most pain I have ever felt in my life," the victim said.

Franco, who once weighed 600kg, will have to undergo a follow-up operation soon.

Controversial activist Nyanzi was back in court after calling president Yoweri Museveni a 'pair of buttocks'.

Nurse Nicole Harper says air cabin crew refused to allow her to use the toilet despite an overactive bladder.

One man was arrested at Hollywood Burbank Airport for assault and battery.

"Her emotional wounds are matched in intensity to her physical ones," rescuers said.

Suspected anti-Balaka rebel attack against Minusca convoy killed at least four peacekeepers.

'I am happy where I am' said the girl after Boko Haram had agreed to free her following 2014 mass abduction.

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was sentenced to two years in jail after he was found guilty of blasphemy.

Known as Buddha's birthday, Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti, Vesak Day commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.

Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, 22, had joined the armed forces about five months ago.

Tony Overheu, who pied Joyce, was against the airline chief's stance on same-sex marriage.

ECOWAS ministers hope plan of action will help 1 million stateless people in West Africa.

Leicester pupil was on a school trip at the time of the tragedy.

The 'poopootov' cocktails thrown at troops have both animal and human excrement mixed with water.

The remains of the Red Army soldiers were found in the town of Seelow, east of Berlin, during the construction of a cycle path.

The bear was seen by a neighbour of the house, who came to visit the owners.