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Japan steps closer to making first major changes to rape law in 100 years

The sex crime law in Japan was originally enacted in 1907 and limits the definition of rape to vaginal penetration by a penis.

South Africa struck by storm and wildfire forcing thousands to evacuate homes, schools and hospitals

Video and images of worst storm and fire in decades that has killed several and displced thousands.

Tennessee man guilty of raping and impregnating girl twice at the age of 10 and 11

"There are not enough years in prison Brady can serve to repair the damage" said the prosecutor.

Why has a Milky Way planet been named after this teenage Indian girl?

Sahithi Pingali hails from Bangalore and her name has been chosen to be immortalised in space.

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23 die in massive explosion at fireworks factory in India

25 people die in massive explosion at fireworks factory in India

It is being speculated that a burning cigarette could have triggered the explosion.

Actor rehearsing play dialogues in train lavatory in France mistaken for terrorist

The man was overheard by a guard saying "weapons" and "gun" while rehearsing his dialogues for an English play.

Doctors for humans help deliver baby gorilla at Philadelphia Zoo

'It was an anxious and dramatic day at the zoo,' Dr Andy Baker, chief operating officer of the zoo, said.

Shocking images of New Jersey teen allegedly beaten by police after car crash

Monte Stewart's father posted to Facebook, prompting an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.

Canada minister apologises after indigenous woman shackled and jailed with her rapist

The woman could have been a victim of 'institutional racism', Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley said.

Isis calls for more attacks across Europe and US, warning recent attacks are 'just the beginning'

The Mideast Islamist group had posted similar messages before the London Bridge and Borough Market terror attack.

Toronto police officers mock girl with Down syndrome

Toronto police officers caught mocking girl with Down's syndrome, family demands public apology

The city's mayor and Toronto police chief Mark Saunders both have personally apologised to the family.

Woman attempting to smuggle suitcases made of cocaine arrested in Shanghai

Airport authorities X-rayed the luggage and found out it was made of more than 10kg cocaine.

Wreckage of missing Myanmar military plane and bodies of some passengers found

The plane was carrying 120 soldiers, their family members and crew when it went missing over the Andaman Sea.

Terrorists were 'filmed laughing' days before deadly London Bridge attack

The terrorists were caught on camera five days before their rampage.

Watch A Childlike Kim Jong-un Chuckle At North Korean Military Display

North Korea launches short range surface-to-ship missiles off east coast says Seoul

The missiles were thought to be fired from the town of Wonsan.

UK shark attack: Surfer fights off shark after being bitten off Devon coast

Rich Thomson, 30, was left with cuts and bruises after being bitten off Bantham beach.

'Kidnap kit' with condoms, axe and balaclava found on groomer meeting 14-year-old girl

Patrick Brezovsky, 23, has been jailed for four years and six months after he groomed a girl on Facebook.

Who just donated $140m to MIT?

An anonymous alumnus gave the money to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mute boy, 4, found starved to death clinging to his mother's dead body in east London flat

Chadrack Mbala Mulo died due to dehydration and malnutrition in Hackney, east London.

Pennsylvania prisoner could get death penalty for stabbing guard over 200 times

Even his defense attorney said he was "guilty of murder beyond all doubt".

Kosher Manchester restaurant arson attacks probed as 'anti-Semitic hate crimes'

The JS and Taam restaurants in Prestwich, Manchester, were targeted in the last week.

Amnesty calls for Israeli settlement import ban to protest 50 years of West Bank occupation

Human rights organisation said the UK government should stop importing dates and oranges.

'Camel-jacking mother f***g c*s': Muslim teens attacked in Chicago restaurant

Aggressor told the girls, who are all from Chicago: "If you don't like this country leave".

San Francisco woman arrested after 'forcing meth into toddler's mouth'

Sayyadina Thomas accused of putting drug into mouth of two-year-old in Berkeley park

Who are the victims of the London Bridge terror attack?

The terrorists killed eight and injured 48 people around London Bridge and Borough Market.

London schoolboy Osman Sharif stabbed to death over Snapchat video of girls

"We are losing a lot of young boys' lives every day – people need to look out for each other," his aunt said.

Mother on neglect charges after police enter faeces-stinking home full of cats and cockroaches

Police in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, file shocking report about state of woman's home.

Philadelphia child gang assaults mentally disabled man in disgraceful viral video

Police say the Germantown incident is connected to another, where a school principal was hit with a brick.

'Parthenon' made of banned books erected at Nazi book-burning site - but Mein Kampf is blacklisted

Literature by Orwell, Rushdie and Marx just some of the works to cover replica of Athens temple.

Fisherman filmed battling with watersnake to catch catfish on Lake Livingston

The snake had bitten into the catfish already when the man plucked both out of the water.

Watch Atlanta man jump on moving car and kick in windscreen

"I was so terrified. I have no clue why this happened and why me," the victim said.

Three girls shouting 'Allah will get you' slash nursery worker on London high street

The woman was attacked with a knife on a busy road in Wanstead, north-east London.

Milo Yiannopoulos fan sues UC Berkeley, police and mayor for free speech violation

Kiara Robles claims she was pepper sprayed when Yiannopoulos came to speak in California.

Nuclear lab accident in Japan leaves 5 workers exposed to high levels of radiation

A bag containing radioactive material broke during an equipment inspection at Oarai Research and Development Centre.

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