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97-year-old twins freeze to death after falling just feet from Rhode Island home

The twins became stranded overnight when Martha Williams fell while trying to reach her car.

Man who thought he was a werewolf 'murdered mother because she was a vampire'

Washington man Sheaen Smith accused of stabbing mother days after drug-induced psychosis.

Australian man charged with rape and assault of British backpacker

Police said he abused and kept the young woman hostage for two months in Australian outback.

Why is Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari still in the UK?

Nigerian President Buhari's return halted as UK doctors refuse to issue 'clean bill of health'

Buhari,74, has been on medical leave in London since 20 January amid fears leader too unwell to resume office.

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The Dalai Lama thinks Chinese hardliners are missing the 'common sense' part of their brains

Last Week Tonight show host John Oliver met with His Holiness to discuss reincarnation, horses' milk and China.

EU threatens sanctions on DRC leaders and police over human rights violations

Crisis in DRC can only be resolved by the rapid implementation of 31 December power-sharing deal, EU says.

US airstrike against al-Qaeda in Yemen kills former Guantanamo Bay inmate

Yasir al-Silmi was in the controversial detention centre in Cuba between 2002 and 2009.

Paradise lost: How the Maldives sold its land to Saudi Arabia and turned a blind eye to Isis

King Salman's visit to the islands demonstrates the corruption of the regime that seized power in 2012.

Satao killed in ivory poaching attack in Kenya

Kenyan poachers kill one of Africa's oldest 'giant tusker' elephants

Fifty-year-old Satao II was found dead near the Tsavo National Park border.

Teen arrested after greeting police with butcher's knife and mother's severed head

Oliver Funez reportedly called 911 after decapitating his mother.

Facebook parking chatbot now turns lawyer helping refugees claim asylum

DoNotPay, the chatbot that helped overturn 160,000 parking fines, is now helping refugees in US, Canada and UK.

Kansas bar shooting suspect asked victims if 'status was legal' before opening fire

Adam Purinton is facing trial over murder and attempt to murder charges.

CCTV footage shows Kim Jong-nam's assassination at Malaysian airport

Malaysia-North Korean ties deteriorate as both countries impose travel ban

Malaysia bars North Korean embassy staff from leaving after Pyongyang bans Malaysians from leaving country.

Chance the Rapper announces $1m donation to Chicago Public Schools

Schools were faced with early closures or laying off thousands of staff.

Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell comes out as gay and set to marry lawyer boyfriend

Diana is believed to have been the only one who knew about Burrell's secret.

British female backpacker, 22, held hostage and raped for two months in Australian outback

The woman was found with serious facial injuries in Mitchell, Queensland, on 5 March.

Syrian children suffer from 'toxic stress' resulting in substance abuse and suicide attempts

In some regions of Syria there is only one psychiatrist to assist over 1 million people.

US Supreme Court throws out transgender case after Trump's policy reversal

The issue revolved around whether female-born Gavin Grimm could use the boys' bathrooms at his school.

North Korea's missile launch was to get ready for attack on American base in Japan

The UN is expected to discuss the launch on Wednesday 8 March.

High heels debate sees MPs brand discriminatory female dress codes 'humiliating and degrading'

Labour MP Gill Furniss said her daughter Emily suffered a metatarsal fracture while wearing high heels.

Iranian vessels reportedly blocked Royal Navy and US ships in 'unsafe' move

The incident allegedly took place in the Strait of Hormuz, between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.

Peaches Golding OBE chosen as first black female Lord-Lieutenant

Daughter of US civil rights activist Peaches Golding is first black female Lord-Lieutenant

Peaches Golding is the daughter of Dr Charles Brady Hauser.

Syrian seven-year-old Bana Alabed asks Theresa May in letter to help 'dying children'

Alabed, a Twitter sensation has previously written to Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad.

Members of Argentina’s Gendarmerie patrolling slum neighbourhoods

Cousin of Man Utd footballer Marcos Rojo shot dead 'while robbing an ex-policeman at cashpoint'

Raul Anibal Diaz claims he shot the two alleged assailants in self defence.

Gold-star father Khizr Khan cancels Canada trip due to 'review of travel privileges'

US citizen Khan criticised Donald Trump's immigration stance last year at the Democratic convention.

Lisa Hauxwell: Crimewatch TV appeal to trace transgender rapist who may be living as man

Public to be shown male and female mugshots of suspect on the run.

Chief Constable Mike Barton of Durham Police says efforts to reduce class A drugs has completely failed.

Addicts to be handed heroin for free by police in new UK drugs shake-up

Officers will give out the Class A drug in "shooting galleries" in attempts to reduce drug-related crime.

Which defendants are likely to be a flight risk? AI could help judges make better decisions

Algorithms can better predict what criminal defendants will do when released on bail than judges can.

Burnt alive: Horror as New York man 'pours gasoline on wife and sets her on fire'

Neighbours described seeing Elizabeth Gonzalez run out of her house in flames.

JetSmarter is charging journalists $2,000 if they don't write positive reviews about its service

Want to take a test flight on Jet Smarter? Then you'll need to hand over your credit card details.

'Kodi box'-like seller found guilty in UK court, faces £250,000 fine

Culprit 'should not be seen as a Robin Hood-type character,' said Hartlepool Council.

Florida man Cody Hynum stole a police car while wearing handcuffs

Hynum made the Houdini-like escape at the climax of a bizarre chain of events in DeFuniak Springs.

Heroin addicts revived after overdosing to be charged with criminal offence by Ohio police

Users could face jail for inducing panic misdemeanour if revived using Naloxone.

Elsie Frost murder: Pensioner re-arrested over 1965 killing of West Yorkshire schoolgirl

Detained suspect believed to be Peter Pickering, who was first questioned over teen's murder last September.

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