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Russia says that military engineers have reportedly developed a plane-mounted laser that could be used in the event of a space war, which is feared by one US air force general.

New York City authorities have been forced to payout 60,000 each to three women after it was ruled their religious liberties were violated.

Leicestershire Police said the 3 men are aged all in their 30s and have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the blast which happened at around on Sunday (25 February)

Sarah Halimi's killer shouted "Allahu akbar" before during attack. There was a global outcry at France's refusal to acknowledge killing as anti-Jewish hate crime.

The Brooklyn-born singer confessed she had her 14-year-old Coton du Tulear cloned in an interview with Variety.

A Catholic priest faces a string of charges including kidnapping, domestic battery and sexual assault against his wife after finding out she was having an affair.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students go back to school after the shooting which killed 17 people.

The student had been enjoying a night out near the city's Potsdamer Platz.

55% of children aged between 11 and 16 say they have been bullied about the way they look or their weight.

The parent, who cannot be named, was dubbed "very strange" by the child's grandfather.

Ceremonial firing illegal in India but remains rife across South Asia.

Japan's Sanitary Equipment Industry Association has finally ended years of confusion over the the nation's electric toilets.

Leahman Glenn Robert Potter, 48, was arrested at his home in a Pennsylvania town.

Bonnie Moore, 17, relays the ordeal to IBTimes UK.

British woman Jemma Lilley, who was "obsessed with serial killers", is sentenced to life imprisonment for "bucket list murder" of autistic teenager Aaron Pajich in Perth, Australia.

Local prosecutor Carlos Bustamante told newspaper El Comercio the incident occurred around 9:20 am on Monday (26 February) when airport workers spotted three objects falling from a commercial flight.

Though the entire exploit starts and ends in a split second, it can be seen in incredible detail thanks to a super slow motion camera.

Roads have been blocked, schools closed and power cut as heavy snow hits the United Kingdom.

Defending NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors, plan to tour an African-American museum in Washington instead of making the traditional visit to the White House.

Chatham Ski and Snowboard Center told customers that it would close on Wednesday due to icy conditions.

Aiden Cooper's actions were "chilling and manipulative", which poses a risk of causing serious harm to other people, Judge Steven Coupland said.

Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab sentenced to six months in prison after joking about parasites in River Nile.

Coca-Cola addict Sara Tuohey, who weighed 150kg and glugged eight cans of the soft drink a day, shed a whopping 96 kilos.

Three major chains today announced that they were either entering administration or closing branches.

All 81 branches of the children's toy store are expected to remain open for the foreseeable future,

Tolino Chishi said, "I didn't know what semen flinging was, I learnt that today. My kurti tells the tale" on her Instagram post.

The child's nanny – who has just been referred to as Parveen – was caught physically abusing the girl with a long cane stick in the video.

The 44-year-old Santa Clarita man charged with 27 felony crimes, including nine counts of forced oral sex, six counts of rape and six counts of attempted sodomy by force.

The attack, at the Dinokeng Game Reserve, north of South Africa's administrative capital Pretoria, occurred close to where a herd of elephants escaped last year.