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Five lions, including four cubs and one adult, managed to escape from their enclosure at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney for a brief period.

A woman from Iowa, United States, has claimed that her late father was a serial killer and forced her and her siblings to help him bury dozens of human remains.

Nas Mohamed left Qatar to escape persecution for his sexuality.

The use of the N-word on Twitter, a racist term used against black people, increased by almost 500% after Elon Musk's acquisition of the platform.

Jemma Mitchell, who decapitated her friend after murdering her, has been described as a "snake" by one of her former best friends.

A man in China fell seriously sick months after he ate a live crab that had pinched his daughter.

The host country is being criticised over human rights concerns including strict laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community.

The crime rate in England and Wales has hit an all-time high, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Human rights groups are mobilising against the death sentence by stoning of a woman in Sudan.

A UK breeder kept 90 dogs in horrific unhygienic conditions at her house in Blaenau Gwent, southeast Wales.

A US man has been arrested for trying to drown his two-year-old daughter in a pond after locking his five-year-old son in a car.

Arsenal defender currently on loan at Serie A side Monza was stabbed while out with his family at a shopping center in Milan on Thursday.

China has been accused of setting up more than 50 unofficial police "offices" in several countries across Europe to clamp down on its dissidents.

Gay couples heading to Qatar to witness the Football World Cup in November should not expect to be able to kiss in the streets.

A US man has been accused of burying his daughter alive in a pit and leaving her there overnight as a form of punishment.

A 54-year-old Indonesian woman was eaten alive by a 16-foot python in the Jambi province of the country, according to local media reports.

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), in a scathing statement, has called for the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner.

An Iranian hermit who was known as the "world's dirtiest man" passed away at the age of 94, months after he took his first bath in decades.

A California teacher has been accused of hiding a teenage boy for two years at her house in Sacramento.

A mother and son in Massachusetts, US, had a near-death experience after they ate highly toxic "death cap" mushrooms foraged from a friend's backyard.

A dengue patient in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh died after allegedly being administered sweet lemon juice instead of blood platelets.

Two women were killed and their bodies were cut into small pieces in a suspected case of human sacrifice.

A 23-year-old UK man has been disqualified from driving for 12 months after he was caught doing doughnuts with his car while someone was on its roof.

A 47-year-old underworld criminal who was released by the Russian government so he could go and fight in Ukraine was shot dead after he tried to escape the war.

Cats are tiny little creatures and never shy away from trying out the most obscured spaces and corners.

Women across the world have come out in support of women in Iran as they continue their protests against the country's morality police

Three Saudi tribesmen have been sentenced to death for refusing to leave their homes to make way for the government's ambitious project Neom mega city.

Newly unearthed mediaeval manuscripts have revealed that the 14th-century English writer Geoffrey Chaucer was wrongly accused of rape all these years.

A 38-year-old woman has been accused of murdering and decapitating her friend before dumping her body in woods in Devon, UK.