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India: Campaign to abolish triple talaq gets massive response from Muslim men and women

A recent study by Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan found that 92% of Muslim women want triple talaq banned.

Geordie Shore star Scotty T apologises after gun arrest

Reality TV personality and Dreamboys performer questioned by Northumberland Police over airgun

Australia: Shark attack victim Ben Gerring in critical condition after losing leg

Just before the attack, Surf Life Saving had alerted surfers of a shark being spotted nearby.

Pele to auction off his football memorabilia collection including World Cup medals

The Brazilian football icon is selling off most of his awards including his replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy.

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Generation Trump: Meet the women who think feminism is cancer

In a recent survey Yiannopoulos asked people whether they would rather their child had feminism or cancer

Denmark to remove transexualism from mental illnesses list

The decision to declassify is seen as a move to put pressure on the World Health Organisation.

South Korea: 4 dead, 10 injured in construction explosion near Seoul

Workers were welding iron bars 15mt underground where a gas tank might have exploded, officials say.

Jane Goodall responds to Harambe's death and says gorilla was 'putting an arm round the child'

Goodall expressed sympathy for Harambe and Cincinnati Zoo, describing his death as a 'devastating loss.'

Alberta wildfire: First set of Fort McMurray residents to begin returning home amid police protection

The return of the residents was initiated after five conditions for their safe return were met.

Washington warns US travellers of summer terror risk in Europe

The travel alert extends to the whole continent until 31 August 2016.

Headscarves and crucifixes can be banned in workplace, says top EU legal adviser

Dress codes can ban religious clothing as long as they apply to all religious faiths and political views.

Germany: 3 migrants arrested after 18 women allege being sexually assaulted at rock festival

Mass migration has become far more controversial in Germany since the New Year's Eve attacks in Cologne.

Paedophile labelled 'most evil man in Britain' given council flat next to primary school in London

'The most evil man in Britain' Roger Gleaves was convicted of raping 2 boys in 1998.

Isis signs up 81-year-old Chinese grandad jihadist to boost morale in Fallujah

Daesh releases new images of the man who is said to be a minority Muslim Uighur from Xinjiang.

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Costa Concordia disaster: Captain Schettino's 16-year jail sentence upheld by appeals court

32 people died when Costa Concordia was steered onto rocks with Captain Schettino in charge in 2012.

Singapore: Indonesian maid kills socialite employer after only seven days on the job

Angry at being hit with a tray and being scolded, the maid smashed Nancy Gan's head against a wall.

Axe wielding motorist confronts knifeman in shocking London road rage row

The shocking confrontation took place in Stratford, east London in broad daylight

London property market: 'My Fair Lady' mansion in Marylebone goes on sale for £14.9m

8-bed London home whose owner inspired character in 'Pygmalion' and 'My Fair Lady' on sale.

China has become the world's wholesaler of new psychoactive substances

Europol says China is playing an increasingly important role in the international illicit drug trade.

Liam Fee murder: Mum and stepmum guilty of abuse and brutal murder of 2-year-old in Fife

Rachel Fee and Nyomi Fee locked kids in cages, made them eat vomit and shut them in room with a snake.

FanYa scam victims in China bypass Great Firewall to ask outside world for help on Twitter

220,000 FanYa investors use VPNs to spread their plight after being ignored by Chinese regulators.

Battle of Jutland 100th anniversary: Commemorations mark largest naval battle of WW1

Princess Anne, Nicole Sturgeon and David Cameron were among those paying their respects.

WhatsApp insults about Emir of Kuwait sees three royal family members jailed

Royalty isn't immune from punishment, even in private WhatsApp chats.

Indian millennials work a longer average week than young people in any other country

Research has revealed that young Indians work an average of 52 hours per week.

Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari plans talks with Delta leaders amid increasing pipeline attacks

Niger Delta Avengers deny killing soldiers as military crackdown against new militants continues

Military offensive continues in oil-rich Niger Delta as oil pipelines attacks halt oil production.

A gorilla was shot dead after a boy fell into its enclosure

Justice for Harambe: What has the father's criminal past got to do with it?

We know why some people are keen to paint the parents as morally deficient and lax in their parenting.

Euro 2016: US warns fans tournament in France could be terrorist attack target

US State Department warns citizens of dangers of travelling to France during competition.

Kurds return to Yuksekova to find homes devastated by raging civil war

Residents of town in south-eastern Turkey returned after partial lifting of curfew to find utter chaos.

Battle for Fallujah: Refugees tell of suffering as Iraqi army storms besieged city

Cases of starvation are being reported in the besieged Iraqi city.

Battle for Fallujah: War photos of Iraqi forces surrounding Isis militants holed up in besieged city

Fallujah was first Iraq city to fall under IS control in 2014 and has been besieged for more than six months.

Dementia in football: 'FA owes' ailing players and 1966 World Cup heroes study into risks from headers

On average one in 14 people over 65 has Alzheimer's, while approximately 20% of over 80s have the disease.

Polish justice minister bids to overturn Polanski extradition ban

Film director fled the US in 1978 after statutory rape charge.

Paris mayor announces plans to create refugee camp in French capital

Anne Hidalgo pledged the camp would be built to UN and international humanitarian standards.

Refugee crisis: More than 1,000 drown in Mediterranean's deadliest week

Hundreds have lost their lives in a series of shipwrecks over the past few days.

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