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The case came to light after a friend of the girl's father disclosed the incident on Twitter stating the irrelevant charges the family was asked to pay.

Zimbabweans broke out in celebration on the streets of Harare after the country's parliament read the resignation letter of President Robert Mugabe.

Downing Street fears that the Budget will fall flat as ties between prime minister Theresa May and chancellor Philip Hammond feel the strain.

Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and others have shared an image of a post partly describing the circumstances leading child sex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown to be jailed in 2004.

The lawsuit says that Cecil Koger had his dreadlocks cut forcibly by the Ohio Department of Rehabilition and Corrections on five occasions.

Right-wing conspiracy theorists have claimed that a viral clip of Donald Trump awkwardly drinking a bottle of water is a coded message about a paedophile ring.

After Josh Rivers was fired from Gay Times for a series of racist and problematic tweets it re-sparked the debate- does the LGBTQ+ scene have a race problem?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un bans drinking and singing parties in wake of UN sanctions imposed following Pyongyang nuclear missile tests.

Construction workers discovered the massive concrete swastika at sports stadium in Hamburg.

A New Jersey animal shelter faces a suit to stop its annual blessing of stray dogs and cats on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.

A North Korean soldier reportedly asked to listen to Korean pop music as soon as he awoke from surgery, a local newspaper has reported.

Resignation comes as tensions mount in the country following Mugabe firing former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa earlier in November.

Pontiff said that drivers were faced with an "increasingly complex and tumultuous" life on the road.

Jerusalem's largest cemetery, Har HaMenuchot, is running out of space, but a new underground system of tunnels is being built beneath the mountain to provide 22,000 more graves.

Award-winning photojournalist Kevin Frayer has returned to Bangladesh to document the hardships faced by the refugees, 60% of whom are children.

Although David Cassidy did not admit to an alcohol problem until later life, others around him suffered their own personal battles with drink.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden's storied "bromance" has captivated millions in the last few years, with every moment between the duo turned into a hilarious meme.

A grammar school in Kent is proposing to introduce 'unsafe spaces' and debate Hitler's Mein Kampf in classes

Sierra Leone mudslide survivors evicted from government emergency camps in Freetown without prospect of resettlement.

The US president's campaign team has rolled out Yule-themed MAGA hats embroidered with lights. Trump announced his tax plan would be his "Christmas gift" to America

Nityanand Rai, a member of Lok Sabha (lower house) and head of state BJP unit in Bihar, underscores Modi's humble past to make controversial remarks.

Sarah Sanders' strange exercise during the White House press briefing triggered a slew of brutal and mocking responses on Twitter.

McMaster also targeted Jared Kushner, suggesting that he had "no business" in the White House administration.

Angharad John was found hanged by her partner Rachel Phillips at the Grand Hotel in Swansea, Wales.

The organisation says forcing young girls to hug relatives will give them the wrong ideas about consent.

American-Canadian family was released in October, following joint operations by US and Pakistan officials.

A graveyard is going on auction in Wales on 7 December. Plans to turn the abandoned burial site have been protested by locals for the last 20 years.

Attack occurred in Adamawa which along with Borno and Yobe states is under state of emergency due to violent insurgency.

The People's Liberation Army is expected to induct the three-stage, solid-fuel Dongfeng-41 in the first half of 2018.