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Pupil fell to death in Chengdu classroom after pleading he was scared.

The Christian Science Church in Dixon, Illinois, resembles the phallus shape from a bird's eye view .

Outrage after girl found in front of hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries and signs of rape

The National Security Agency has tapped directly into communications links used by Google and Yahoo to move huge amounts of email and other user information among overseas data centres, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday (October 31).

New York buzzing at latest stunt by British artist which is set to raise huge sum for AIDS charity

Photo released of baby olinguito, first mammal discovered in western hemisphere for 35 years.

Front National leader puzzled by the beards sported by hostages freed by al-Qaida in Niger

Antonietta Testa had heart attack and collapsed into husband's tomb but Pompei residents used death to choose lotto numbers.

Internal police probe confirmed allegations of officers' involvement in racist attacks.

Death of Bongani Nkabinde captured on video and uploaded to Youtube.

Murder defendant wanted to make mistress Cicely Lee Bolden 'pay' for putting him at risk of HIV.

'Love Moments' singer left fuming after bucket of human waste is thrown at him.

Historian Johannes Tuchel claims Nazi Holocaust war criminal did not escape Germany after World War II.

Industrial zone reopens after five-month shutdown following growing political tensions.

Embattled surveillance agency denies raft of snooping accusations including claims it targeted Vatican.

Pumpkins conceal Satanism, claims Orthodox Church in Halloween warning to schools and students.

HRW calls for release of columnist Tariq al-Mubarak who has been held for writing in favour of women' rights

Amateurish image manipulation of Anhui province officials shrinks citizens and turns vice-mayor into giant.

Music teacher placed on leave after racially-charged Facebook rant reaches local school district.

Drug reform leader David Raynes says that prescribing heroin would create huge costs.

Greenberg was born with condition that meant she looked like a toddler.

Adolescents across the globe are using social media to document the awkward family gatherings, mournful self-portraits and funeral outfits.

Terrorist attacks near Baghdad and Mosul latest in spate of sectarian violence.

Red Shirley is intimate film portrait by Reed showing a different side to the singer.

Washington monitored Vatican calls in run-up to election of Pope Francis.

Police investigating after raid at Boeung Meas Guesthouse.

Pierre Legrand, Daniel Larribe, Thierry Dol and Marc Féret land in Paris after three years in captivity.

Drug Enforcement Agency can find no evidence of krokodil as components break down too quickly in the body.

Nairobi fears supplies of the contraceptive will be over in another two months.