Ground and aerial assault destroy Islamist camps in northeast Borno villages of Galangi and Lawanti.
Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft has pair of magic trousers made from man's leg skin.
LGBT activists force closure of Univershow containing gay 'stereotypes'.
Bulgarian authorities said Sasha Ruseva, 38 is the mother of the blonde girl found in a Greek Roma camp.
Women in Saudi Arabia set to campaign for their right to drive cars across country on 26 October.
Georgia's landmark presidential election should provide beacon of hope for all dictatorships, says Vera Kobalia
Battling both Assad and al-Qaida, Syrian Kurds may prove to be precious allies for the West, writes Emanuela Pergolizzi
Jennifer Vargas accused of assaulting six-year-old boy during fit of rage.
US news broadcaster airs map showing huge coastline of Australia ablaze in report on New South Wales bushfires
Deutsche Telekom is proposing new internet to keep German web traffic within it
Wari tomb corpses in Lima site discovered wrapped in ceremonial fabric.
Morgan asked undercover FBI agents to kill neighbour he accused of raping his wife.
Top Iranian lawmaker plays down development, says Tehran has enough material.
Rose Oyungu accused of stealing belongings from body of victim of shopping centre siege.
Children show a bias towards attractive people when asked who to trust.
Former head of US National Security Agency had private phone conversation tweeted live by a passenger.
Iran's time-scale to produce weapons-grade uranium 'shortening'.
Fire and collapsed roof at Dulces Blueberry plant leaves one dead and 40 injured.
DEA spokesman says labs in China, Russia and India are creating potentially 'disturbing drug trends'.
High court in Shandong province rejects Bo Xilai's appeal against verdict.
A court in eastern China rejected an appeal by ousted senior politician Bo Xilai on Friday (October 25) and upheld his life sentence on charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power.
New disclosures reveal NSA tapped into the telephone calls of 35 world leaders.
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi rejects claims that Muslims bear brunt of violence across Myanmar.
Halloween outfits that might not scare too many people but could lead to a visit from the police.
Bulgarian police believe Roma woman Sasha Ruseva might be the mother of blonde girl found in Roma camp.
Military moves in to block resurgence of terrorism in north African country.
Thousands of women attempt to break breast feeding record as challenge to social taboo.
A trip along Africa's Cape coast takes in its naval history and unique Jackass penguins.
Hopes fade to find remains of last missing victim, Russel Rebello.
Vets in Berlin are reporting an increase in pets being brought in for drug poisoning.