New animal protection laws by Swiss Federal Council rule on more humane way of killing lobsters and cracks down on illegal puppy farming.
Young boys believed to have suffocated after locking themselves inside fridge while playing after relative raises the alarm.
Ever since President Donald Trump took charge of the White House, a war of words with reclusive North Korea has escalated.
NQ Paradise Pines posted an image of the shocking waste to their Facebook page, which has been shared thousands of times.
European Council president warns Poland's ruling Law and Justice party could take Warsaw out of the bloc.
Dana Scatton from Pennsylvania was diagnosed with DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma), a rare form of cancer with no possible cure.
Errors by Donald Trump and White House staff left officials red-faced in front of their foreign guest at announcement of US-Norway arms deal.
The soldiers are reported safe and are undergoing treatment at the Army Hospital Research and Referral in New Delhi.
US Pacific Command says the deployment is part of its routine rotational policy.
Hundreds of rescue workers and volunteers are continuing the gruelling work of hunting for survivors and digging up bodies in the sea of mud and wreckage in Santa Barbara County.
Dr Kimberley Mehlman-Orozco, an expert in human trafficking, speaks to IBTimes UK about the bleak reality of how almost every industry is tarnished by slavery.
"It's highly offensive and insensitive. I was in shock," one shocked mother said after knowing about the group task.
Her father, Tick Everett, took to social media to say that his beloved daughter took her own life because she felt she had no other option left.
The dog owners allegedly signed the documents while checking their pet in the hotel, claiming that it is not "aggressive".
Anti-government rallies to protest against severe austerity measures and economic hardship have been swelling across Tunisia.
Tamaulipas on the US border and Sinaloa, Colima, Michoacan and Guerrero on the Pacific coast are the states that have been put under the most dangerous places.
Alison Chabloz mouthed along in the dock of Westminster magistrates' court as she faced charges of singing anti-Semitic songs.
Despite high-profile adoptions by likes of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, system can be easily infiltrated by child traffickers, warn rights groups.
In recent days, violent protests over price hikes have left one person dead and raised fears of broader unrest in the country that was the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Kristen Collins took this touching picture of a US Army veteran saluting a deceased former WWII serviceman.
The Myanmar military has admitted killing 10 Rohingya people whose bodies were found in a mass grave in Inn Dinn village.
Easing of drug-trafficking laws by Iranian judiciary hailed as important step in halting executions worldwide.
Australian cyclist thrown from bike after collision with car slammed by social media users as being melodramatic.
After Oprah Winfrey's speech at the Golden Globes, the thoughts of her taking a presidential run have increased.
New technology means that the case which has been unsolved for 23 years has finally reached a conclusion.
Perceptions around those who use drugs must change, say former heads of state in Global Commission on Drug Policy report.
"As clueless as his dad," one Twitter user wrote.
Supermarket shelves and fridges are empty, and the prices of the few goods that are available can change every day.
Esther McVey is the new Work and Pensions Secretary, but people aren't exactly celebrating the appointment. Here is a history of her record on welfare and employment.
"My money is on Oprah", one Twitter user wrote.