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Turkish court sentences 40 to life imprisonment over President Erdogan assassination plot

A majority of those sentenced included high-ranking soldiers in the Turkish special forces, who were removed following the coup attempt in July 2016.

Donald Trump mocked on Twitter for lobbing paper towels at Puerto Rico hurricane survivors

The president was visiting the island, two weeks after the island was struck by deadly Hurricane Maria.

Why America opposed the UN's call to end the death penalty for homosexuality

Amnesty: Iran and Iraq Spike Death Penalty Trend

US among 13 countries that voted against resolution calling on nations to stop using death penalty "arbitrarily or in a discriminatory manner".

Undercover footage shows electrocuted fox almost escape from fur farm – but not quite

Distrurbing footage of a fox being stunned on a fur farm, only to regain consciousness and run before a farmer recaptures it, has been published by Animal Defenders International.

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'He's a monster': Twitter blasts Trump's 'disgusting' remarks and paper towel tossing in Puerto Rico

Trump has been heavily criticised over his administration's delayed and ineffective disaster response to the situation in Puerto Rico.

Google Translate doesn't support Faroese so the Faroe Islands are making their own site

The new site connects those looking to get a Faroese translation with real-life Faroese speakers who will record a short video saying the word or phrase.

Video shows fire rip through Glasgow car wash as residents hear loud 'bangs'

Police in Scotland probe cause of blaze which took three hours to get under control. Footage of the blaze posted online shows flames engulfing the single-storey building.

Rohingya Muslim Buddhist Myanmar Bangladesh

'Unworthy' Aung San Suu Kyi to be stripped of Freedom of Oxford award

Myanmar's de facto leader criticised for her perceived lack of action to address alleged human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims.

Myanmar beauty queen claims she was stripped of her title for posting Rohingya video on Facebook

Shwe Eain Si had in her video accused Rohingya militants of causing the violence and "tricking" the world into believing that they were the oppressed.

Video of Pakistani woman sweeping her front yard riding a hoverboard goes viral

Many users commented on the video, saying that the lady is making full use of the technology.

'Get him a dictionary': Trump trolled for calling police response to Las Vegas shooting a 'miracle'

"The real miracle will be if gun laws are ever passed to stop this from happening again," one Twitter user wrote.

Photos: Iraqi forces enter Hawija, Isis stronghold where 78,000 people may be trapped

Iraqi forces and Shia paramilitaries have entered the town of Hawija, one of just two pockets of territory still under control of Islamic State (Isis/Daesh) in Iraq.

Calculating Las Vegas mass murderer set up cameras in hotel door peephole to spy on police

Gunman Stephen Paddock who killed at least 59 people hid cameras in a food cart, door peephole and outside his room during his 'premeditated' attack on the Route 91 festival.

IRS awards Equifax $7.25m contract to prevent tax fraud despite massive data breach

The contract comes as Equifax faces fierce criticism over a major data breach that affected over 145.5 million users.

Understanding of MH370's location 'is better now than it has ever been' ATSB says in final report

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau led a nearly three-year-long search for the Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing on 8 March 2014.

Three college students run over by train while they were busy taking selfies

The trio were part of a group of friends who were headed to an amusement park in the south Indian city of Bengaluru.

Woman orders yoga mat online, gets $400,000 of opioids

A woman in South Carolina found $400,000 worth of oxycodone pills in a package she thought was a yoga mat.

Hugh Hefner died of heart failure and septicaemia after getting drug-resistant strain of e-coli

Hugh Hefner's death certificate revealed he died of cardiac arrest, septicaemia, e-coli and respiratory failure at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills on 27 September.

Catalonia will declare independence 'in days' says regional leader Carles Puigdemont

Catalan regional leader Carles Puigdemont tells the BBC that his government will declare independence from Spain in a few days after the referendum result.

Catholic girls' school tells pupils they can use 'preferred pronoun' if they're transgender

Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith, west London says students can use their 'preferred pronoun' and it must promote 'greater wholeness for transgender individuals'.

In Saudi Arabia, 40% of executions are for drug offences that aren't even punishable by death

Conservative Islamic kingdom has put 60 people to death in three months, according to Amnesty International.

'I thought people were playing possum': Photographer's harrowing account of the Las Vegas massacre

David Becker of Getty Images was on assignment to cover the Route 91 Harvest country music festival when the worst mass shooting in US history began.

Egyptians arrested for displaying rainbow flags and joining gay dating sites in 'worst LGBT crackdown' for 16 years

The arrests mark the "worst crackdown against LGBT people" in almost two decades, human rights activists say.

Zimbabwean journalist arrested for reporting on Grace Mugabe 'used underwear donation'

Kenneth Nyangani arrested after article claimed First Lady donated used clothes, including underwear, to ruling party supporters.

London Tube strike called off

The 24-hour London Underground walk-out was due to begin at 12:01am on Thursday 5 October and last all day.

Las Vegas massacre: Residents rush to donate blood for victims of mass shooting

People queued throughout the night to donate blood for the 527 victims who were injured in the massacre caused by gunman Stephen Paddock.

Huge crowds bring Barcelona to standstill in protest against Spain's police crackdown on referendum

Parts of Barcelona were brought to a standstill as huge crowds gathered outside Spanish government offices.

Las Vegas shooting: Nevada's gun-death ratio is higher than the US average

More people die in Nevada from gun-related crimes than the US national average, according to statistics from the Violence Policy Center.

Narendra Modi Red Fort on Independence Day

Pakistan foreign minister calls India PM Narendra Modi an 'elected terrorist'

"What can be said about the country that elects a terrorist as prime minister," Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said.

'Unfortunate' Match of the Day 2 subtitle error brands Newcastle United as 'scum'

The BBC said software had confused the word 'comma', said by a subtitler, for the word 'scum' to produce the surprising subtitles.

Rolls-Royce owner forced to climb out of window after it plunges into sinkhole in China

The man opened the window on the driver's side and climbed out uninjured.

Tourists love this gross wall covered with chewing gum in Seattle

Pike Place Market tradition to stick gums to the wall thought to have started in the 1990s by theatregoers queuing for a show.

Close shave for passengers as sick driver faints and falls out of moving train

The driver has suffered serious head injuries due to the fall.

Doctors trace Australian woman's 'cancer' to a 15-year-old tattoo

Her lymph nodes were inflamed because of a reaction to old tattoo ink and not cancer cells, doctors said.

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