Practice is still common in several Asian countries, despite criticism that it is "cruel" and "unscientific."
The one kilometre fatberg cost millions to remove - and a second berg has been discovered elsewhere too.
The Texas Republican representative Joe Barton reportedly told a woman he would complain to the police if sexually explicit photographs of him were exposed publicly.
Masterson is accused of having sexually assaulted four women, including two former girlfriends who allege they were drugged and abused while in a relationship with him.
Israeli blogger Ben Tzion has provoked outrage in the Arab world by posing for a picture in Medina's holy Mosque of the Prophet Muhammed.
Australia's Olympic Stadium will be demolished and rebuilt as part of a mulitibillion overhaul of sports grounds in New South Wales.
Mexican Juan Pedro Franco completes one hour procedure after successful gastric bypass surgery earlier in the year.
Ratko Mladić, the Serb commander who presided over the murder of more than 8,000 men and boys at Srebrenica in Bosnia, will die in jail.
Navy declined to speculate whether "hydro-acoustic anomaly" might have been an explosion, saying experts did not know what it was.
Indian minister Himanta Biswa Sarma sparks outrage with comment that cancer is divine justice caused by sins.
Bailiffs who turned up to serve an eviction notice were shocked to find the mummified corpse of a man who had died four years ago.
Report found that Manhattan, the White House, the Pentagon and the US territory of Guam were all possible targets.
Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will be sworn in on Friday, was accused of leading a violent crackdown on opponents in the 2008 presidential election.
Mock-up of Berlin memorial built next to home of AfD politician Bjorn Höcke's home after previously describing it as "monument of shame".
The 100 most powerful images of the Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin stars in a series of 2018 calendars showing him fishing while topless, holding cute animals, and straddling a motorbike.
Sydney Loofe went missing after positing about her Tinder date on social media in the small town of Wilbur.
Craig Campbell had spent three years teaching when he was suddenly let go by the school in Western Australia.
"The outright lies are limitless," one Twitter user wrote. "Another sad day for the untrustworthy president."
TripAdvisor faces Federal Trade Commission investigation as accusations of deleted rape and assault reviews mount following Kristie Love and Jamie Valeri revelations.
Rohingya Muslims live in segregated conditions in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they are regarded as stateless people and unwelcome migrants from Bangladesh.
Twitter users blasted the president over his latest comments in the feud with LaVar Ball with many describing the spat as "childish."
Woof-Tang Clan also offered T-shirts parodying classic rap albums like 3 Feet High and Rising and Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson blamed Myanmar's security forces and "local vigilantes" for what he called "intolerable suffering" by the Rohingya.
Franken said in a statement, "It's difficult to respond to anonymous accusers, and I don't remember those campaign events."
Poland's state-run news agency PAP says Polish authorities banned Richard Spencer from entering 26 countries in Europe's visa-free Schengen area for five years.
Öræfajökull, Iceland's largest active volcano which last erupted in 1727, is believed to have recently experienced "increased activity".
Rohingya live in segregated conditions in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they are regarded as stateless people and unwelcome migrants from Bangladesh.
Kate McClure started the Gofundme.com campaign after she ran out of gas on Interstate 95 and homeless man Johnny Bobbitt Jr. walked a few blocks and bought her some with his last $20.
Police urged asylum seekers to leave as their stay in the closed down centre, in an area used by the Papua New Guinea navy, was illegal.