Kentucky: Anti-gay marriage clerk Kim Davis released from jail
Federal judge ordered Davis' release stating that keeping her behind bars would serve no further purpose.
China: Drug mule arrested after swallowing 78 pellets of heroin was behaving 'erratically'
Eight plastic-wrapped pills were found in the woman's underwear after a body search by police.
Baltimore: Freddie Gray's family agree on $6.4m settlement in wrongful death suit
Pending agreement should not be interpreted as a judgement on guilt or innocence of police officers, says Baltimore mayor.
Amanda Knox conviction criticised by Italy's top court for 'flawed and hastily constructed' case
Italy's highest appeals court highlighted the 'glaring errors' in the investigation into the killing of Meredith Kercher
Britain's Superhenge: Massive 4,500-year-old stone monoliths may be largest prehistoric monument ever found
The monument is just under two miles from Stonehenge in Wiltshire and could be a Neolithic ritual site.
New York: Governor's top aide Carey Gabey shot in the head by stray bullet at West Indian Day Parade
Governor Andrew Cuomo's first deputy counsel is fighting for his life after receiving a gunshot wound to his head.
Mosul: Iraqi woman kills senior Isis commander after forcing her to act as sex slave
An Islamic State commander has been killed by a woman in Nineveh province.
Princess Charlotte is worth £3bn to UK economy while Kate Middleton tops £4bn
Royal baby Princess Charlotte, Kate Middleton's daughter, is set to bring a huge uplift to the British economy.
UK: Patients are 15% more likely to die in hospitals during weekends
Patients are twice as likely to die if admitted to hospital at the weekend, according to new research.
Migrant Crisis: Australia to take more Syrian refugees, immigration policy attacked as 'inhumane'
Australia's PM Tony Abbott calls for a 'strong security response' to deal with the increase of refugees.
Britain's Indian summer could lead to an 'invasion' of wasp swarms
The summer's hot start caused a large increase in insect populations.
Clashes between Isis and Syrian rebels in Marea 'safe zone' kills 47 fighters
Renewed fighting between the Isis and Syrian insurgents has left at least 47 people dead
Chile: Starving 2-year-old boy suckled on pregnant 'dog's teats for milk'
A toddler was found breastfeeding from a neighbour's pregnant dog.
French National Front: Marine Le Pen's bid to become France's president in 2017
The far-right party is holding its summer university conference in Marseille on 5 September.
Nicole Kidman in new play Photograph 51 as DNA scientist Rosalind Franklin
The Australian actress returns to the West End stage for the first time in 17 years, playing DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin.
London Film Festival: Full programme of movies and stars on the red carpet revealed
The October event will include the UK premiere of crime drama Black Mass, starring Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Celebrity Big Brother 2015: Former royal butler Paul Burrell to enter house
The former servant of the British Royal Household will be spending a few days in the Big Brother house
El Nino: Weather phenomenon 'among the four strongest events since 1950' triggering climate pattern change
The current El Nino event could have devastating consequences for agriculture and disease as well as causing heavy rain.
China: Explosion rips through chemical factory at Dongying city
A massive blast has rocked the industrial zone of Lijin in Shandong, with flames and black smoke coming from a chemical factory.
Barack Obama to trek through Alaskan wilderness on Bear Grylls TV show
US president due to appear in episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls to highlight effects of climate change
Notting Hill Carnival: Man with life-threatening injuries after stabbing in west London
A man is fighting for his life after being stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street party.
Ukraine crisis: National guard killed with 90 injured in deadly protests outside parliament
Clashes between nationalists and riot police broke out into violent skirmishes after MPs backed reforms for more autonomy in the rebel-held east of the country.
India: Village elders who sentenced sisters to be raped as punishment face arrest
A local court ruled that the women should be raped to atone for their brother having a relationship with a married woman
Oliver Sacks neuroscientist and writer of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, dies aged 82
British neurologist and writer died from cancer, according to his personal assistant Kate Edgar.
Malaysia protests: Demonstrators take to streets for second day as government threatens reprisals
Tens of thousands voice anger over a corruption scandal.
Dinosaur Britain: Latest palaeontology discoveries reveal 'find of the century' – a new dinosaur
Research identifies the Baryonyx, an entirely new species in the UK that lived 200 million years ago.
Thousands of anti-government protesters demand resignation of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
Demonstration in Kuala Lumpur follows revelations of secret £400m payment to PM.
Mexican man with 'world's longest penis' wants to register as disabled
A 52-year-old man who claims to have the world's biggest phallus says women are too frightened to have sexual intercourse with him.
The International Day of the Disappeared:What happens to those who go missing through disaster and migration?
On 30 August, their plight of the disappeared is commemorated for those who have gone missing without a trace in situations of violence and armed conflict.
Film4 FrightFest 2015: UK horror fantasy film festival comes to London
The latest sneak previews and British premieres at the FrightFest five-day festival
