Isis Militants Massacre 50 Tribesmen and Women in Iraq
At least 50 men and women in Iraq's Anbar province were lined up and shot, said officials on Saturday.
US Military Sexual Assault Survey Condemned for 'Invasive' Questions
Military personnel offended by explicit, detailed questions in a sex assault survey thousands asked to complete.
Nigeria: Boko Haram Refuses to Return 200 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Who 'Have Been Married Off'
Boko Haram's leader denies the militant group has agreed to a ceasefire.
Nasa Rocket Explodes Seconds After Lift-Off in Virginia
An unmanned, 14-storey rocket built by Orbital Sciences burst into flames soon after lift-off, according to Nasa.
Houston Cop Charged Over Foot Fetish Allegations
A police officer with a foot fetish was arrested and charged on accusations that he asked sexual favours from a woman he pulled over.
Google's X Division Pioneers a Super Pill that Seeks Out and Identifies Illnesses
The search engine giant's latest project is researching a capsule that hunts out malignant cells and test for cancer.
Isis Child Soldiers Used as Suicide Bombers and Human Shields
Children as young as six years old are being trained as suicide bombers and the Islamic State's soldiers of the future, according to Foreign Policy.
International Space Station Takes Evasive Action to Avoid Collision with Russian Junk
Debris from a spent Russian satellite came close to the orbiting satellite which was then manoeuvred out of harm's way, said NASA.
Iraq Bomb Blast: Suicide Attacker in Humvee Sets Off Blast Killing 34 People
Two car bombings in Iraq have killed at least 34 people and injured 24 at a checkpoint manned by troops and pro-government Shiite militiamen.
Halloween Haunting: Leamington Spa Train Station Calls in Ghostbusters
Commuters claim to have seen ghosts at the UK's most-haunted railway station.
Brazil Election: Aecio Neves Shrugs Off Playboy Image as Polls Open
Aecio Neves is hoping to bring to an end 12 years of left-wing rule in an election too close to call with incumbent president Dilma Rousseff.
Ebola Outbreak: British Smartphone Game Plague Inc Wipes Out Humanity with Deadly Virus
Sales of a mobile game Plague Inc dominated the iPhone download charts and hit the number one paid-for spot in the UK last week.
Ancient Greece: 4,000 Year-Old 'CD-ROM' Code Cracked
A disk from 1700BCE is revealing its secrets after being decoded by scientists.
British Tourist Savagely Mauled by Monkey in Gibraltar Nature Reserve
Hiker Stuart Gravenell need 40 stitches after a monkey attack in what nurses called the worst monkey-inflicted injury they had ever seen.
Queen Elizabeth Abused By Twitter Trolls After Sending Her First Tweet
Twitter trolls attacked the Queen of England soon after she posted her first tweet.
Twilight Star Kristen Stewart Takes Acting Break for 'Creative Endeavours'
One of the world's highest-paid female Hollywood actors, Kristen Stewart, is retiring from films to concentrate on other projects.
UK Couple Found Dead at Hotel Near Taj Mahal in Suspected Drugs Overdose
Two British tourists were found dead in a hotel near one of India's main tourist attractions, the Taj Mahal in an apparent drugs overdose.
Vegetarian Men have Lower Sperm Counts Than Meat Eaters
Men who have a diet composed of fruit and vegetables risk their fertility and chances of having children, according to researchers.
Vegetarian Dinosaur Stegosaurus Used Spiky Tail as Lethal Weapon
The stegosaurus was not the slow-witted creature previously thought, but a ferocious fighter capable of killing even predatory dinosaurs, according to new research.
Hurricane Gonzalo: 100mph Gale Force Winds Batter Britain
Gale force winds, torrential rain and falling trees are expected to hit the UK in the wake of Hurricane Gonzalo.
Seven Bodies Linked to Murder Suspect Darren Deon Vann Found in Indiana
A registered sex offender, Darren Deon Vann has confessed to strangling a woman whose body was found at a local motel on Friday.
Paedophiles Who Download Images of Child Abuse 'Won't All Be Charged'
Police can only target the most dangerous abusers among the 50,000 who have viewed child abuse images.
Hong Kong Protests: 20 Demonstrators Injured in Fourth Night of Violence
Dozens of riot police in Hong Kong charge protestors at barricades in Mong Kok area, repeatedly striking them with batons.
King Tutankhamun: Latest Tests Prove the Boy Pharaoh was Product of Incest
A 'virtual autopsy' of King Tutankhamun shows his parents were brother and sister, that he had a club foot, feminine hips and a large overbite.
China: Bear Bites Off 9-Year-Old's Arm, Leads to Fears of Animal Behaviour Changes
A bear savaged the arm of a boy who tried to feed the animal through its cage in central China on Sunday.
Ched Evans: Sheffield United Fans Chant Songs in Praise of Convicted Rapist Footballer
Sheffield United supporters were heard singing songs of praise for convicted rapist Ched Evans at a football match on Saturday.
101 Dalmatians Star Glenn Close Spent Her Childhood in 'pro-Hitler' Religious Cult
Actor Glenn Close reveals she spent much of her childhood trapped in a right-wing, homophobic cult.
Ebola Lockdown Strands Passengers Aboard Carnival Magic Cruise Ship
Thousands of passengers were trapped aboard the Carnival Magic cruise ship, after fears that a guest may have handled Ebola specimens.
Kurdish Fighters in Syria Kill 35 Isis Militants Near Kobani
35 Isis militants killed in battle with Kurdish forces near evacuated village of Raviya in the Tal Bouka hills.
Hong Kong: Violent Skirmishes Continue Between Police in Riot Gear and Protestors
Hundreds of police in Hong Kong used pepper spray on pro-democracy protestors to move them out of a tunnel near the city government headquarters.
