Saudi Arabia: Illicit gay wedding sparks outrage in Islamic kingdom after video goes viral
Is it a prank or a challenge to conservative values in Gulf kingdom? Authorities open investigation into gay wedding ceremony.
Eric Trump mocked for his sombrero birthday party with Fudgie the Whale cake: 'Is Mexico paying?'
Critics round on irony of Donald Trump's son sporting Mexican headwear at party despite president's threat to build border wall.
Former football coach Barry Bennell pleads guilty to 7 child sex offences
Former coach charged with 55 offences against boys at Crewe, Manchester and Stoke over 12-year period.
Michael Moore plans to start fracking near Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago winter White House resort
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore announces on Twitter that he is planning to start fracking near Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort after saying US president has "dementia."
Obama stars as first guest on David Letterman's comeback talk show
Barack Obama to star as first guest on David Letterman's comeback talk show on Netflix: "My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman."
Israeli 'organ trafficking mastermind' arrested in Cyprus after 7-year manhunt
An Israeli man, Moshe Harel, described as the ringleader of a global organ trafficking network has been arrested in Cyprus.
Merkel upbeat over fresh coalition talks to end Germany's political crisis
German chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed to fresh talks to form a new government in a bid to end the political crisis in Europe's largest economy.
Trump could reject post-Brexit trade deal if not invited to Royal wedding, claims Michael Wolff
US President Donald Trump could reject a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK if he is not invited to the Royal wedding, Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff claims.
Catholic Church rocked by new sex abuse scandal as 10 paedophile priests named in Switzerland
Catholic Church rocked by new sex abuse allegations as Sion bishop Jean-Marie Lovey apologises for clerical abuse by 10 paedophile priests in Switzerland.
Animals evacuated from giant Noah's Ark replica after it broke free during storm and crashed
Replica of Noah's Ark breaks free and causes chaos, crashing into boats moored in harbour of Dutch fishing village Urk.
The tin can heist: Qatari jewels 'worth millions' stolen from Venice palace
Jewels belonging to the Al Thani collection, owned by the Qatari royal family, were stolen from the Palazzo Ducale in Venice.
Steve Bannon calls Donald Trump Jr 'treasonous' over Russian meeting in new book
Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon slams Donald Trump Jr for 'treasonous meeting' with Russians in Michael Wolff's explosive new book.
Another Egyptian pop singer has been jailed for 'inciting debauchery' with her racy music video
Another Egyptian pop singer Leila Amer has been arrested for 'inciting debauchery' in racy music video.
Lesbian couple 'feared for their lives' during homophobic attack on Jetstar flight
The intoxicated passenger allegedly called the two women "faggots, dykes and poofters" and kicked their seats for hours.
This woman's six year medical hell was caused by a Heinz sachet stuck in her intestine
Sauce sachet removed from bowel of woman "suffering from Crohn's disease" during surgery, according to British Medical Journal report.
Muslim man beaten to death after complaining about loud New Year music played near graveyard
Muslim man Waseem Ansari beaten to death in Jharkhand, India, after he complained about loud New Year music.
Drunk man takes taxi from Copenhagen to Oslo and then refused to pay for 600km trip
Drunk man takes taxi from Copenhagen to Oslo on New Year's Eve and refuses to pay for 600km trip. Norwegian police were called to wake him up and order him to pay fare.
Football pundit Trevor Sinclair falsely accused officer of racism before urinating in cop car
Former England footballer Trevor Sinclair pleads guilty to drink driving and racially abusing police officer at his home in Lytham, Lancashire.
Iran protests: Jailed Saudi blogger tells 'revolutionaries' to remember prisoners of free speech
Saudi prisoner Raif Badawi urges Iranian revolutionaries to not forget jailed Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mohammed Ali Taheri after protests break out across Iran.
Villagers discover missing neighbour being devoured by crocodile in storm-ravaged Philippines
Philippines Storm Tembin: Abdulsalam Binang Amerhasan eaten by crocodile while trying to flee rising water on island of Palawan.
Pakistan denounced as 'terrorist state' after four Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir
Pakistani fire kills 4 Indian soldiers along disputed border of Kashmir as tensions between two countries over Himalayan region escalate.
Horrors of China's Tiananmen Square revealed: 'Victims' bodies turned into pie'
Tiananmen Square death toll at least 10,000 and victims were 'remains hosed down drains' according to telegram by British ambassador Alan Donald.
Philippines Storm Tembin erases villages and kills more than 180 on Mindanao island
Philippines Storm Tembin kills more than 180 on Mindanao island - latest typhoon from Pacific to strike the island country after Kai-Tak.
London Zoo fire: Aardvark killed and four meerkats missing
London Zoo fire: Aardvark killed and four meerkats missing as more than 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines tackle huge blaze at Adventure Cafe.
Syrians are covering one eye in photos to protest Assad's regime
Syrians are covering one eye in photos to support #SolidaritywithKarim after baby lost one eye in artillery attack on eastern Ghouta by Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Triple Talaq: Europe's top court says Islamic instant divorce is 'not legal under EU law
European Court of Justice rules that sharia law's 'triple talaq', Islamic instant divorce, not legal under EU legislation.
Who was Cardinal Law? Boston Archbishop died unpunished for protecting paedophile priests
Cardinal Bernard Law, named by the Boston Globe's Spotlight investigation into clerical child sex abuse in Boston Archdiocese, fled to Rome and escaped prison.
A new crocodile lizard has been discovered in Vietnam and it's already under threat from poachers
Crocodile lizard, horseshoe mountain bat and snail-eating turtle among 150 new species discovered in Greater Mekong by WWF and under threat by poachers and illegal wildlife trade.
Oscar Pistorius will appeal murder sentence after court more than doubles punishment
Parlaympian star Oscar Pistorius files papers at South Africa's Constitutional Court to appeal increased murder sentence, which Supreme Court doubled from six to 13 years.
Court accused of racism as Brianna Brochu avoids hate crime charge for 'poisoning' black roommate
Anger among University of Hartford students and civil rights activists as Brianna Brochu avoids hate crime charge for 'poisoning' black roommate Jazzy Rowe.