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A US man has been accused of burying his daughter alive in a pit and leaving her there overnight as a form of punishment.

A 54-year-old Indonesian woman was eaten alive by a 16-foot python in the Jambi province of the country, according to local media reports.

The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), in a scathing statement, has called for the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner.

An Iranian hermit who was known as the "world's dirtiest man" passed away at the age of 94, months after he took his first bath in decades.

A California teacher has been accused of hiding a teenage boy for two years at her house in Sacramento.

A mother and son in Massachusetts, US, had a near-death experience after they ate highly toxic "death cap" mushrooms foraged from a friend's backyard.

A dengue patient in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh died after allegedly being administered sweet lemon juice instead of blood platelets.

Two women were killed and their bodies were cut into small pieces in a suspected case of human sacrifice.

A 23-year-old UK man has been disqualified from driving for 12 months after he was caught doing doughnuts with his car while someone was on its roof.

A 47-year-old underworld criminal who was released by the Russian government so he could go and fight in Ukraine was shot dead after he tried to escape the war.

Cats are tiny little creatures and never shy away from trying out the most obscured spaces and corners.

Women across the world have come out in support of women in Iran as they continue their protests against the country's morality police

Three Saudi tribesmen have been sentenced to death for refusing to leave their homes to make way for the government's ambitious project Neom mega city.

Newly unearthed mediaeval manuscripts have revealed that the 14th-century English writer Geoffrey Chaucer was wrongly accused of rape all these years.

A 38-year-old woman has been accused of murdering and decapitating her friend before dumping her body in woods in Devon, UK.

The "megadrought" being witnessed by much of the US Southwest has forced rivers and lakes to run almost dry.

A 34-year-old UK man has been sentenced to spend five years in jail for sexually abusing animals and sharing videos of the abuse online.

In a tragic incident reported from the US, a 47-year-old man lost his life after his GPS device led him off a washed away bridge.

The staff at a hospital in Australia has come under fire after its nurses reportedly sent a man to the morgue while he was still alive.

Tesla founder Elon Musk may be an overachiever, but there are things that even he does not have control over.

A UK man whose cold sore kiss led to the death of his 2-month-old son brutally attacked his former partner at the latter's house in the town of Bootle.

A woman who was taken from her family when she was only 4 years old has finally been reunited with her family in the UK.

A US man kidnapped his own baby and used him as a shield to protect himself during a confrontation with police officers.

Conservative party members have been accused of using homophobic slurs at an event organised to celebrate LGBTQ+ diversity in Birmingham on Tuesday.

A British couple was brutally murdered by a South African gang and their bodies were thrown into a river to be eaten by crocodiles.

Necrophile David Fuller has been charged with 16 further sexual offences.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has often come under fire for his controversial tweets, and this time it is Ukraine's president whom he has managed to displease.

A 27-year-old Russian rapper who was against Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine took his own life to avoid being drafted into the war.

The fast-food chain McDonald's recently announced that they will soon be launching Happy Meals for adults.