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Japanese man spends 44 years on death row A Japanese man has been identified as the longest-serving death row prisoner in the world after awaiting execution for a staggering 44 years and five months. Hakamada Iwao is believed to be the world's longest serving death-row prisoner By Julian...

Mali to send Francois Hollande 'bigger and better-looking' camel to replace one that was eaten Francois Hollande is to be sent a new camel from grateful officials in Mali – after the first one they presented to him as a gift was killed and turned into a stew. President François Hollande...

Woman behind street parties to 'celebrate' death of Margaret Thatcher named The woman behind an internet campaign to organise street parties to "celebrate" the death of Baroness Thatcher can be named as Romany Blythe, a drama teacher from Brighton. Blythe said the parties would be targeted...

N Korean spy Kim Hyun-hee: 'I was plucked by regime to bomb S Korean plane' A former North Korean spy has recalled her role in blowing up a civilian South Korean jet in 1987 – killing all 115 passengers – after being "plucked" from her schoolyard to work for the regime. Ms Hyun-Hee said she...

Malaysia heads for closely contested polls on May 5 By Anuradha Raghu and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR | Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:38am EDT (Reuters) - Malaysia will hold general elections on May 5, the government said on Wednesday, in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition's...

Most rape victims in conflict zones are children: report By Li-mei Hoang LONDON | Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:33am EDT (Reuters) - Most victims of sexual violence in conflict zones are children who are suffering rape and abuse at an appalling rate, said campaigners who described the attacks as the...

7 Most Unhealthy Processed Foods You Need To Avoid Processed foods have the advantage of saving time and this makes them tempting to people who have a busy lifestyle and for those who don’t particularly like to cook. Most processed foods also come with a low price tag that is hard for many...

Fidel Castro advises friend North Korea against war By Jeff Franks HAVANA | Fri Apr 5, 2013 12:02pm EDT (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned ally North Korea against war on Friday and described the current tensions on the Korean Peninsula as one of the "gravest risks" for...

Punch Leaves Man With Star-Shaped Cataract By Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily Managing Editor Punch Leaves Man With Star-Shaped … A man in Austria developed a cataract shaped like a star in his eye after he was punched, according to a report of his case. The 55-year-old went to his doctor...

Lego withdraws 'anti-Islamic' Star Wars Jabba the Hutt palace model from sale after complaints News Limited Network April 02, 201310:50AM The Lego kit at the centre of the row. Source: Supplied TOY giant Lego has reportedly agreed to stop producing a Star Wars toy product Muslims find...

MI6 organised execution of DRC leader Lumumba, peer claims British spies admitted helping to organise the detention and execution of the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 1960s, a peer has claimed. British spies admitted helping to organise the detention and...

Walnuts cuts diabetes risk by one quarter Eating walnuts just two or three times a week can reduce the risk of type two diabetes by a almost a quarter, according to new research. Walnuts Photo: SIMON BROWN 11:04AM BST 01 Apr 2013 A study of nearly 140,000 women in the US shows regular...

Afghan teenager stabs US soldier to death as he played with children An Afghan teenager has killed an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan by stabbing him in the neck while he played with a group of local children. Sgt. Michael C. Cable was stabbed in the neck while he played with a group...

James Holmes: Prosecutors seek death penalty for Colorado shooter The man accused of killing 12 cinema-goers during a midnight screening of a Batman film in Colorado last year faces execution if he is convicted of their murders. James Holmes is accused of killing 12 people in a crowded...

German opposition parties warn each other: Don't team up with Merkel By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN | Sun Mar 31, 2013 9:08am EDT (Reuters) - Germany's two main opposition parties traded warnings on Sunday against joining forces with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives after September's...

Cyprus details heavy losses for major bank customers By Karolina Tagaris NICOSIA | Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:45am EDT (Reuters) - Major depositors in Cyprus's biggest bank will lose around 60 percent of savings over 100,000 euros, its central bank confirmed on Saturday, sharpening the terms of a...

A view of red polluted water in the Jianhe River in Luoyang, Henan province December 13, 2011. REUTERS/China Daily A resident fishes on the bank of the Yangtze River near the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge amid thick haze in Wuhan, Hubei province June 15, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

Dead fish and rubbish are seen in a polluted river in Haikou, southern China's Hainan province, September 19, 2006. REUTERS/Vito Lee Workers use rakes to remove rubbish floating in a holding pen on a polluted canal in central Beijing September 23, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray Smoking...

A woman rides along a street on a hazy day in Haozhou, Anhui province, January 24, 2013. REUTERS/China Daily A view of downtown Shanghai on a hazy day is seen on May 15, 2012. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Domestic sewage flows to the Wenyuhe River through a dry riverbed on the outskirts of...

Domestic sewage flows to the Wenyuhe River through underground pipelines on the outskirts of Beijing, March 24, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee A statue of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong is seen in front of smoking chimneys at Wuhan Iron And Steel Corp in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 6, 2013...