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Archaeologists unearth the bones of at least 20 French First World War dead after chance discovery by hikers in the forests of Verdun Remains found at the site of the village of Fleury-devant-Douaumont, which was destroyed during the Battle of Verdun It is believed that the location where...

Mystery as British woman is found dead outside Cayman Islands apartment block Shakara Taylor, formerly of Blackpool, Lancs., suffered serious head injuries Police are not treating the 31-year-old's death as suspicious Miss Taylor had emigrated to the Caribbean Island three years ago She...

Teenage girl raped on way home to family's £2.5m mansion by serial offender after getting stranded outside nightclub Arshad Arif raped a 17-year-old as she tried to get home from a night club She borrowed his phone and he put her in a taxi then raped her in a flat The rape bore...

Pressure mounts on BCCI boss in betting row AFP Updated June 2, 2013, 3:53 am NEW DELHI (AFP) - A third top Indian cricket official quit on Saturday, piling more pressure on the beleaguered president of the world's richest cricketing body to resign over a mounting betting scandal. Indian...

China accuses U.S. of 'prejudice' over 1989 protest comments Reuters June 2, 2013, 2:29 am Paramilitary policemen are reflected on a mirror of a car as they walk at the Tiananmen Square next to the Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao during the fifth plenary meeting of the National People's...

Italy aims to axe youth jobless rate below 30 percent: PM Reuters June 2, 2013, 3:56 am TRENTO, Italy (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Enrico Letta said on Saturday his government aims to reduce youth unemployment to below 30 percent in the next few years with a mixture of fiscal breaks...

Baby 59: grandparents of newborn found in sewage pipe in China appeal for privacy The grandparents of Baby 59 – the newborn child who was thrust into the global spotlight last Saturday after being miraculously rescued from a sewage pipe – have appealed for the family to be left in peace...

Zumba prostitute Alexis Wright jailed for 10 months AP June 01, 2013 12:15AM Alexis Wright, a Zumba fitness instructor who pleaded guilty to using her Maine studio as a front for prostitution, has been jailed. Picture: Robert F. Bukaty Source: AP A HIGH-PROFILE prostitution scandal...

Man who set up camera to catch a ghost instead catches girlfriend's affair with his 16-year-old son An Australian father who rigged up a video camera in his kitchen to capture paranormal activity instead caught his girlfriend canoodling with his 16-year-old son. By Ilya Gridneff 8:54AM...

High security at France's first gay marriage Smoke bomb aimed at historic wedding of Vincent Aubin and Bruno Boileau, but ceremony goes ahead relatively peacefully. Last Modified: 29 May 2013 18:05 The ceremony of Autin, left, and Boileau marked a symbolic end to months of debate on gay...

'Zombie' man hangs out at graveyards Man with Cotard's 'Walking Corpse Syndrome' convinced he is dead, hangs out at graveyard NEWS LIMITED MAY 28, 2013 12:37AM A patient with rare "Walking Dead" Syndrome told baffled doctors there was no point treating him, because he didn't have a brain...

Baby 'Healthy' After China Toilet Pipe Rescue The baby's young unmarried mother - who hid her pregnancy from neighbours - raised the alarm after unexpectedly giving birth. 2:21pm Tuesday 28 May 2013 The as yet un-named baby is "very healthy" in hospital. Pic: v.ifeng.com A newborn baby boy...

Newborn Chinese baby is rescued ALIVE from toilet pipe after being flushed away by parents Baby boy, believed to be a newborn, discovered beneath a toilet commode Firefighters removed section of pipe and doctors cut the infant free Emergency services called after woman heard cries coming...

Abandoned Chinese baby rescued from toilet pipe <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nfd-eHBbUb0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> BEIJING | Tue May 28, 2013 3:16am EDT (Reuters) - Firefighters in eastern China have rescued an abandoned newborn...

South African student invents new bath gel Product could help millions of people keep clean in countries where water is scarce. Last Modified: 27 May 2013 15:21<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1"...

Iraq's capital hit by deadly car bombings At least 33 people killed as a series of explosions strike in and around Baghdad. Last Modified: 27 May 2013 15:40 At least 33 people have been killed in a series of bombings in and around the Iraqi capital, security and medical officials said...

Anti-gay marriage protestors clash with riot police in Paris Riot police have clashed with hundreds of troublemakers in Paris at the end of a largely peaceful march by tens of thousands of people opposed to France's new gay marriage law. Tens of thousands of people protested against...

<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9yzoLRyY-bA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> Three More Arrested Following Murder of UK Soldier

Woolwich murder: three more arrested over killing of Lee Rigby Two men detained at address in south-east London while another arrested in the street, all on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder Press Association The Guardian Sunday 26 May 2013 08.58 BST Floral tributes left by members...

Suspected killer of British soldier was held in Kenya By Peter Griffiths and Drazen Jorgic LONDON/NAIROBI | Sun May 26, 2013 10:49am EDT (Reuters) - One of two men arrested over the murder of a British soldier in a London street was detained in Kenya in 2010 on suspicion of seeking to train...