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Her latest victim: A Thai sex bar owner

A Beijing court has sentenced a wheelchair-bound man, who set off a homemade explosive inside Beijing Capital International Airport in July, to six years in prison.

Poniewozik on why masturbation shouldn't shock us

Police pledge to combat "modern day slavery" after rescuing five women during night-time raids across Birmingham.

At least ten are dead from the quake

Small plane carrying 14 missing in Mexico's Baja peninsula, but bad weather halts search     

Surveillance program scoops up American and foreign contacts

Two bombings occur during a live TV interview in Syria.

UNICEF report says Palestinian teenagers are still mistreated by Israeli army during detention despite plans to reform.

Two days of negotiations in Geneva over Tehran's disputed programme are first since election of President Rouhani.

A retired Somali pirate is caught in Brussels after he falls for a fake offer from police to advise on a film about his own life.

In the face of government gridlock over the federal budget, let us consider a new way to make some policy decisions. What if citizens voted not only for candidates in presidential elections, but for policies that directl...

Cassidy Schiltz had every right to go cartwheel crazy after she won the "Price is Right's" second biggest prize in the history of the series.

The governor of the Afghan province of Logar is killed by a bomb in a mosque during prayers for the Muslim festival of Eid.

Four men are continuing to be questioned over an alleged terror plot after they were arrested in a series of raids by armed police officers across London.

Legislation should be brought in to deal with the problem of cyber-bullying, the children's commissioner for Wales says.

A teenager from Weston is charged with murder following the death of a 34-year-old man who was found with head injuries.

For the second time in two days, dry ice placed in a container exploded at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday night. No injuries were immediately reported.

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Cebu, the economic and political hub of the central Philippines, killing at least 20.

Germany's conservatives and their main leftist rivals announce plans to hold a third round of preliminary coalition talks later this week.

The use of hidden surveillance to carry out inspections of carers is being discussed by the Care Quality Commission.

If you see blood in your urine, even if it is just once, it could be a sign of cancer, a public health campaign warns.