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Girl, 14, fights off rapists but is burned to death by her attackers in India
RapeAs she lay on her deathbed, the 14-year-old girl named the suspects - a 14-year-old boy and 22-year-old man - who allegedly tried to rape her before pouring kerosene over her and setting her on fire in Bemetara, India
Mum-of-three giving birth shot dead after gunmen burst into home in South Africa
Giving birth
Shaida Nathan and her baby were unable to be saved after gunmen burst into her home and shot her as she was delivering her fourth child in the Western Cape, South Africa
Europe has increase in coronavirus cases for the first time in months
Coronavirus
Hans Kluge, the regional director of the World Health Organisation in Europe, said that there are still 20,000 new cases and 700 deaths every day          
Man, 84, spends £38,000 and eight years trying to evict own daughter from apartment
property news
Peter Grundy has exhausted all legal avenues trying to get daughter Katrina out of his apartment but she won't budge, despite her old man needing the money to move into a care home
Man walks around with huge knife sticking out of head after surviving horror attack
Knife crime
WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: The 36-year-old victim miraculously survived the attack without serious injury after intervening in a dispute in Harlem, New York, yesterday morning
Eerie footage of hundreds of terrifying dolls that inhabit 'Island of the Dolls'
Mexico
The islands were placed on the island following the death of a young girl by drowning in the 1950s and were added to for 50 years
Coronavirus bodies stashed in bin bags next to patients as crisis in Brazil deepens
Brazil
Brazil's coronavirus death toll has passed 50,000 before the peak with experts fearing the worst is still to come. More nurses have died from coronavirus in Brazil than any other country.
Inside horror of Yulin dog festival where animals are tortured and boiled alive
Dogs
WARNING - DISTRESSING FOOTAGE Despite its name change to the Yulin Summer Solstice Festival defenceless dogs and cats are still being tortured and boiled alive at the barbaric event
Baby dies from coronavirus after being picked up and cuddled by well-wishers
Babies
The 40-day-old baby passed away at a hospital in Indonesia after showing symptoms of coronavirus including coughing, a fever and breathing problems
Teen left with 'square head like Buzz Lightyear' after chin fat removal procedure
Cosmetic surgery
Sofia Marroquin, 19, from Australia, shared a hilarious clip on TikTok of the moment she revealed her "new look" to her family after undergoing a Kybella treatment to remove excess fat from her chin
Chilling footage shows moment great white shark lurks beneath unsuspecting surfers
Sharks
Aerial footage shows the huge shark swimming right below a group of surfers who were waiting to catch a wave. They had no idea the great white was lurking beneath them in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Mexico earthquake: Deaths jump to 6 as 7.4 magnitude tremor hits cities 280 miles away
Earthquake
Hundreds living in isolated villages have been completely cut off by the earthquake, which also caused damage to buildings hundreds of miles away in Mexico City
Brazil's 'Donald Trump style' president threatened with fine for refusing to wear mask
Coronavirus
Brazil has more confirmed more coronavirus deaths than anywhere outside of the United States and President Bolsonaro must pay 2,000 reais - around £310 - daily if he ignores the demand
Mexico earthquake triggers small tsunami off coast as sea level rises 2 feet
Tsunami
Mexico's seismological service said the sea level rose 60 centimeters (2 feet) at Huatulco beach, in Oaxaca, normally a popular destination for US and Canadian tourists
Instagram Influencer who made £1m at 15 'filmed herself and sunset' before fatal crash
Instagram
Russian Anastasia Tropitsel, 18, suffered head injuries when she lost control of her Kawasaki motorbike and crashed into a fence on the Indonesian island of Bali
Airbnb host horrified to find trashed rooms strewn with condoms and TVs torn down
Airbnb
Jenny Rylance was appalled to receive a complaint from neighbours about a three-day party before finding underage girls sleeping at her property and every room decimated
Man inserts 15-inch eel into rear in 'folk remedy' before it tears hole in his bowels
Li Jian
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES The man in his 50s said he'd put the poor creature into his anus to 'cure constipation'. Horrified doctors said he was close to death and warned anyone else from trying the dangerous 'folk remedy'
Mexico earthquake: Four dead as 7.4 magnitude tremor sparks small tsunami
Earthquake
The huge tremor, which was recorded near the town of Pochutla, in Oaxaca, Mexico, has killed two people and sparked a tsunami alert for Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras
New coronavirus lockdown for 360,000 Germans as abattoir spike worsens second wave fears
Coronavirus
The premier of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said on Tuesday that the Guetersloh area would re-enter lockdown until June 30 after authorities began gradually lifting restrictive measures at the end of April
Tourists 'should swim with dolphin robots to stop animals being held captive'
Dolphins
New electronic dolphins have been designed for humans to swim with, meaning their real-life counterparts don't have to be kept in captivity, which animal rights groups say is cruel
Newborn triplets all test positive for coronavirus in 'unprecedented' case
World news
Medical experts are investigating whether the babies could have been passed coronavirus through their mother's placenta during her pregnancy
Doppelgangers from different continents say even families can't tell them apart
On Instagram
Bianca Mihai, 18, a singer from Buzau, Romania, and Palestinian-Syrian model Lana Al Beik, 25, decided to meet up in Dubai where Lana lives and were 'overwhelmed with emotion'
Horror as 'bodgers' ruin historic painting of Virgin Mary during 'restoration'
Art
Horrified art lovers have branded the repairers 'bodgers' after two pitiful attempts were made to restore the painting by Baroque artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo to its original glory
Sunken temple lost in 'catastrophic' flood rediscovered as spire emerges from the deep
Cultural Heritage
The ancient temple was lost beneath the Mahandi river in eastern India when seven villages were lost to floodwater in the 1800s
Sussex PoliceOne-year-old baby boy tragically dies after 'drowning in hot tub' at Sussex housePolice, paramedics and an air ambulance rushed to a home in Central Avenue, Worthing, Sussex, after a tot reportedly drowned in a hot tub, leaving the community in shock over the 'terrible tragedy'        
Mum's disbelief at teacher's note about contents of daughter's lunchbox
Man, 84, spends £38,000 and eight years trying to evict own daughter from apartment
Topless sunbather on UK naturist beach saves three women from drowning in current
Fans think Princess Charlotte looks exactly like another royal in latest photos
RapeGirl, 14, fights off rapists but is burned to death by her attackers in IndiaAs she lay on her deathbed, the 14-year-old girl named the suspects - a 14-year-old boy and 22-year-old man - who allegedly tried to rape her before pouring kerosene over her and setting her on fire in Bemetara, India
Meghan Markle will 'have to tell royal stories' in new job to justify fee, says expert
Mum-of-three giving birth shot dead after gunmen burst into home in South Africa
CCTV captured teenager 'with big smile on face' throw boy, 6, off Tate Modern
Video shows Meghan Markle and Harry leaving party seconds after chat with Charles
Sussex PoliceOne-year-old baby boy tragically dies after 'drowning in hot tub' at Sussex housePolice, paramedics and an air ambulance rushed to a home in Central Avenue, Worthing, Sussex, after a tot reportedly drowned in a hot tub, leaving the community in shock over the 'terrible tragedy'        
Mum's disbelief at teacher's note about contents of daughter's lunchbox
Peter Andre makes rare appearance in Katie Price's YouTube video after burying hatchet
Mum shamed after showing children's packed lunches - but others don't see the problem
Man, 84, spends £38,000 and eight years trying to evict own daughter from apartment
RapeGirl, 14, fights off rapists but is burned to death by her attackers in IndiaAs she lay on her deathbed, the 14-year-old girl named the suspects - a 14-year-old boy and 22-year-old man - who allegedly tried to rape her before pouring kerosene over her and setting her on fire in Bemetara, India
Michael Jackson's daughter Paris shares rare footage of him 11 years on from death
TUI answers all your travel questions as it prepares to resume flights
Meghan Markle will 'have to tell royal stories' in new job to justify fee, says expert
GoFundMe pulls campaign supporting Burnley fan who lost job due to banner stunt