Tom Greenhalgh was not allowed to be in contact with his son for two weeks The rare condition could have killed the newborn baby His upper body and head were completely covered in painful, weeping sores Thinks he became infected by nervously scratching while awaiting the birth A father was banned from seeing his newborn son after contracting a horrific herpes rash. Tom Greenhalgh, 27, was not allowed to be […]

A court in India has sentenced six men to life imprisonment over the gang rape of a Swiss tourist in March this year. The woman, 39, and her husband were attacked while camping in woodland in central Madhya Pradesh state. The men, aged between 22 and 30, were all from a village close to the scene of the rape. The attack came months after a 23-year-old Indian woman died following […]

The bus was travelling on a flooded road in Savaii during torrential rain A 12-year-old and five-year-old girl were killed in the horrific crash Several other people were taken to hospital with broken bones Tipping over into raging flood waters after a swollen river burst its banks it’s a miracle that anyone on this packed Samoan bus made it out alive. The screams of those on board can be heard […]

Reports of explosion in Terminal 3 at busy airport in Chinese capital Pictures posted online show man in wheelchair brandishing an object Believed to be a packet of gunpowder used to make firecrackers Another photo shows a wheelchair on its side in smoke-filled terminal State media says man was hospitalised and nobody else injured A man in a wheelchair set off a home-made bomb in the arrivals hall at Beijing […]

The crash happened earlier this week in southern China’s Guanxi province The woman, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, smashed through the window Firefighters had to enlarge the hole around her neck to free her Both the woman and the car’s driver are said to be recovering in hospital A Chinese woman miraculously survived a car crash which saw her head smash through the windscreen and become wedged in the […]

A lack of co-operation between South Asian countries is preventing timely flood warnings that could save lives and property during the Monsoon season. Erratic and extreme rainfall is causing catastrophic flooding, most recently in northwest India and Nepal following heavy rainfall in June. But the sharing of hydrological data can be a sensitive issue because of disputes over water use. Officials say a network is required to share data across […]

    Disturbing pictures show Romanian and Bulgarian gangs operating in Paris     Published in Paris Match magazine, which devoted 8 pages to them     They show aggressive gangs causing chaos and misery in French capital Stalking their prey around some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world, they will stop at nothing to intimidate and steal. These disturbing pictures showing gangs from Romania and Bulgaria operating in Paris […]

Thousands of Greek workers are holding a 24-hour strike called by trade unions to protest against government plans to cut public sector jobs. Hospital services, public transport and flights are being affected by the industrial action. Demonstrations have been building for several days over the latest set of deeply unpopular austerity measures. MPs plan to pass a bill this week to start receiving 6.8bn euros (£5.8bn) of bailout loans to […]

Andrea was 14 years old the first time a voice over the Internet told her to take off her clothes. “I was so embarrassed because I don’t want others to see my private parts,” she said. “The customer told me to remove my blouse and to show him my breasts.” She was in a home in Negros Oriental, a province known for its scenic beaches, tourism and diving. But she […]

Cases of an incurable illness called valley fever are multiplying at a mystifying rate in the American south-west. Six states are affected, and Mexico too, but few places have been hit as hard as one remote city. Even in sweltering heat, the wind brings no respite to Avenal. The gusts are warm, like a hairdryer, and they carry an invisible threat that has claimed and disrupted many lives. The tiny […]