Brutal fight took place in Madikwe Reserve, South Africa Photographer captured moment two lionesses tore into each other Mothers are known to be extremely protective over their babies – but rarely does it lead to a show of aggression quite like this. These two lionesses came to blows after their prides crossed paths in the African bush. Concerned about the safety of their cubs, both lionesses began fighting, sinking their […]

    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 […]

Kieron Williamson, 10, has seen his lifetime earnings soar to nearly £1.5m The talented artist sold 23 of his paintings for a total of £242,095 last Friday Another sale will be held this Friday – with his artwork likely to sell in minutes A 10-year-old art genius is set to see his lifetime earnings soar to nearly £1.5million after selling his latest collection of paintings for more than £240,000. Schoolboy […]

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 […]

NEW DELHI—At least 22 children died and more than two dozen others are seriously ill after eating food contaminated with insecticide at a state-run school in eastern India, government officials and doctors said Wednesday. The children, aged between 8 and 12, fell sick Tuesday after eating lunch at an elementary school in Gandaman, a village about 65 miles from Patna, the capital of Bihar, one of India’s poorest states. The […]

Cuba has admitted being behind a stash of weapons found on board a North Korean ship seized in the Panama Canal. The Cuban foreign ministry said the ship was carrying obsolete Soviet-era arms from Cuba for repair in North Korea. The ship was seized by Panama last week after “undeclared military cargo” was found hidden in a shipment of sugar. United Nations sanctions prohibit the supply of arms to North […]

Woman, 26, whose weight plummeted to five-and-a-half stone after school nurse said she was obese conquers anorexia to gain master’s degree Rowena Buxton-Henderson suffered from anorexia throughout her teens She developed condition when after a school nurse weighed her and told her she must lose weight because she was ‘morbidly obese’ Aged 13 and at 16-and-a-half stone, she was overweight, but the humiliating incident caused her to become terrified of […]

India’s top court Tuesday overturned an eight-year ban on dance bars in Mumbai by the Maharashtra state government, which said they were degrading and exploited women. The Supreme Court’s decision upheld a 2006 ruling by the Bombay High Court that said the ban was discriminatory. The groups contesting the ban also said it violated their constitutional right to earn a living. The government of Maharashtra in 2005 prohibited performances in […]