STORY HIGHLIGHTS A 12-year-old has been taken by a crocodile in northern Australia A second boy, 15, was bitten but escaped The crocodile is believed to measure 2.5 to three meters (eight to nine feet) long Police are also looking for larger creatures that may have attacked the crocodile A 12-year-old boy is missing after being snatched by a crocodile in a remote part of the Australian Outback, authorities said […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The U.S. hasn’t determined whether the strike’s target was killed The target is described as a “senior leader” affiliated with al Qaeda and Al-Shabaab An October U.S. raid to capture an Al-Shabaab leader was aborted The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia on Sunday against a suspected militant leader, a U.S. military official told CNN. The target was described by the official as a “senior leader” […]

Colonel Muhammar Gaddafi kept several ‘sex dungeons’ at his palaces Libyan tyrant forced hundreds of young girls to become his sex slaves Gaddafi also had a ‘harem’ of young men called ‘the services group’ Dictator visited schools and ‘chose’ his victims with a pat on the head Gaddafi was killed in October 2011 after 42 years of dictatorship Colonel Muhammar Gaddafi kept several ‘sex dungeons’ at his palaces Libyan tyrant […]

“There seems also to be a sentiment of honour among them; for it is said that they use poisoned arrows in hunting, but never against their foes,” wrote Charles Dickens about the Santhals, one of India’s oldest and largest tribal communities in his weekly literary magazine. “If this be the case – and we hear nothing of the poisoned arrows in the recent conflicts – they are infinitely more respectable […]

STORY HIGHLIGHTS ‘Not a martyr’ campaign is gaining traction in Lebanon They say it highlights technique of labeling people as martyrs to avoid taking action They say in Lebanon, martyr is a respected title but it’s now used to desensitize people Campaign launched after one innocent victim of a bomb was called a martyr Mohammad Chaar wasn’t looking to become a martyr — or a victim. Late last month, the […]

Levinson’s wife: US not taking ownership   STORY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. government has failed to do enough to free him, Bob Levinson’s family says Family says documents strongly suggest Iranian officials arrested him The family want U.S. to acknowledge Levinson’s work with CIA; officials have not Being up-front “would be more of a positive step to getting him home,” son says The family of Bob Levinson, who disappeared from Iran seven […]

  It’s 60 years since the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine was launched. The USS Nautilus was the first “true” submarine as it did not need to be refuelled and could remain submerged for months. So what was it like living on it? “I was teased that if I was going to this nuclear power programme, I might become irradiated and sterile and not have any children.” Jerry Armstrong was a […]

A tweet with this image and the words “Go home train, you’re drunk” was retweeted thousands of times A tweet containing a bizarre picture of a train being transported through the town of Barmouth in Wales has been retweeted more than 2,100 times. Chris Applegate posted the photo along with the line “Go home train, you’re drunk” at 10:36 GMT on Friday. As well as being retweeted by the likes […]

Iran has begun curbing uranium enrichment under a deal which will also see international sanctions eased, the UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA) says. Earlier, centrifuges used for enrichment were disconnected at the Nantaz plant, Iranian TV reported. The move is part of a nuclear deal reached with the US, Russia, China and European powers last November. By the end of the day, Iran should be able to resume petrochemical and other […]

  China’s economy, the world’s second-largest, grew at its slowest pace in 14 years in 2013, latest figures show. Its gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 7.7% from a year ago, the slowest pace of growth since 1999. The growth rate was better than the government’s target of 7.5%. The pace of expansion was also the same as 2012. The data highlights the challenge policymakers face in sustaining China’s high growth […]