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Backpacker on becoming a Taliban guest in Pakistan

It’s certainly a less-trodden path, but that’s exactly why one intrepid backpacker wanted to do it.  Rico Chee, a 25-year-old Malaysian writer and ... read more

Department stores in North Korea after economic revolution

The Stalinist autocracy of North Korea might be attracting a lot of attention for its plans to attach a nuclear warhead to a ballistic missile – but the r... read more

Barcelona security chiefs rejected Las Ramblas barriers

Barcelona security chiefs rejected calls last year to install barriers at Las Ramblas to protect pedestrians from an attack by terrorists in a vehicle, it emerg... read more

Trans soldier told to revert back to woman after Trump ban

A transgender solider says he was told that he must carry out the rest of his military career as a woman if he wants to keep his job. Hayden Brown says that ju... read more

How many retro gadgets do you recognise?

Nostalgia fans have been sharing their much-loved retro gadgets online Answering machines and pagers have been made obsolete by mobile phones Record adapter tha... read more

Leaked Samsung sales brochure reveals Galaxy Note 8 specs

A Samsung leaflet apparently intended for their Australian market has been leaked ahead of the much anticipated launch of the Galaxy Note 8. With less than a we... read more

Mother who killed her toddler daughter not guilty

A ‘white witch’ mother accused of murdering her 16-month-old daughter has been found not guilty by reason of mental illness. The 44-year-old’s... read more

Colorized photos from Korean War show US troops in battle

As tensions continue to rise between North Korea and the United States amid threats of nuclear battle, the horrors of the Korean War have been brought back to l... read more

Caloundra bushfire in Queensland sparks evacuations

A fire is burning out of control in the south of the Sunshine Coast, with residents and business owners fleeing the area. More than 100 firefighters are at Calo... read more

US military dog tags and bones found on Solomon Islands

Dog tags and human remains found on the Solomon Islands could belong to a former US soldier who went missing during the Second World War. The macabre discovery ... read more

Trump drops plan to create infrastructure council

President Donald Trump has abandoned plans to create an infrastructure advisory council, the White House said on Thursday, the day after two other advisory grou... read more

Kent mother fell into a coma after two sunbed sessions

A mother hoping to get a base tan before going on holiday to Tenerife had two sunbed sessions within 24 hours – and ended up in a coma. Caroline Wood, 40,... read more

State Republican headquarters tagged with Nazi vandalism

The New Hampshire Republican Party says ‘malcontents’ are responsible for spraying the word ‘Nazis’ inside a hand-drawn heart on the rea... read more

Barcelona attack: Terror investigators make arrest

A suspect in the Barcelona terror attack has been arrested, police in Catalonia have said. They explained that a man was detained in Ripoll – which is nor... read more

Hundreds of chickens whiz through the air

Video footage was recorded on August 14 in China’s Guizhou province The farmer uses a whistle to call the animals over so he can feed them Hundreds of chi... read more

Indian floods: Mother and child drown in shocking video

This is the horrific moment a mother and child drowned when a bridge collapsed in floods which have claimed the lives of more than 150 people in India. Desperat... read more

Teenage boy looks like a toddler thanks to rare syndrome

The mother of a teenager who is the same size as a toddler has called his unnamed condition the ‘happy syndrome’.  Angus Palmes, 13, weighs just 2s... read more

Melbourne residents object to homeless housing scheme

Residents of one of Melbourne’s most exclusive suburbs left livid with scheme Brighton homeowners object to housing five homeless people on empty plot Lan... read more

Perth father pleads guilty to importing child sex dolls

Hayden Cole, 40, from Dianella appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday He admitted importing life-like sex dolls that resemble children as young as six  ... read more

Take a Shewee! Female climber reveals how to conquer K2

A former banker has revealed how she went about summiting K2, one of the world’s most dangerous mountains. Vanessa O’Brien, who’s British-Amer... read more

Aspiring footballer has a 59″ belly that will kill him

An aspiring footballer is in constant pain due to a life-threatening condition that has caused his abdomen to bloat to 59 inches. Bikash Hazarika, 21, from a re... read more

Alabama nominee claims Indiana are subject to ‘Sharia law’

An Alabama Senate nominee has come under fire for claiming parts of Indiana are subject to ‘Sharia Law’ without providing proof. Former Alabama chie... read more

Testosterone may be responsible for stock market crashes

Since the first stock market in Amsterdam in the 17th Century, trading floors have been dominated by men. And it turns out that testosterone may be responsible ... read more

Suri Cruise dons cute outfit while out with Katie Holmes

She recently claimed she was not worried about her pending teenage years.  And it’s no surprise given that Suri Cruise still looked every inch the cherub... read more