Passengers on a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles were told of some special on-board cargo. The pilot announced a fallen soldier was being brought home to his family. The flight was welcomed by a water cannon salute. Even passengers that would normally rush off an aircraft stood to pay their respects as the fallen soldiers' casket was unloaded.

Rachel Poole, 31, of Texas, was talking to her husband, Justin Pele Poole, online when a man identified as Corey Moss, 19, broke into their home and lunged at her. The 31-year-old mother-to-be, who is nine months pregnant, was rushed to a hospital in critical condition suffering from multiple stab wounds and fractures. Doctors said her unborn baby, who is due in a week, was in good condition.

A Canadian company has designed a sleek 10ft by 10ft 'micro-home' that can be sent anywhere in the world and assembled within days. And the company, based in Vancouver, claims that not only is the tiny property space effective, but it's also cost effective - priced between $25,000 and $28,000 - and good for the environment, too. The house has been designed and built but now the company, NOMAD, is seeking funding through an online campaign to test prototypes and develop infrastructure for larger scale production.

Denis Lafargue, from Louisiana, and Texas-based photographer Elizabeth Wisdom first got in touch when Denis commented on a photo Elizabeth had posted. After ultimately exchanging numbers and visiting one another, the couple made it official with an engagement in June - and shared the moment online with a picture, of course.

Mother Savita Sambhaji Raut, 26, (right) from Madhavnagar, central India, said how she feared for her daughter's future after she inherited a rare genetic disorder. But she said it did not matter what her child looked like, she would love her unconditionally. Her daughter, who is yet to be named, is one of only a few hundred people in the world to be born with Werewolf Syndrome. Pictured left to right, Savitri Sambhaji Raut, 17, Savita Sambhaji Raut, 26, Laxmi Sambhaji Raut, 15, and Manisha Sambhaji Raut, 19.

Undeterred by high levels of security, MailOnline visited the Treasure Island site twice after hiring a boat to come closer than anyone else so far to the mystery project. From what MailOnline has seen and heard it is most likely the barges are showrooms for Google Glass, despite their rather depressing exterior - which hide tantalizing clues as to their true use.

Three people were injured near Times Square today when a 15ft high construction wall collapsed in high winds, trapping them underneath. Dozens of passers by rushed to pull the two women and a man free after hearing their cries for help. A sudden strong storm that hit the city just after 10am had caused a plywood and metal wall set up around a building site, to collapse.

An Alabama man has been found guilty of murdering his wife 14 years ago after the woman's family and friends fought relentlessly to bring the cold case to justice. Desta Dodson-Byrd was 29 when she died of a single gunshot wound to the head on the driveway of the home she shared with her husband Jody Byrd, 46, in 1999. During Byrd's trial, the jury saw a videotaped interrogation from the day of his arrest during which he refused to say whether he had apologized while standing over his wife's casket at her funeral.

The fifth-grade primary school student, Jun Jun, had been told to write a 1,000-character apology by his teacher Miss Chen for talking in class. Neighbours say the teacher told him to jump out of a building after he didn't do the task. His devastated parents (pictured right) have now launched a campaign against pressure schools put on students. He wrote a message in his textbook (inset) saying he couldn't jump as his teacher told him. Ten-year-old Jun Jun hit a parked car (pictured left) as he fell from the 30th floor.

Photographer Mark Brodkin, 45, racked up months of research and spent hours at the locations throughout Canada and America in his quest for the perfectly symmetrical shot. The intrepid snapper, from Toronto, Canada, said: 'I travel all over the world to photograph the most beautiful landscapes I can find.'

The unidentified women showed up at two different Arizona State University Halloween parties in just their birthday suits, which was posted on Twitter account, ASUConfessions. The daring Halloween outfits have sparked public debate on nudity, with some outraged and others impressed. Some claim the two women were strippers hired by the school's fraternity.

Vivien's stepson Tarquin - Laurence Olivier's son by Jill Esmond - is a producer on a new film about the couple, provisionally titled Larry And Viv. Tarquin says, 'The time is right for a film about them - they've come back into fashion after my father featured prominently in the recent film My Week With Marilyn.'

Two members of the Austin Fire Department were pictured yesterday rescuing a dog from the flood waters plaguing central Texas. More than a foot of rain fell on central Texas on Wednesday and Thursday prompting flash-flooding throughout the region. Two neighborhoods were mandatorily evacuated and more than 500 homes flooded. The flooding was linked to two deaths in the region.

Dressed in pyjama bottoms, Simon Gittany is seen slapping his hands on top of his head before crouching over and putting his hands on his knees as he descends the lift at his Sydney apartment block. The security camera footage was presented to the court by the prosecution, which claims 40-year-old Gittany, top right, threw his 30-year-old Canadian girlfriend Lisa Harnum, bottom right, to her death after a fierce argument over her plans to leave him.

A lucky sea lion managed to escape the huge jaws of Mica the killer whale as it hunted on the coast of Argentina. Wildlife photographer Pablo Cersosimo captured the slippery pup's swift escape as the three-tonne whale hunted in Patagonia. Mr Cersosimo returns to the same peninsula every year to shoot whales’ hunting season.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The distressing tape was released on Thursday by a California judge as part of a lawsuit brought for 30,000 prisoners seeking the ban of pepper spray. The tape was released on Thursday by a federal judge as part of a lawsuit brought on behalf of 30,000 prisoners seeking a ban on the practice.

San Francisco-based artist, Jessica Saia recruited a male model to demonstrate a range of looks covering the spectrum of 'looking fine' to 'YOU SHOULD BE FINED!' She gives the thumbs up to 'cool, timeless sunglasses' and a 'simple, fitted crew-neck T-shirt' but advises against feminine-looking watches and deep V-neck T-shirts showing a spread of chest hair. Another fashion crime, Ms Saia says, is wearing sunglasses upside down on the back of the head like celebrity chef Guy Fieri.

The picture, which is eerily reminiscent of the famous 1934 image of the Loch Ness monster (inset), was taken near the Queensland coastal city of Townsville. With a population of just over 2,800, Magnetic Island is buzzing after the bizarre monster-like figure suddenly popped up out of the pristine waters off an area known as Picnic Bay last weekend. The spectacle had visitors and locals scratching their heads, with theories ranging from it being a large bird to a sunken boat.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: The remains of 360 people have so far been found at the Tomasica mass grave, was discovered last month near the town of Prijedor, 162 miles north-west of Sarajevo. That number, already far more than authorities expected, is expected to rise and could event one day surpass the 629 bodies found at Crni Vrh in Srebrenica. The Sarajevo-based Missing Persons' Institute said the Tomasica grave is linked to a secondary one found in 2003 about six miles away, where the bodies of 373 victims had been hidden.

Landmarks captured include Mikhailovsky Castle, the Church of Spilled Blood, Hermitage Pavilion in the grounds of the Catherine Palace. When Kiwi photographer Amos Chapple sent a small drone helicopter up into the skies above the city to take pictures, he had no idea how they would turn out.

Sports director Paul Gerke of KIVI in Boise, Idaho, went all out for Halloween, delivering his full sports segment in the character of Ron Burgundy from movie, Anchorman. He stayed in character for the entire four-minute sportscast in which he delivers funny quotes and innuendos from the 2004 cult movie, starring Will Ferrell. The sequel, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, is being released on December 20.

Tattoo artist Miykey Kwasnik from New York Hardcore Tattoo in Manhattan said he has been swamped by Banksy requests during the graffiti artist's month-long residency. Images such as this one which appeared on a Coney Island wall are among the most popular.

Three-year-old Anya Goncalves (pictured her with gorillia Indigo) was approached by baby gorilla on a trip to Durrell Wildlife Park in Jersey. The pair gazed at one another and pressed their hands against the glass as Anya’s mother Aimee Leaman-Goncalves, 28, captured their extraordinary rapport in a series of photos. Anya and Indigo shared a series of waves, finger pokes, arm raises and even a high-five in the amazing interaction which lasted over five minutes.