Mother who went on the run after 'trying to snatch back her children' with a 60 Minutes crew in Lebanon has been arrested - as their father slams her for 'endangering' them

Brisbane mother arrested in Lebanon for allegedly kidnapping her children from their

Sally Faulkner (left), the Australian mother of two children in dramatic video of an attempt to retrieve them from Lebanon, has been arrested, while the children's father, Ali el-Amien (main), has spoken out. Ms Faulkner and a 60 Minutes crew including reporter Tara Brown (bottom right) who were filming the retrieval of the children who were allegedly taken to Lebanon by their father have been detained. Mr el-Amien slammed their attempt to retrieve the children, saying it was reckless and endangered Noah, four, and Lahela, five. Ms Faulkner and her ex-husband are pictured together at top right.

Parents of elite girls' school captain whose graduation speech went viral launch legal action to strike their younger daughter's expulsion after a 'bullying incident' from her official record

Parents of Ravenswood school captain want sister's expulsion struck from record

Ravenswood School for Girls' alum Sarah Haynes' (left) parents, Christopher and Robyn Haynes (right), want the expulsion of their younger daughter, Charlotte (inset), struck off her record and claim she was treated unfairly. Former school captain Sarah made headlines last year when her farewell speech went viral when she accused Ravenswood of letting her family down and being 'financially motivated'.

Naked man arrested over a naked young woman's body found floating dead near Cabarita Wharf in Sydney 'has links to the Bali Nine drug syndicate'

UPDATED Khanh Thanh Ly (pictured), 35, was sentenced to seven years jail in 2007 in Brisbane's Supreme Court after pleading guilty to conspiring to import drugs in late 2004.

'Riddled with lies': Police dispute version of events given by a teenager who killed himself days after his friend disappeared on a hunting trip

Police have told an inquest into the disappearance of Kyle Coleman that his friend's version of events were 'impossible'. He went missing near Mount Isa in 2014.

Private school 'ignored warning' from prop supplier not to use real cut-throat razor in Sweeney Todd production that saw two boys rushed to hospital with neck wounds

St Kentigern College in New Zealand used real cut-throat razor's in their Wednesday night opening performance of Sweeney Todd, despite being warned by a prop supplier.

Islamic prayer room in a Sydney university 'being used to radicalise students' - with messages urging them to watch YouTube clips from hate preachers

Muslim leader Imam Afroz Ali visited Islamic prayer room in the University of Technology in Sydney this week after being alerted to a message instructing students to look at extremist preachers.

'He does have a temper... a bad temper': Married At First Sight bride Clare opens up about groom Jono's incredibly short fuse... and how it brought back memories of her vicious street attack

Married At First Sight's Clare Verrall on Jono Pittman’s short fuse 

He's the controversial villain of Married At First Sight Australia, angering viewers when he referred to his new bride, Clare Verrall (inset), as 'woman' and voiced his not-so-charming opinions about her appearance. But it's been revealed that groom, Jono Pittman, 28 (left and right), has such a 'bad temper' it jars with the 31-year-old from Melbourne: 'He does have a temper. A bad temper. A definite temper,' Ms Verrall told AAP on Friday.

Girls just want to have fun: 20,000 lesbians descend on Palm Springs for five days of pools, partying and debauchery at the world's biggest all-female festival

Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend sees 20k lesbians party in Palm Springs

NEW There's no event on Earth quite like 'The Dinah', an annual, five-day mega-festival for girls who like girls, with almost no men in sight, and all the booze, sun and - yes - debauchery that a woman could want. As the photos from this year's event - taken by LA Weekly - show, the 26-year-old mega-party is going stronger than ever, regularly attracting 20,000 women looking to party till they drop. This year's bash, which ran from March 30-April 3 in its traditional home of Palm Springs, Florida, saw celeb guests in attendance, including Lady Gaga, Samantha Ronson and Orange is the New Black star Lea DeLaria.

Energy companies fight to make the Tesla Model 3 cheaper than $60,000 for Australian drivers (because each electric car sold would make them an extra $750 per year)

Energy giants push for incentives for electric car owners that would inevitably boost their own electricity sales. The Tesla Model 3 has launched in Australia with a mixed bag of reviews

Transgender woman claims Jetstar refused to let her fly because they didn't accept her ticket that said 'Miss' - but the airline says she wasn't carrying an ID card

NEW Transgender woman Darci-Lee Hume from Christchurch (pictured) has claimed that she was refused from boarding a Jetstar flight because check-in staff didn't accept her identity.

This makes the Melbourne Cup look classy! Ladies let loose at the end of the first day of Aintree with a party (but few are sticking to the Chanel-inspired style guide) 

Grand National Festival sees revellers descend on Liverpool's Aintree racecourse

Revellers descended on Liverpool's Aintree racecourse in the UK as the first day of the Crabbie's Grand National Festival got underway with a strict style code for the second year running. The low-cut dresses, micro-skirts and platform shoes that have become a Grand National staple in recent years appeared to be in the minority as revellers arrived for the first day of racing at the Liverpool course. A blonde woman in a floaty pink number fell victim to the wind as she smoked a cigarette, left, while revellers were seen turning the Pavillion wine bar into a makeshift dancefloor, right and inset.

Young boy riding a scooter suffers serious head injuries after being hit by truck on a suburban street

A young boy is in a serious condition after being struck by a truck while riding his scooter in Caloundra West. He suffered from serious head injuries and will be flown to Brisbane for further treatment.

'A bloody insult to those of us in committed, long-term same sex marriages': Dr Kerryn Phelps slams Married at First Sight and Seven Year Switch

NEW LGBT Advocate Dr Kerryn Phelps has said that it's a 'bloody insult' that long term same sex couples are not legally allowed to marry in Australia whilst TV shows like Married at First Sight exist.

Home sweet home: How politicians use taxpayer-funded $273 per night travel allowances to pay off mortgages on their Canberra properties

Federal politicians are using taxpayer-funded travel allowances of more than $1000 a week to pay off their mortgages on second homes in Canberra.

Prisoner in a hospital mental health ward caught by a nurse having sex with a female patient in her 20s

A prisoner facing multiple assault charges has been caught by a nurse having sex with a female patient in her 20s in a mental health ward at Royal Darwin Hospital's Joan Ridley Unit (pictured).

Suspended driver caught with cartons of beer buckled in seatbelts while 'children including a BABY were sitting on the car floor and in adults' laps unrestrained'

Western Australian police charge man after keeping beer buckled up instead of children

A man who buckled up cartons of beer and left several children, including a baby, has been charged. During a traffic patrol of the Great Northern Highway police discovered the suspended driver had buckled cartons of beer into car seats while children were left in foot wells and on adults laps.

PICTURED: Inside Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky's former Santa Monica pad, which 'sold for a whopping $1.7 million after the bought the two-bedroom home for $1.09 million'

Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky's former Santa Monica home 'sold for $1.7 million'

Having moved back to Australia with his family, Chris Hemsworth has had to ditch two incredible Californian homes. But luckily for the Hollywood actor and his wife Elsa Pataky, the couple have reportedly netted a sweet profit of AU$3.49 million (US$2.63 million). According to TMZ , the stars put their Santa Monica home on the market with an asking price of AU$1.67 million (US$1.25 million), after buying the pad for AU$1.09 million (US$820,000).

Welcome to the Voyeurs' Inn: Colorado motel owner secretly watched hundreds of guests have sex through ceiling peep-holes for 29 YEARS - while both of his wives supported him

Colorado motel owner secretly watched hundreds of guests have sex for 29 YEARS

For more than two decades, a Colorado motel owner secretly watched hundreds, maybe even thousands, of guests have sex and both of his wives supported him. Beginning in the winter of 1966, Gerald Foos (pictured main) outfitted more than a dozen rooms with fake ceiling vents at Manor House Motel (right inset) in Aurora, Colorado, so that he could secretly watch his guests have sex. Foos said that both of his wives supported his actions and that he purchased the motel to achieve his 'uncontrollable desire to peer into other people's lives.'

Big drinkers: Shocking new research shows those over 70 now the most likely to drink daily - while most alcoholics are in their 40s

NEW Australians over 70 are the most likely to drink daily, and people in their 40s are drinking at more risky levels than teenagers according to research from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey.

'No need to eat, no need to ask... just relax': Cafe offers refuge and a FREE cup of tea to breastfeeding mothers who need a place to nurse their baby

For all those who think the world is without tiny acts of random kindness, have a look at this gesture. A cafe, The Willows Cafe & Wine, in Sydney, is offering breastfeeding mothers a free cup of tea.

Chuckle that says: I can see you now Mummy! Heartwarming moment baby beams in delight after receiving new glasses as parents tell how they were 'overwhelmed with emotion' when he smiled 

Baby smiles at seeing his mother for the first time after getting new glasses

Baby Leopold, who lives with his parents near Seattle, Washington, suffers with a rare disorder called oculocutaneous albinism. The condition affects the color of a person's hair, skin and eyes and means that the youngster is unable to see properly. Captured on camera is the tear-jerking moment Leopold smiles in delight after his new glasses allow him to see his mother clearly for the first time in his life.

Did AFL Footy Show host Rebecca Maddern have her notes written on her hands? Pictures appear to show 'cheat notes' scribbled on the rookie presenter's palms  

AFL Footy Show host Rebecca Maddern seen with blue cheat notes written on her hand

New AFL Footy Show host Rebecca Maddern appeared to have her cheat notes scribbled in blue pen on her left hand as she made a confident debut on the show on Thursday night. The notes became apparent as Maddern clapped co host Sam Newman when he joined the Panel.

Father, 15, appeals his 10-year jail sentence for killing his three-week-old son because his own mother drank during her pregnancy

The boy, 15, has appealed his current 10-year jail term for fatally bashing his three-week-old son at Bunbury Regional Hospital, south of Perth, in February 2014.

Man missing in early morning house fire that caused $150,000 worth of damage and closed a main Perth highway

A man is missing after a house fire in Byford, south of Perth, caused $150,000 worth of damage and closed a main highway for several hours.

One of Australia's drunkest drivers sentenced to two months' jail after being caught slumped in her car while almost TEN TIMES over the blood alcohol limit

Gold Coast woman Angela Bisson jailed for driving while 10 times over limit

On the day of her Friday sentencing, Magistrate Gary Finger said he had 'never seen anything like' Angela Bisson's (left outside court and right) case before, which was heard at Southport Magistrates Court. Mr Finger said her .48 reading last October was 'abominable' and she had put other people in danger, adding her actions were 'absolutely appalling' and 'absolutely outrageous'. Bisson's lawyer said his client had been suffering from a alcohol abuse problem and depression.

Ernie Els shoots worst score EVER recorded on Augusta's first hole - a TEN - after whopping seven putts

 Ernie Els was 2 feet from a par to start the Masters. Twenty-four measly inches. One miss. And another. And another. And another. And another. And another.

Gun control activists call for ban of shotgun that can fire eight rounds in eight seconds - but only requires Australia's weakest gun licence

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Gun control advocates have launched a petition to ensure Australia's gun laws are not weakened following a flood of pre-orders for a new rapid fire shotgun named the Adler A110.

Lawyer for teenager who sent her boyfriend texts urging him to commit suicide asks judge to dismiss the case, claiming it was 'just words' and not a crime

Court hears case of teen who sent beau texts urging suicide

NEW Dozens of text messages that a teenage girl sent to her boyfriend encouraging him to kill himself were just words and do not constitute a crime, her lawyer told the state's highest court Thursday. But a prosecutor argued that Michelle Carter from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, pressured Conrad Roy III for weeks to end his life. They also say she engaged in 'emotional manipulation' of a vulnerable teen who had struggled with depression and previously attempted suicide. The Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments in Carter's appeal of a juvenile court judge's refusal to dismiss the manslaughter charge stemming from Roy's 2014 death.

'It'll go down a lot better than a bunch of posies': New business 'Brewquets' lets you send a bouquet of BEER to your boyfriend

NEW A Sydney business has combined bouquets with beer - making the ultimate gift for men. Brewquets delivers three craft beers, wrapped in tissue paper and secured in a hessian bag, to men with card.

'It was like losing my virginity': Broncos NRL player Sam Thaiday explains what it's like to be held up over the tryline in hilarious interview

St George Illawarra Dragons fans may have been on the end of a 26-0 thrashing by the Brisbane Broncos, but even they would have had a laugh at Sam Thaiday's comments at Suncorp Stadium.

'If we all looked the same, how boring would that be?' Mother of baby girl born with large, hair-covered birthmarks on her face and scalp says she was 'born to stand out'

Queensland baby Hope Manser born with large birthmarks was 'born to stand out'

When Karyn Voevodin (pictured right, with husband Matthew) saw the marks on her baby girl's scalp and spine (inset), she thought they were bruises. But she soon learned her daughter, Hope (left), was born with a rare condition called congenital melanocytic nevus, or CMN, that causes birthmarks to grow on her scalp, face and body. Children with CMN will continue to grow birthmarks until they are about 30 years old, but there is no medical reason for them to be removed and the condition has not impacted Hope's development. Mrs Veovodin, from Townsville, Queensland, said they would leave it up to Hope to decide if she would like to remove her marks for cosmetic purposes, and hopes to raise awareness about the rare condition.

Confessions of airplane cleaner who claims theft ring of employees make off with iPads, money and jewelry left on planes by forgetful passengers

The woman, who has agreed to work with police in exchange for them sparing her jail, says that a race begins to steal valuables passengers leave behind as soon as they exit the plane.

Pictured: The tragic little boy, one, who was hit by a car and killed by a P-plate driver in her 50s after 'he ran onto the road' while walking with his grandmother

Toddler Shreyan Thapa was struck by a P-plate driver after he was walking along Marion Street in Auburn with his grandmother just metres from their Sydney home on Thursday morning.

Mother of ISIS bride who left five children behind when she was killed in Syria returns home empty-handed from a 'rescue bid'

Karen Nettleton fails to rescue ISIS bride daughter Tara's children from Syria

Karen Nettleton, the mother of ISIS bride Tara Nettleton (both pictured inset) who married Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf had flown to Turkey (left) to try and rescue her five grandchildren (right) and one great-grandchild. However when media broke the story that she had plans to go to Syria via Turkey Ms Nettleton's plan was quickly foiled, and she returned home empty handed.

Would you sacrifice one person to save the lives of many? Your answer to this moral dilemma may reveal how popular you are

Psychologists at the University of Oxford have found that choosing to sacrifice the life of one innocent person rather than five impacts on how trustworthy you are with other people.

Teenage girls who battered a vulnerable woman to death stifled yawns as they were jailed for 15 years - and their names will remain a secret after the older girl tried to kill herself in court 

Teenage girls who killed Angela Wrightson are jailed for 15 years 

The girls were just 13 and 14 when they spent nine hours battering frail Angela Wrightson (inset) with her possessions, including a television set, a shovel and a coffee table. Despite the 39-year-old begging for her life, the pair stopped the assault only to pose for pictures which the younger girl sent to friends on social network Snapchat. Sentencing, the judge said they mentally and physically tortured their victim before leaving her home in Hartlepool, County Durham, 'without knowing or caring whether she was alive or dead'. However Mr Justice Globe refused an application to name the girls (pictured main in a court sketch), saying the older one had attempted suicide on a number of occasions over the course of the trial.

How going to the gym can be BAD for your health: Free weights 'found to have 362 TIMES more bacteria than a toilet seat' 

FitRated experts revealed gym treadmills, free weights and exercise bikes are teeming with more than one million germs - that can cause illness and infection - per square inch.

Helicopter passenger swims 800m to shore to raise alarm after it crashed at sea  - as rescue crews search for the missing pilot

Passenger injured in a helicopter crash swam 800 metres to shore to raise the alarm, now the search is on for the missing pilot in far north Queensland.

Is a RUBBER BAND the key to an easier life? From opening jars to hanging clothes, video reveals eight ingenious life hacks that use the humble everyday item

Video reveals eight ingenious life hacks that use the RUBBER BAND

NEW A new Daily Mail video demonstrates eight easy hacks using rubber bands to make life at home easier. Covering almost every room in the house, from the kitchen to the bedroom and beyond, the clip shows how rubber bands can make tasks, including chopping (top left), painting (top center), packing (top right), washing glasses (bottom left), opening jars (bottom center) and hanging clothes (bottom right), easier.

'Body in a suitcase' killer Heather Mack being transferred to hospital after vomiting blood in her Indonesian jail cell

DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - APRIL 21:  Heather Mack, 19, of the United States holds her baby daughter in a cell as she await her verdict hearing on April 21, 2015 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. An Indonesian judge has sentenced Heather Mack to 10 years and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer to 18 years in jail after they were found guilty of murdering Mack's mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the back of a taxi outside a luxury Bali hotel in August 2014. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images)

Heather Mack, 20, from Chicago but currently serving ten years in jail for murdering her mother in Bali, Indonesia, lost an unknown amount of blood due to internal bleeding, her attorney said.

Internet baffled by dashcam footage of a 'ghost car' that appears to come out of nowhere before crashing into a truck 

Melbourne crash shows Dash Cam Owners Australia footage of a 'ghost car'

NEW Filmed in the Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne, the footage uploaded to the Dash Cam Owners Australia Facebook page, the footage has left viewers asking where the 'ghost car' appeared from. The grey car appeared to have run a red light (left) before ploughing in to a utility truck (centre) and coming to a halt facing the wrong direction (right).

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has his plan for $78million New York mega-mansion made from three houses knocked into one REJECTED because 'it is a whole new level of egregious consumption'

Roman Abramovich has plans for $78million New York mega-mansion REJECTED

The Chelsea FC owner has had his plans for a $78 million (£58 million) mansion rejected and branded 'a whole new level of egregious consumption'. The Russian billionaire was told by New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission that his proposal to turn three landmarked townhouses into one property was an 'unjustified tear-down'. Mr Abramovich won approval for exactly the same thing at his home in Cheyne Walk, one of London's most exclusive streets. But this time around he was told that there is 'more than a dollars and cents price tag when one purchases history' by the group of historians and architects. After a testy meeting the commission took no action meaning that Mr Abramovich's developers have to come up with a revised proposal which will be examined at a later date. Over the course of the past 18 months Mr Abramovich has paid a combined $78 million (£55 million) to buy 11, 13, and 15 East 75th St with the intention of turning it into a mega mansion.

Video shows the shocking moment a daredevil cyclist holds onto the side of a lorry to pick up more speed

Nail-biting dashcam footage shows the cyclist hold on to the rear trailer of an 18-wheel lorry truck stopped at a set of lights on the Great Eastern Highway in Ascot, a Perth suburb.

Hunt for bike-riding suspect after freshman dance student, 18, is found brutally murdered in a creek on University of Texas campus

Haruka Weiser named as student found dead on University of Texas campus in Austin

The body of a murder victim who was found in a creek on University of Texas at Austin campus has been identified as Haruka Weiser (left) a first year theater and dance student at the university. She was found in Waller Creek (pictured top right) - located behind the university's Etter-Harbin alumni center - Tuesday morning.A chief suspect has been identified as a black male, 6 ft tall who was caught on CCTV at 11pm Tuesday riding a red or pink woman's bike.

What happens when you don't switch your phone to flight mode? Why it won't bring down the plane... but might annoy the pilots

MailOnline Travel reveals why mobile phones must be switched to flight mode on most planes and what happens when passengers or crew don't follow the rules.

Family denies Australian Curtin University students shot in New Orleans were involved in a drug deal gone wrong

West Australia men Jake Rovacsek and Toben Clements were shot in the stomach and chest respectively about 4am on Wednesday local time and are both recovering in hospital.

Prickly service! Hedgehog cuddling cafe opens in Tokyo... right next door to a BUNNY hugging coffee shop

Tokyo cafe for cuddling hedgehogs has now opened

On the back of cat, dog, owl and goat cafes, new trend is sweeping Japan in the form of hedgehog (left) and bunny (right) cuddling cafes. Harry and Ms Bunny are side by side cafes in Tokyo that offer customers the opportunity to play with and pet hedgehogs and bunnies for only 1000 yen ($12) for half an hour. It's proven extremely popular on Instagram, with dozens of selfies of young women with the animals littering the platform.

Casually walking among the Westerners he hated moments before his bombs claimed 32 innocent lives, new footage shows the 'Man in White' escaping from Brussels airport

Brussels attacks investigators release CCTV footage of 'Man in White' FLEEING airport

Belgian Federal Prosecutor Eric Van der Sypt said on Thursday that authorities were especially appealing to people who might have filmed or photographed the man. Photos released by the prosecutors showed him leaving the airport on foot, walking to the nearby town of Zaventem and then into Brussels, where all traces of him were reportedly lost.

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EXCLUSIVE: Model girlfriend of One Direction's Niall Horan has 'abandoned' her 7-year-old son to pursue Hollywood fame and fortune, claims her ex-husband

Model girlfriend of One Direction's Niall Horan has 'abandoned' her son to pursue fame

Jessica Serfaty (left), 25, is living a jet set lifestyle in Los Angeles Linked to Joe Jonas and most recently Niall Horan (inset) she left her 7-year-old son Roman behind in Arkansas with her ex-husband Ididia Serfaty (above right). Ididia tells Daily Mail Online that Jessica only sees Roman during summer vacation. and that their marriage began to deteriorate shortly after the family moved to Los Angeles for her to pursue her modeling and acting dreams. They moved back to Arkansas at one point, but months later she left them and hasn't looked back. Jessica tells Daily Mail Online she wants Ididia and her son to move back to Los Angeles. 'I don't want people to think that I'm not involved in Roman's life - I send him kid books and I buy the same ones so we can read them together on Face Time.

Australian man who died just after $35,000 'cosmetic tourism' surgery trip to Malaysia was 'warned about the danger of having so many back-to-back operations'

Leigh Aiple, from Melbourne, died just days after he arrived back in Australia in 2014 after undergoing marathon operations in Malaysia that left him with 'gaping holes' and burst stitches.

EXCLUSIVE: Arabic Council of Australia founder who pleaded guilty to having sex with a boy called Adelaide a 'paedophile's paradise' after working with troubled youth in the city

People who worked with Joseph Wakim as he 'exposed a child prostitution racket' on the streets of Adelaide expressed shock after his guilty plea: 'Jesus, he was so close with those kids'

'I don't believe that Amy Schumer is plus size. That's not a term that I love': Glamour editor-in-chief speaks out over 'chic at any size' cover controversy

Glamour editor-in-chief speaks out over Amy Schumer cover controversy 

NEW Cindi Leive said she is 'certainly sorry' that Amy Schumer did not like being featured in the ''chic at any size' special edition of Glamour magazine, but stood by her choice to include her. Schumer was mentioned on the cover of a 'Chic At Any Size' special edition as one of four 'women who inspire us', alongside Melissa McCarthy, Adele and Ashley Graham, a decision which has raised eyebrows across social media and among Amy's fans.

Man has re-constructive surgery on his intestines after carving an 18-inch yucca plant into the shape of a penis and using it as a sex toy

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Medics in San Jose, Costa Rica, were shocked to find an 18-inch long, three-inch thick, cassava root, carved into a phallic shape, stuck in a 55-year-old local man's anal cavity.

The rise of the 'Brelfie': How breast feeding became the new way for celebrity mothers to show off 

A host of celebrity mothers from the UK and around the world have been gazing at the camera, hair and make-up immaculate with the all-important accessory on display: the babe at the breast.

Father who put 'Hot Diggidy Dog Hot Original Pepper Sauce' on his constipated month-old son's bottom leaving the baby so badly burnt he needed reconstructive surgery is jailed

The injuries caused by the £1.99 chilli sauce were so bad that doctors had to perform a colostomy and reconstructive surgery to repair the damage to the 27-day-old child, Salisbury Crown Court was told.

Family's hell as ISIS human shields: Daughter was threatened for not wearing a burka when she went to the toilet... and uncle was shot dead when Iraqi troops liberated their village 

Iraqi family used by ISIS as human shields reveals horror of life under jihadis control

Abu Israa (pictured top right) has spoken of how he was fined because his beard was the wrong length, ISIS threatened to cut off his head when he said he could not work for free, and his young daughter was almost lashed for not wearing a niqab in their own back garden in Iraq. He also revealed how the terror group would make people watch their gruesome executions in Mosul, and said he once saw bodies tied to an electricity pole as a warning to people wanting to escape. Speaking from a refugee camp (bottom right) in Makhmour, Iraq, he said his family decided not to leave their village when the jihadis took control, because his elderly mother (main) struggles to walk.

He was holding conversations at nine months old and has a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking at 14: Meet Australia's smartest child 

Perth teenager Sharvin Jeyendran (pictured), 14, has been crowned Australia's smartest kid after scoring a whopping IQ of 168 - eight points higher than scientist genius Stephen Hawking.

Is this the most disgusting one yet? Dr Pimple Popper bursts blackheads on a man's back

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Lindt Cafe manager Tori Johnson started crying as he was forced to his knees by the gunman who 'prepared like an athlete' before shooting him dead 

Sydney siege gunman Man Haron Monis was psyching himself up like an 'athlete preparing for a big event' in the moments before he shot Lindt Cafe manager Tori Johnson, an inquest has heard.

The little girl, eight, who has been stuck in Bali for THREE YEARS because her mother will not sign passport papers unless her Australian father pays her $500,000

Eight-year-old Ebony Silva has been stranded in Indonesia with an expired Australian passport for more than three years because her mother refuses to sign immigration paperwork.

'Hello from the other side... we must have knocked a thousand times!' Mormon missionaries' brilliant parody of Adele's hit Hello earns 500,000 views in TWO DAYS

Mormon missionaries' parody of Adele’s Hello earns 500,000 views in TWO days

Korey Smith and Marcus Joseph, who are both students at Brigham Young University, wrote and produced the wildly popular video starring vocalists Parker Cressman and Conner Hein (pictured). The updates lyrics tell the story of two missionaries going door to door to educate others about The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints.'Hello, it's us. We were wondering if after dinner you would like to meet to go over our beliefs,' they sing as their neighbor slams the door in their faces (top right).

The 'varicose vein' that was actually a WORM: Man contracts parasite in his foot after contact with animal faeces

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UFO hunter spots mysterious object flanking the ISS: Glowing craft makes a brief appearance before vanishing during Nasa's live feed

The images were captured by Jadon Beeson, 20, from Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire, as he watched the live stream from the ISS on his phone and show the object on the horizon (pictured).

Australia's unluckiest Dick Smith shopper: Woman left stranded with $3600 worth of the failed retailer's gift cards - with no chance of a refund

One Dick Smith shopper in Australia has told her sorry tale to ABC's The Checkout program about how she bought $3600 in Dick Smith gift cards from Coles before the official cut-off date.

David Bowie almost had it right: Nasa reveals gigantic ice fractures on Pluto that resemble a 360 mile long SPIDER

Sprawling across Pluto?s icy landscape is an unusual geological feature that resembles a giant spider.

?Oh, what a tangled web Pluto?s geology weaves,? said Oliver White, a member of the New Horizons geology team from NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. ?The pattern these fractures form is like nothing else we?ve seen in the outer solar system, and shows once again that anywhere we look on Pluto, we see something different.?

As shown in the enhanced color image above ? obtained by NASA?s New Horizons spacecraft on July 14, 2015 ? this feature consists of at least six extensional fractures (indicated by white arrows) converging to a point near the center. The longest fractures are aligned roughly north-south, and the longest of all, the informally named Sleipnir Fossa, is more than 360 miles (580 kilometers) long. The fracture aligned east-west is shorter and is less than 60 miles (100 kilometers) long.  To the north and west, the fractures extend across the mottled

Six gigantic icy fractures converge onto a point near the centre of the strange structure. The longest of the 'legs' is named Sleipnir Fossa, and is more than 360 miles (580 kilometers) long.

Most bizarre police chase ever? Hollywood Boulevard stunned as burglary suspects fleeing cops in convertible car do donuts in the rain and stop and take selfies

Hollywood Boulevard scene of bizarre car chase as burglars pulled donuts and took selfies

Two burglary suspects in a rented Ford Mustang convertible led police on a chase across Hollywood and south Los Angeles on Thursday, stopping to pull donuts for helicopter cameras. While the driver spun the car across an overpass near Highway 101, his passenger punched his fist in the air and waved to other motorists. The pursuit only ended after the pair pulled over in a south LA neighborhood and climbed out of the car to hug and take selfies, before cops arrived to arrest them.

Oops! Hotel guest's shock after 'receiving randomly-generated Wi-Fi username reading f***'

The anonymous guest, who was staying at a hotel called the Cherry Tree Inn, believed to be in the US, posted a photo of the receipt with the rude username.

Do 'anti-memories' help you remember? Neurons that silence old information in the brain can help it sort your thoughts

Neuroscientists at the University of Oxford have shown that over time memories can become silenced by a type of inhibitory connection between neurons in the brain. Stock image shown.

American house with major design flaw baffles internet. So can YOU spot it?

South Carolina house with major design flaw baffles the internet

Houses are expensive and complicated to build - so architects and construction crews usually take great care in making sure everything goes right. But apparently, not always. A brand-new looking house in South Carolina has baffled onlookers who spotted a major flaw in its design.

Take home a piece of space history: Signed camera lens used on Apollo 15 mission is up for auction - but it will cost you $400,000

The Zeiss camera lens, which was used by astronaut Dave Scott to take photos of the moon while the spacecraft was in orbit and on the surface, is going up for sale in New Hampshire.

Incredible moment huge python in South Africa suffocates a MONKEY then drags it into the bushes to be devoured

Student Warwick Neil Guy, captured the shocking moment on camera at the Bhejane Training Camp in Hluhluwe, South Africa, where he is studying nature training and conservation.

Are these the best makeovers ever? Stylist transforms ordinary women into glamorous fashionistas at his image school

Konstantin Bogomolov, who is based in Latvia, creates dramatic new looks for women based on their profession and personality, picking new hair cuts and colour, clothes and accessories.

Is this rock proof of a lost European civilisation? Archaeologist claims boulder is the world's oldest man-made sphere

Controversial archaeologist Semir Osmanagic (pictured) discovered the 'stone ball' in a forest at Podubravlje, near the town Zavidovici in central Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Is this the secret to getting curves like Kim? Cosmetic surgeon loved by the Kardashian clan unveils new 'no scalpel butt lift' for clients who want 'a more shapely' derriere

Cosmetic surgeon loved by Kardashian clan unveils 'no scalpel butt lift' for clients

One of the Kardashians' favorite doctors has revealed a surgery-free solution to getting curves like Kim. Doctor Simon Ourian, pictured bottom left with Kim, said the technique will 'enhance and lift' buttocks using either fat from the person's body or dermal fillers (pictured right). No doubt the scalpel-free procedure will prove a hit with fans of the reality star who want to emulate her famous curves (pictured left).

The (less than tranquil) reality of those holiday idylls: How those blissful brochure images are often a very long way from the truth 

These brochure pictures show how blissful Greece, Thailand's beaches and the Great Wall of China can be. But what it's really like for tourists who visit is sometimes a very long way from the truth.

Salesman who wore contact lenses for 14 hours a day was nearly blinded by horrific ulcer on his eye which doctors had to 'pop' with a needle

Andy James, 32, from Lymm, Cheshire, began suffering eye pain which felt like 'daggers stabbing into his brain'. He was diagnosed with corneal ulcers from over-wearing his contact lenses.

Reddit clamps down on harassment: Site upgrades its blocking tool to curb abuse

The California-based site said the tool, which has been expanded from private message blocking to entire user blocking, allows people to block those that reply in comments.

Woman whose corgi went missing is horrified to find her two-year-old son's pet dog killed, skinned and hung from a tree 

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT Ms Li, from Chengdu, China, said the corgi went missing yesterday. He was the best friend of her two-year-old son, who grew up with Toto the corgi.

Meet the world's youngest whipcracker! Adorable and VERY talented two-year-old shows off his incredible cowboy skills

Mudgee's Logan Anderson is the world's youngest whipcracker at two-years-old

At just two-years-old, Logan Anderson (left, left of right and right of inset), from Mudgee, New South Wales, is the world's youngest whipcracker. The talented toddler started at just 10 months after watching his talented older brother (right of right) and sister (centre of right) at their whipcracking competitions. The little boy was determined to have a turn with the whip and managed to convince his parents to let him after throwing a massive tantrum each time they took whips off him. His mother Alicia Anderson (left of inset) said Logan amazes her every day and is pleased he was so determined as she would never have let him near a whip otherwise. Logan has already competed in three whipcracking competitions this year.

Student is left shocked after a Google search for 'unprofessional hairstyles at work' features ALL black women - while 'professional styles' lists just white models 

Bonnie Kamona, from Botswana, was shocked after when she googled 'professional' and 'unprofessional' hairstyles and tweeted the result which has been retweeted more than 8,000 times.

Is this the future of commuting? Watch the first manned flight of the Volocopter 'personal drone' with 18 rotors

E-volo has made history with a manned flight in the world's first certified multicopter. The Volocopter VC200 took to the skies for a three minute flight using its 18 rotors and electric propulsion.

Hitting a bum note! Caterpillars use 'anal drumming' to call for help from fellow bugs when building a silky shelter

Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, recorded the noises made by masked birch caterpillars (pictured) scraping their bottoms against leaves.

'I will never believe he did these terrible things': Mother of four vows to stand by her husband after he is convicted of raping a seven year old girl 

Michael Duncan, 33, of Milton Keynes, faces prison after being found guilty of two historic child sex crimes at Aylesbury Crown Court (pictured). They happened while he was babysitting aged 14.

Prepare to be star struck! Photographer captures dazzling images from the Australian Outback showing the Milky Way in all its glory

Photographer Michael Goh captures pictures which show the Milky Way in all its glory

The stunning night sky from Western Australia has been captured by self-taught photographer, Michael Goh (pictured). The panoramic photos include the 45-year-old who captures himself looking up at the Milky Way using a handheld wireless remote (inset). The panoramas sees the moon and stars casting shadows on natural formations within Nambung National Park north of Perth.

Up to 8,000 jobs could be slashed at Arrium as the mining company's debt hits $4billion 

Arrium manufacturing sites in South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are continuing to operate as the troubled company administrators tackle the economic crisis.

Humiliated ISIS fighter is paraded by Egyptian soldiers after disguising himself as a burka-clad WOMAN in desperate bid to defect from terrorists

No permission. Egyptian soliders pose with an ISIS fighter dressed as a woman

The alleged terrorist had attempted to disguise himself as a woman by wearing a burka, and is believed to have been trying to defect from ISIS-affiliates in Sinai, Egypt.

Teenager who was spared jail for killing girlfriend in horror crash dismisses her death with 's*** happens' Facebook message 

Mentesh Mouharrem, 19, lost control of his black Renault Clio on a country road near the village of Broad Oak in Kent before crashing into the tree, killing front passenger Emily Laker.

Incredible moment a group of divers are surprised by a submarine which glided past them as they searched a shipwreck off Mexico 

Deep sea divers surprised by submarine which glided past them near a shipwreck

Troy Knabe from Eugene, Oregon had been with a group diving in Cozumel in Mexico when they heard an approaching noise and watched as submarine glided past a shipwreck they had been searching. Mr Knabe captured the moment on camera, clearly making out the name 'Atlantis' on the side of the vessel. Then Less than 60 seconds after the footage begins, the submarine disappears out of shot again.

 
   

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Could this be the worst job in the world? Digging for salt in the 'Gateway to Hell', one of the hottest places on Earth  

Massimo Rumi photographs Ethiopians digging for salt in the 'Gateway to Hell'  

These images show just how tough life is for the men who dig for salt in the so-called 'Gateway to Hell'. Early shifts are essential in in Ethiopia's Danakil Depression because the heat in the middle of the day is unbearable. Photographer Massimo Rumi says: 'It looks like one of the worst jobs on earth but these people are...very proud of their work.'

Hopeless son struggles to turn on a vacuum cleaner and pulls the chord like it's a LAWN MOWER - much to his father's amusement

The hilarious video shows a hopeless boy, named Conor, attempting to pull-start a vacuum cleaner as his amused Irish father looks on. His father encourages him, telling him 'that's it now, nearly'.

Weirdest advert ever? Bizarre Japanese Heinz commercial sees married women falling in love with a pig-man and 'having an affair' with spaghetti bolognese

The bizarre advertising campaign from Japan shows a half-man half-pig leaning in to kiss women in two scenarios. However, before their lips touch the scene fades to show the women eating pasta.

'I thought they were going to rape me': Brits imprisoned in Dubai describe how they were tasered, tortured and beaten during horrific ordeals at the hands of their Emirati jailers

Karl Williams (pictured) and David Haigh claim to have been tortured during their time in prisons in Dubai, casting a light on corruption and abuses occurring within the UAE's judiciary system.

Extremely rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio from 1623 is discovered at a stately home on the remote Isle of Bute where it had languished in a library for a century 

The book, which has languished in the library of Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute for more than 100 years, was verified by Emma Smith, Professor of Shakespeare Studies at Oxford University.

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And you thought the red dot was difficult! Now a 150-year-old woodland scene hiding SIXTEEN animal and human faces has the web baffled - so how many can YOU spot?

The Puzzled Fox scene hiding SIXTEEN animal and human faces has the web baffled

The Puzzled Fox by Currier and Ives, which baffled Victorian children when it was printed in 1872 has resurfaced to challenge a new generation of teaser addicts. A fox and three birds - including a now-extinct passenger pigeon - are plainly visible in this optical illusion, but 12 more faces of animals, men and women are hidden in the scene. On closer inspection it becomes clear that there is a wild boar, a horse and a lamb and if you look twice at the knots of the trees they appear to morph into people's features.

German minister 'told police to remove the word "rape" from reports about mass migrant sex attacks in Cologne on new Year's Eve' 

A German newspaper claimed that the interior ministry of North Rhine-Westphalia pressured a senior police officer to delete the word 'rape' from an internal report issued on January 1.

Florida woman charged with hiding crack pipe in her vagina after scanner picked it up when she was booked into jail

Tiffany Flores, 23, has been charged with introducing contraband into a detention facility, tampering with evidence and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was stopped in Fellsmere.

Student who mocked Islamic extremists on Facebook is hacked with machetes and shot dead in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi policeman stands guard at the site of the murder of law student Nazimuddin Samad, hacked to death by four assailants in Dhaka on April 7, 2016 ©Munir Uz Zaman (AFP)

A 26-year-old law student has been murdered in Bangladesh after mocking Islamic extremists on his Facebook page. Several secular activists have been killed in the country in the last year.

Woman surfer's attempt on flowrider doesn't go well in this hilarious video as she is flung around by powerful waves

Woman surfer's attempt on flowrider doesn't go well in this hilarious video 

Taking to the flowrider wearing her bright yellow bikini she appears to know exactly what to do when facing the waves. But things quickly unravel for the young wannabe surfer (pictured) who flails around in the water before the lifeguard finally puts her out of her misery. The fast-flowing waves are too much for her as she struggles to get up onto the surfing board. And the water's power also causing her to almost lose her bikini which she has to keep adjusting. Unperturbed she keeps getting back up and trying again only for her finally to admit that's she's had enough on attempt five. Maybe it was that final effort's comedic spiral through the water as she is pummelled by waves when she loses her board that make her decide to try another ride.

   

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