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Ten people were killed after armed men in Jordan opened fire in what appear to be targeted attacks against tourists and police in Karak on Sunday. A Canadian woman, seven police officers and two Jordanian civilians were killed in Karak, a tourist destination famous for its castle about 70 miles south of the capital of Amman, according to Jordan's general security department. Shots broke out in different areas of Karak before the gunmen fled to the city's medieval castle, where several tourists inside were taken hostage. Police surrounded the castle and stormed the fortress, rescuing hostages who were trapped inside.

Residents of the Great Plains and other parts of the northern United States are still being warned to avoid going outdoors. The National Weather Service warning says that the bitterly cold temperatures in North Dakota continue to pose a threat to human life. A pedestrian is seen in the right photo above walking in Bismarck, North Dakota, where the wind chill fell to -37 degrees. In Kansas City, a pedestrian crosses the street in -10 wind chill amidst heavy snowfall. A weather map showing record low wind chills is seen in the inset photo.

These heartwarming photos show the moment Prince Harry was reunited with a African orphan he first met 12 years ago on his gap year (inset). The 32-year-old scooped the now 16-year-old boy, known as Mutsu, off the ground with a big hug. Brimming with joy,  the royal then stood and talked with the teenager while filming for a new hour-long ITV documentary which airs tomorrow night.

Plus-size retailer Lane Bryant is known for championing body-positive messages - and this time, the company is pushing the envelope without saying anything at all. A photograph posted on the company's Instagram account showed model Denise Bidot wearing a nautical bikini (left) with a benign caption announcing the brand's new resort collection. But people soon noticed that Bidot's stretchmarks were left untouched, and the image went viral as fans celebrated the company for promoting a body that looked similar to theirs. Pictured right, Bidot, inset, a comment left on Instagram celebrating the image

As members of the Electoral College prepare to choose Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, some Republican electors say they have been receiving death threats, thousands of emails and Christmas cards - pleading for a vote change - in the mail. Actor Martin Sheen, who played President Josiah Bartlet (top right) on the television show The West Wing, filmed a PSA asking electors to not vote for Donald Trump. Saturday Night Live's version of Hillary Clinton, played by comedian Kate McKinnon, acted out a scene from Love Actually, asking a GOP elector not to vote for Donald Trump.

Donald Trump ended his 'Thank You' tour in Mobile, Alabama on Saturday afternoon, where a crowd of thousands gathered in the Bible-belt state to listen, cheer - and pray. Crowds - including scores of ladies waving 'Women for Trump' signs - broke from cacophonous cheers to clasp their hands in silent hope for the President-elect. Trump, characteristically, was anything other than silent for much of the rally, as he returned to the stage at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium - which he'd last attended in August 2015 - and and said: 'This is where it all began. Remember that incredible rally we had? I'm here today for one reason... To thank the people of Alabama. We are really the people who really love this country.' Trump took Alabama with 62.1 per cent of the vote; Clinton had 34.4 per cent. Earlier in the afternoon, as he stepped off his plane, he had been greeted by the lavishly dressed Azalea Trail Maids (pictured bottom-right later, in the stadium).

The 35-year-old shared the image of herself striking a playful pose alongside her three-year-old son on Saturday. The image shows Ivanka wearing a pink top with tails draping down her back and black pants with a pair of high heels. The mother was also spotted earlier this week holding her winter coat in her hand as she stepped out of her Park Avenue building on Thursday morning.

In his book, Debriefing The President: The Interrogation Of Saddam Hussein (inset), CIA analyst John Nixon (left) says the ruthless dictator of Iraq, 'turned our assumptions upside down'. Mr Nixon goes on: 'Could this burly, unkempt man truly be Saddam Hussein, the ruthless dictator of Iraq? The most wanted man in the world? There was no denying that the man had charisma'. He says Hussein (main image and right) was big - 6ft 1in - and thickly built. Even as a prisoner who was certain to be executed, he exuded an air of importance. In late 2007, Mr Nixon was summoned to give a detailed presentation to George W. Bush at the Oval Office. What kind of a man had Saddam been, he asked?

Activists say militants have burned at least five buses assigned to evacuate 2,000 wounded and sick people from two villages in northern Syria. The incident could scupper a wider deal that encompasses the evacuation of thousands of trapped rebel fighters and civilians from the last opposition foothold in east Aleppo. The opposition's Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Sunday that the al-Qaida affiliated Fatah al-Sham Front burned buses assigned to evacuate people from the rebel-besieged villages of Foua and Kfarya. Several thousand civilians evacuated Aleppo on Thursday before the process was halted. The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution demanding immediate access for the United Nations to besieged parts of Aleppo and throughout Syria.

A photograph of six girls posing for a photo on the beach has gone viral for a very amusing reason, but can you spot what it is? Leaning toward the camera the mates appear to have all adopted a similar pose and are wearing matching black sunglasses. Internet users have admitted it took them up to 9 hours to figure out.

What makes some of America's richest captains of industry tick? It turns out that fiction novels have served as the greatest sources of inspiration for the wealthiest entrepreneurs, including Bill Gates (left), Jeff Bezos (center), and Elon Musk (right). Gates, the Microsoft founder and philanthropist, has read and re-read F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, The Great Gatsby (left inset). Bezos said that his favorite book is The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (center inset). Musk, the co-founder of Tesla and the CEO of SpaceX, cites The Foundation Trilogy (right inset) by Isaac Asimov as a major influence on his thinking.

Police say David Digiacomo (inset), 40, punched 34-year-old Clint Ali early Friday morning at Jack's Bar And Grill in Braselton, killing him. Surveillance footage (pictured left and right) shows a man identified as Digiacomo walking up to Ali and punching him on the side of his head. Ali was at a jukebox when he got punched, according to Braselton police. Digiacomo has been charged with murder. Investigators at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab found that the punch and the fall that ensued had killed Ali. A nurse who was inside the bar at the time and paramedics who responded to the scene gave Ali CPR. He died at the hospital.

With just one month left until President Obama's steps down, renovations to his new home are underway with plans to upgrade the security system and transform part of the garage into a home office. Barack and Michelle Obama are moving into a $5.3million home in Kalorama, one of Washington DC's most elegant neighborhoods, so 15-year-old Sasha Obama can finish out high school at the Sidwell Friends School. Construction permits obtained by TMZ show the home will also be outfitted with an upgraded electrical system as well as a cat walk over one staircase.

Shoes, handbags, wallets, hats and an all important brown slipper. They're just some of the 20 items believed to have come from missing flight MH370 laid out on the kitchen table of Sheryl Keen's (right) home in Perth, Western Australia. Mrs Keen, 52, has been working with MH370 amateur investigator Blaine Gibson to find any clues that may lead the discovery of the Malaysian Airlines flight that disappeared in March 2014. Chief among them is a single slipper (inset) similar to that worn by a woman (circled left) captured on CCTV boarding MH370 - it's this item belonging to 'Cinderella' that Mrs Keen told Daily Mail Australia has her most confident the items are debris from the plane's wreckage.

White House staffers plotted to prank President Barack Obama last week by strategically placing snowmen near the Oval Office after he admitted he found the decorations 'creepy'. The four snowmen were put on display in the Rose Garden outside the Oval Office at the beginning of December as part of the White House's elaborate Christmas decorations. Staffers decided to move them last week and place them each near a window of the Oval Office. White House photographer Pete Souza shared a photo of one of the decorations watching Obama as he worked.

An anonymous driver has left behind an expletive-laden note (left) after smashing into a parked Jeep (right) in front of onlookers on a Sydney street. The driver said there were 'no scratches' on the black SUV but had felt compelled to leave behind a fake note to trick onlookers from reporting the collision.

The playful images were created at a London hotel by photographer Alison Jackson, who has become known for her spoof photographs of celebrities including US president elect Donald Trump. Her photo-shoot of 'Harry' and 'Meghan' began with the actors getting their hair prepared. Other scenes show the couple embracing (top left) and the Queen receiving a box-set of Suits,(main) in which Markle plays corporate lawyer Rachel Zane.

Parents have been sharing hilarious photographs of children who have struggled to get into the festive spirit on social media. While many parents will delight in dressing their little ones up in festive gear the children aren't always as thrilled with the idea as many of these photos show. In other more morbid pictures children can be seen posing with a gingerbread house of horrors and sending rather threatening Christmas cards.

A mystery 100-metre long object has washed up onto Te Waewae Bay, on New Zealand's south island (main). The item has left locals baffled about its origins, with speculation mounting about where it came from. It is described as very heavy, made of plastic and with metal loops on each end (inset).

Parents have been sharing hilarious snaps of very rude scenes featuring their children's Elf On The Shelf character. Clockwise from top left: One elf is definitely on the naught list after smearing hair removal cream on a sleeping woman's eyebrow; an elf gazes at a woman in a skimpy outfit; a cheeky pair turn the kitchen into a pole dancing club while another enjoys strip poker with doll friends. A surgically talented elf performs a boob job while another is left the worse for wear after a night on the vodka.

The Park Life picture (left), taken by 18-year-old Kyle Moore, beat thousands of images to win the competition, and was described as 'simply stunning' by naturalist and television presenter Chris Packham. He said the image 'really stood out' for the whole judging panel. The photograph was taken in a park in Ilford, east London, and Kyle used a slow shutter speed to give transparency to the fox's tail. Mr Moore also took the image of the bear in heavy rain (below). The image of the damselfly (right) was taken by Magnus McLeod for the Under 12 category. A bearded tit (above) performs the splits after perching on two separate reeds in the amusing photo.

Curtis Neill posted two videos on his Facebook account showing the man as he is hanging from the chairlift (left) at Mount Ashland Ski Area on December 10. The videos went viral, generating 27,000 shares. The snowboarder, who was not injured, told staff at the resort that he inadvertently clipped the safety leash onto the chair as he was trying to take the weight off the snowboard. Fortunately, the snowboarder was hanging near a tower, enabling one of the staff members to climb it and help the stranded visitor to safety (right).