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A pipe bomb went off in an underground tunnel linking the Times Square subway station and the Port Authority bus terminal  Monday morning. Police have taken one man into custody, who was wearing the homemade explosive. The suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Bangladeshi national Akayed Ullah, who has been living in the U.S. for seven years. Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said the suspect 'supposedly was setting the device off in the name of ISIS' and that it was 'definitely a terrorist attack, definitely intended'. CNN reports that the bomb detonated prematurely and that if it had gone off as intended the damage could have been catastrophic. Ullah allegedly told investigators at the hospital that he carried out the attack because 'they've been bombing in my country'. He also revealed that he made the device at his job at an electrical company. The FDNY says three other people reported to local hospitals for minor injuries. The incident happened just days after President Trump sparked demonstrations across the world by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital city. One of the largest demonstrations took place in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.

Mother of bullied boy seen in viral video shuts down her Confederate-flag waving Facebook page after outpouring of support from dozens of celebrities  - and opens a PayPal account soliciting donations

Kimberly Jones, of Tennessee, whose son Keaton (above) this weekend became the poster child of bullying, is facing scrutiny after her Facebook page was found to contain racially charged posts and Confederate flag-waving photos (bottom left and right). Dozens of actors, singers and athletes, among them Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Mark Ruffalo, Donald Trump Jr, Dr Phil and LeBron James, to name just a few, have come out in support of the Knoxville middle-schooler after his mother shared a video online showing her son in tears, pleading to be left alone by bullies. But as it often happens with viral sensations, there was more to the story than first met the eye. African-American activist Tariq Nasheed tweeted a screenshot of Kimberly Jones' now-defunct Facebook page, showing photos of family members waving the Confederate flag. He also shared a status update from late August, in which Mrs Jones wrote: 'Dear butt hurt Americans, If you aren't bleeding, no bones are sticking out & you can breathe, STOP crying! (inset)’. 

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders unloaded on the media after news outlets had to pull back critical stories – saying reporters are 'purposely misleading the American people.'

US President Donald Trump directed NASA on Monday to send Americans to the Moon for the first time in decades, a move he said would help prepare for a future Mars trip.

North Dakota woman, Brooke Crews (pictured in court Monday) has pleaded guilty in the killing of pregnant a neighbor (inset) so she and her boyfriend could keep the baby.

Piers Morgan: Trump keeps his promises. Lib media hate it

Donald Trump, according to his many critics, is the single most divisive, stupid, bigoted and unpopular president in American history. To say Trump is ‘polarizing’ is to massively understate the sheer enormity of hatred that exists toward the billionaire tycoon who won the White House just over a year ago. On social media, every minute of every day, I see hysterical liberals screaming themselves digitally hoarse with rage at his very existence.

'We must also destroy the evil ideology that is behind ISIS and attacks like today's. This ideology has no borders, but it must be eradicated,' said White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Construction workers digging up a LA subway extension uncover fossils of creatures that lived 10,000 years ago in the last Ice Age 

A paleontologist and construction workers have found multiple fossils in a Los Angeles subway. The most important discovery is a a few hundred pound mammoth skull. Other fossils include a partial rabbit jaw, mastodon tooth, camel foreleg, bison vertebrae, and a tooth and ankle bone from a horse. Some of the fossils are 10,000 years old and from the last Ice Age.

Cat Person by writer Kristen Roupenian was published in the December 11 issue of the New Yorker. Thousands of women are sharing the piece and expressing awe over how relatable it is.

The alien-hunting Breakthrough Listen project, led by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, will use the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia to investigate the mysterious comet.

Men around the world have taken to secret sharing website Whisper.sh to reveal the real reasons that they don't want to have children. One man says that he is terrified he will pass on his mental illness.

Massachusetts woman begs to keep riches after hubby jailed

Lisa Cadden, 50, (inset right) filed a petition with the US District Court of Massachusetts seeking to protect $3.6million of family riches from a court-ordered seizure for victim restitution. Her husband Barry Cadden, 50, (inset left) was sentenced to nine years in prison in June on racketeering and fraud convictions for his role in a massive meningitis outbreak. The petition seeks to protect the Caddens' $1.5million trust fund, a $1.4million mansion (left) in Wrentham, Massachussets; an oceanfront vacation home (right) in North Kingstown, Rhode Island assessed at $594,300 a red BMW M3 purchased for $86,662 and $26,000 in diamonds bought from DeScenza.

Texas A&M; DL Zaycoven Henderson, 23, was arrested on Sunday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with evidence and marijuana possession.

The White House denied Monday that the president had ever sexually harassed or abused a group of women who came forward during the election but reemerged on Monday to demand a congressional investigation.

Stunning photos show native Brazilians swimming underwater

Stunning photos show indigenous Kamaiurá people diving underwater and swimming beneath a waterfall in the Amazonian basin in a remote part of Brazil. The Kamaiurá, whose name means 'a raised platform to keep meat, pots and pans', were first contacted by the outside world in 1884. Its population was ravaged by disease in the 1950s but the region was declared a national park by the Brazilian authorities in 1961 to prevent the spread of deadly epidemics.

The 24-year-old was held three minutes after he stepped over a low outer perimeter fence adjacent to Buckingham Palace and attempted to climb a wall outside the Palace estate.

Good Housekeeping compile epic royal wedding fails

Princess Diana and Prince Charles (pictured centre) got their vows wrong and Diana even said the groom's name wrong. The Queen (far left) broke her tiara, which had been made for Queen Mary in 1919, on the day of her wedding and at Kate and William's wedding there was a horse that bolted and threw its rider off its back. Meanwhile, newly engaged Prince Harry and Meghan will be hoping their own big day goes smoothly.

The 75th annual Golden Globe Awards announcements were announced on Monday morning as Hollywood still stands in the shadow of sexual misconduct scandals which have hit the headlines over the past year.

Kerry Spencer, of Maryland, shared an adorable snap of her son, Samuel Spencer (pictured), signing for 'help' while sitting on Santa's lap when he was just a toddler.

'I wanted to even the playing field': Man creates genius trap that sets off 12-guage shotgun blanks, terrifies thieves and stops them stealing his expensive Jeep parts 

Jaireme Barrow (inset), from Tacoma, Washington, was tired of people stealing his expensive Jeep parts and decided he 'wanted to even the playing field.' He created a trap using cardboard box, a wooden structure and 12-guage shotgun blanks (inset). Numerous thieves can be seen being caught in the action, with one unfortunate soul even stumbling over himself trying to escape the popping (main).

Infamous Chinese 'rooftopper' unwittingly films his own death as he plunges from the top of a 62-storey skyscraper while doing pull-ups for video stunt 

Wu Yongning, 26, filmed himself doing pull-ups at the top of the Huayuan International Centre in Changsha, China, when he lost his grip and fell 45ft to his death on a terrace below. Uncle Feng Shengliang said Wu was planning to propose to his girlfriend two days after this video was filmed, and was going to offer her a bridal gift of £8,000. He was due to earn around £11,000 from the footage. Wu died on November 8, but the tragedy was only made public on December 8 when his family confirmed it.

The US Customs and Border Patrol and the US Coast Guard joined forces in November to track and stop the smugglers' vessel laden with contraband on November 13 between Texas and Florida.

Dark under-eye circles, acne with excess facial hair, thinning eyebrows and blotchy cheeks could be indicative of a health problem, Dr Susan Taylor explains on the Megyn Kelly TODAY show.

Trump groped me then called me a c***: President faces new claims over conduct as three women accuse him of harassment on Megyn Kelly

A trio of the president's accusers reemerged on Monday to hound him for sexually harassing them. Samantha Holvey, Jessica Leeds and Rachel Crooks had previously made allegations against Trump and appeared on Megyn Kelly 'Today' to demand justice as the White House resumed its claim that the issue had been litigated in last year's election. 'All of a sudden, he's all over, me, kissing and groping and groping and kissing,' said Leeds, a self-proclaimed Democrat, who says she revealed her story because 'I wanted people to know what kind of a person that Trump really is...what a pervert he is.' Leeds claims that Trump assaulted on a plane in the '70s and called her a 'c***' when he ran into her some time later at a party in New York while he was still married to his first wife Ivana.

A new shock poll from Fox News shows Democrat Doug Jones 10 points ahead of Republican Roy Moore as voters head to the polls tomorrow in Alabama to select the state's next U.S. senator.

President Donald Trump is shattering norms with his positive scores on handling a growing economy despite record low job approval.

Pentagon will allow transgender enlistment banned by Trump

The Pentagon will allow transgender people to join its ranks, it announced Monday, after a judge's ruling. The Pentagon official tells The Associated Press that transgender people can enlist in the military beginning January 1, despite President Donald Trump's opposition. The new policy reflects growing legal pressure on the issue and the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trump's demand to ban transgender individuals from the military. Two federal courts already have ruled against the ban and protests had been held against it (left).

Four people, including the suspect, were hurt following a pipe bomb explosion in New York on Monday - just weeks after ISIS fanatics threatened to attack the city with a propaganda poster.

Ryan, whose last name and location haven't been made public to protect his privacy, has come in eighth position in Forbes' ranking of this year's 10 highest-paid YouTubers across the world.

Wisconsin cheerleader has both legs amputated due to CPVT

Nicole Grehn, 27, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, went into cardiac arrest and had both of her legs amputated before she was diagnosed with Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), a rare condition characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm. Two years later, Nicole insists she's happier than she ever and wouldn't trade her legs back 'for anything,' as she proudly shares snapshots of herself in swimsuit while wearing her prosthetics.

Known as a 'smoke ring',  it is a strange new type of eddie, a swirling motions some tens to hundreds of kilometres across, which mix the water and carry it across the average currents.

Kimani Randolph, 21, was arrested on Dec 7 in connection to the deadly robbery that took place at a Rite Aid in California last month when he allegedly knocked down a woman, 87, as he fled the scene.

Mother, 34, is kicked off Spirit Airlines flight with her two-year-old son because she would not stop breastfeeding him before take-off

Mei Rui, 34, her son Lukas and her parents were flying from Houston, Texas, to New York City on December 8 when they were booted off the plane. They had been sitting on the tarmac for almost three hours because of a de-icing delay, she claims, when she began to breastfeed her 'exhausted' two-year-old son.

Brittany Covington, 19, was sentenced to four years probation on Friday in Chicago, after pleading guilty to a hate crime, in a case that received national attention earlier this year.

Washington lawmaker Matt Manweller, who has been accused of harassing students at his university, flirted with the woman he would later marry when she was 16, she has alleged.

Ohio wife accused of shooting and dismembering husband

Marcia Y. Eubank, 49, was arrested on suspicion of murder Saturday in Coventry Township, Ohio, after police discovered the remains of her husband, 54-year-old Howard L. Eubank. On Saturday afternoon, cops in the community of 11,000 on the southern outskirts of Akron received a call reporting possible human remains at the Eubanks' home. Investigators from the Summit County Sheriff's Office responded and made a gruesome discovery.

A bicyclist spotted the body of 23-year-old Chuchu Ma, of Mountain View, California, in the water along the Bay Trail on the Sunnyvale-Moffett Field border last Thursday morning.

Puns that are guaranteed to leave you scratching your head

This fiendishly hard word puzzle contains 15 images that represent words or phrases, and some are so difficult they're bound to leave you scratching your head. From a metal bed frame festooned with flowers (top left), to a piece of furniture carved out of a vegetable (top centre), you may just be kicking yourself when you find out the answers to these play on words.

The comments were made by Chamath Palihapitiya, who joined Facebook in 2007 and became its vice president for user growth, to an audience at Stanford Graduate School of Business

A three-day-old baby in northwest China has had his undeveloped twin separated from his lower back. The baby was born with a rare condition, which affects one in 500,000 births.

Health blogger reveals how she battled debilitating IBS

Healthy living expert Bethany Ugarte, 28, from California revealed details about her health condition on her blog, Lilsipper. The former marketing executive says that at her worst, pictured left, she was unable to digest anything and anything she ate was 'eliminated whole', meaning her body couldn't absorb any nutrients. Nicole says she was forced to quit her job due to her illness, and during this time, her marriage also broke down and she contracted shingles twice. In recent months, however, she has begun working with a holistic doctor who has helped her on the road to recovery, pictured right.

Katie Mager (left), 27, and Ryan Reiersgaard, 27, of Minnesota, were visiting Chicago on Thursday when they falsely claimed three men robbed them of more than $22,000 worth of valuables.

The Hollywood mogul is being investigated for raping the star on two occasions in 2010. However, sources have now told TMZ that a prosecution is 'highly unlikely'.

National Geographic's ultimate places to visit in 2018

The world is one huge, must-see place. Breaking it down into manageable priorities can be tricky and even the most seasoned tourist can find decision-making overwhelming. Fortunately for us, the experts at National Geographic Traveler have created a bucket list for 2018, including Hawaii (main), Albania (bottom left) and Jordan (top right).

The actress, 20, told Twitter followers on Friday she was a survivor of sexual abuse after a user commented on a photo she posted, 'What did Disney do to this girl?! I think she was molested.'

Hayssa Andrade, 21, was allegedly shot around 20 times by off-duty military policeman Jorge Aguiar da Silva, 38, at a roof top bar in Campo Grande, west zone Rio de Janeiro.

Baffled employers share the worst CVs they've received

From boasting about their criminal past (bottom centre) to scrawling in pen across the page (top centre), these job-seekers struggled to understand even the most basic rules of putting together a resume. One childish applicant added a picture of a monkey to his resume (top left) while another features a bizarre portrait (bottom left). Some kept information to a minimum on their applications (top right). Meanwhile one callous person tried to use an employee's death to their advantage (bottom right).

University College London scientists gave 46 patients an experimental drug. They discovered the pill lowered their levels of toxic proteins in the brain - which is responsible for the disease.

Authorities said 26 infants in France have become sick since early December. The recall covers products marketed under Milumel, Picot and Celi brands and affects customers from countries around the world.

Disturbing moment a woman threatens to kill everyone on her flight after she was caught smoking on the plane 

In shocking scenes, the woman - wearing sunglasses and a straw hat - roars in the face of airline staff. She yells: 'I will kill everybody on this f****** plane! I will kill everybody on this f****** plane! I will!' There were 141 people aboard the aircraft. The terrifying video was captured by another passenger on the Portland to Sacramento Southwest Airlines flight. According to KOIN6 , the woman had been caught smoking a cigarette and tampering with the smoke detector in the aircraft's bathroom.

The microbe can scavenge hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from the air to stay alive in extreme conditions, Australian researchers found.

Officer George J. Manganaro, 29, was charged with aggravated assault in Penns Grove, New Jersey after a video shows him appearing to kick a man in the face while he was handcuffed.

Brazilian police pose for selfies with drugs baron

Police in Brazil have been slammed after posing for selfies with a notorious gang kingpin accused of drug-trafficking, murders and extortion. Police in Rio de Janeiro captured Rogerio Avelino da Silva - also known as Rogerio 157 - on Wednesday, which was seen as a rare victory for authorities struggling to curb rising violence a year after the city hosted the Summer Olympics. But just days after the success, the police face an angry backlash for taking pictures with the suspected killer. The images, shared on WhatsApp and then across social media, show da Silva handcuffed next to officers with beaming smiles.

Kristin Freeze, 35, from Mississippi, underwent a complete neck dissection to remove a tumor and 18 lymph nodes just weeks after giving birth to her son when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

Jake Cohen, 32, had suffered burning chest pains for years. Doctors at Columbia University Medical Center found a tumor the size of a tennis ball in the New Yorker's heart.

Incredible video shows a man who 'overdosed on heroin' in CVS being revived with the life-saving drug naloxone

An incredible video shows how the life-saving drug naxolone saved a man who was passed out after apparently overdosing on heroin.  Mark Harris took the video when he stopped into a CVS in Detroit in October to pick up medicine and spotted a young man passed out in the greeting card aisle from an obvious overdose.  Harris told WSTP he immediately knew it was a heroin overdose because of the part of the city they were in. 

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Heavily armed Russian fighter jet almost wipes out his wingman with incredibly close high speed pass

This is the jaw-dropping moment when a heavily armed Russian fighter jet almost wipes out his wingman in an incredibly close call. The Su-35 nearly hits the Su-30 both which are heavily armed and are believed to be stationed in Syria.

Patrice Nganang, a professor at New York's Stony Brook University, is due to go before a prosecutor in the coming week after being charged with insulting the president of Cameroon.

Saudi women attend a rare cinema screening at a film festival in Riyadh in October 2017. Saudi Arabia on Monday announced a lifting of the kingdom's decades-long ban on cinemas

Saudi Arabia announced that cinemas will be allowed to operate from early 2018 and that licences will be handed out immediately as part of the country's cultural reform agenda.

It is thought Delphine Niepceron, 27, and Cyrille Le Got, 43, have been accused of drugging their child in an attempt to stop her crying, but they said their daughter drank a glass of wine (file image).

People from around the world have shared photos of their flatmates who are very difficult to live with. Some played unwanted pranks on their friends, while others left hair stuck to the bathroom wall.

A man was shot and killed by an officer in Oklahoma City after he reportedly took pepper spray and a taser away from the cop during a scuffle Sunday evening.

Christian Beasley escaped around 4.10am local time by cutting a hole through steel bars in the ceiling and then jumping over a 20-foot-high wall behind Kerobokan prison.

Happy Christmas, Harry! Newly unearthed footage shows self-proclaimed feminist Meghan Markle dressed in a VERY sexy Santa outfit on the set of Deal or No Deal

Self-described feminist Meghan Markle, 36, wore the saucy ensemble while working as  'Briefcase Babe' on the US TV show Deal or No Deal back in 2006. Working on the series saw Meghan wearing a whole host of risque outfits. Another episode sees the future royal pose in a blue satin mini dress while in another she wears a black satin catsuit. Meghan joined NBC's Deal or No Deal in 2006, in which contestants choose from sealed briefcases that contained a marker for various amounts of money.

The presentation was given by Ruslan Salakhutdinov during the Neural Information Processing Systems conference, being held in Long Beach, California.

A couple in Des Moines, Iowa built a 14-foot replica leg lamp in his front yard. The massive leg is a copy of the famous lamp from the movie A Christmas Story. Tom Gross and wife Tina had it for two years.

Viva Frei, a father from Montreal, Canada, pulled out his daughter's friends tooth when he tied string around her loose tooth and attached it to the cork of a bottle.

Tulsi Adivasi, 18, from India, began suffering with a leg infection at 11 years old. He says he is depressed because he is dependent on his widowed mother, who earns just £12 a month.

Connecticut private island goes on sale for $8.7million

The 2.7-acre Tavern Island in Norwalk, Connecticut, which was first inhabited by European settlers in 1651, is just an hour from New York City. Just a five-minute boat ride from the mainland, the showpiece of the property is the 6,000-square-foot stone manor, which is accompanied by a one-bedroom boat house; a tea house; a two-bedroom caretaker's cottage; and a maintenance shed. The property also boasts two private beaches and a 75-foot-long swimming pool.

Maduro announced that leading opposition parties will be barred from the 2018 presidential vote after they boycotted mayoral polls, in a move set to further consolidate his grip on power.

The calculator is designed to help bring down accidents caused by drinkers attempting to drive to work after a night out. It tots up how long it takes to be back on the right side of the legal limit.

Muslim Meha Ahmad, a producer for the Chicago radio show The Morning Shift on WBEZ, said she was refused a ride by a Jewish driver while standing in the street with her young family.

The FDA first banned mineral substances as food additives in 1906, banning silver from confectionery use.But as silver dragées grew in popularity in the 1970s, FDA said not a food item.

Tumblr dedicated to ugly babies in Renaissance paintings

Tumblr account, Ugly Renaissance Babies, has officially gone viral for being hilarious. The account is dedicated to posting zoomed in photos of ugly babies in Renaissance paintings with perfect corresponding captions. People cannot stop laughing about the site, and one Twitter user even said, 'Best thing on the web right now.'

The Lingguan Tower in China, billed as 'Asia's tallest wooden pagoda', was completely destroyed after flames ripped through it yesterday afternoon. Two adjacent halls were also reduced to rubble.

Lia can be disposed of discreetly, avoiding the need to hide the white stick. Said to be 99% accurate, it is made from paper not plastic and repels water for long enough to take the test.

Harrowing video shows a half-naked pregnant inmate being tasered inside a jail just five days before she lost her baby 

Martini Smith was tasered when she was 20 at the Franklin County Jail in Ohio. She was pregnant and had been taken into custody on domestic violence charges which were later dropped. Smith, now 26, lost her baby five days after being tasered. She won a $27,500 payout in 2011 but has since spoken out as part of a wider investigation into excessive police use of tasers.

Elena Kordyukova, 39,  from Ekaterinburg, Russia confessed to murdering two of her sons and attempting to murder a third using heart drug Warfarin, originally developed as rat poison.

A woman believed to be from Canada, catches her best friend 'Ashley' in the back of a car with her husband, both with their trousers down. She then begins a swear-filled rant at the love rat.

Dramatic moment a runner collapses near the end of a marathon but is helped over the finishing line by selfless teen to come first

Chandler Self won the women's division of the BMW Dallas marathon with a time of 2:53:58 - but not without the help of 17-year-old Ariana Luterman, who helped her cross the finish line. Luterman, of Addison, Texas, was running the final two miles of the race with Self, a psychiatrist from New York, as part of a relay team with her elite high school, the Greenhill Academy. In the final half mile of the race, Self began to collapse, and in the final 200 yards she fell to her feet several times. Each time, Luterman helped her to her feet. As they reached the finish line, Luterman pushed Self ahead, and with the support of the teen, Self lunged across and won the race.

Defensive tackle Malik McDowell was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after getting into a row over money outside the SL Lounge club in Atlanta, Georgia.

Adorable Romany Martel, from Ontario, Canada, can't contain her love for cheesecake. In the video taken by her dad Tylor, the eight-month-old bangs her tray makes hilarious facial expressions.

The monk seal appeared to sense the turtle was in distress and joined it for 20 minutes. The cute interaction was filmed by Beat Korner while he was underwater by Olowalu Beach in Hawaii, USA.

WM Motor Technology Co, will use its name 'Weltmeister' as its brand and plans to start taking orders for its first product, a sport-utility vehicle, from April.

Apple Inc on Monday confirmed it had reached a deal to acquire Shazam Entertainment Ltd, the U.K.-based app that lets users identify songs by pointing a smart phone at the audio source.

Pacific island Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai could survive

Nearly three years ago, an island sprung into existence in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga, nestling between two older islands in the archipelago. The new island formed after the eruption of a submarine volcano in the region, which flung ash 30,000 feet into the sky, before it eventually settled in January 2015. While scientists first estimated that the island with a 400-foot (120-meter) summit would last just a few months, new calculations suggest it could remain in its new place for as much as 30 years.

The six-year-old girl was abducted on Saturday and her body found on Sunday, with mass protests in Hisar, Haryana state in response to the horrific rape and abuse she suffered.

WhatsApp is testing a feature called 'Reply privately' where users can send direct message to chat members without leaving the group. It is unclear when it will be rolled out globally.

Computer security expert Michael Myng was the first to expose the bug, which is believed to affect 475 models of laptops released by the Palo Alto firm equipped with Synaptics touchpads.

A cruel pet owner in the West Midlands, who left his dog in such a neglected state it grew foot-long dreadlocks has been banned from keeping animals for life.

Gary Oldman attends Darkest Hour premiere in London

His portrayal of Winston Churchill in the flick earned him a nomination in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama category at the 2018 Golden Globes earlier on Monday. So it is no wonder British great Gary Oldman beamed with pride later that evening, as he attended the premiere of Darkest Hour in London's Leicester Square.  The actor, 59, happily posed beside his glamorous co-star Kristin Scott Thomas on the red carpet - after admitting he was 'amazed and flattered' by the exciting nomination at the awards, which take place on January 7. 

Archaeologists from the University of Edinburgh used tools normally employed to analyse the impact of gun shots to inflict damage to a synthetic human skull.

China is said to be planning five settlement points for a possible North Korean refugee crisis. Reports have suggested that over a million of North Koreans could swarm into China if war breaks out.

Melanie Martinez (left) took to Twitter on Saturday to address Timothy Heller's allegations against her, saying she would 'never be intimate with someone without their absolute consent'.

Georgia Thomson, 27, from Cardiff, who has type 1 diabetes, started misusing her insulin in 2009 because she was worried the 'pure fat' injections were leading her to put on weight.

Children are also three times as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis in later life if their mother had the agonising condition, claim researchers at Odense University Hospital in Denmark

Tanzania's president John Magufuli sparked anger among children's rights activists after announcing the decision in his independence day speech on Saturday.

Australian mum left red-faced after family snap with Santa

An Australian mother-of-two has been left red-faced after spotting a very embarrassing mistake in her children's Santa photo. Tammie Hopley, 29, paid $35 for a selection of meet and greet photos of her children Ryder, two and Ledger, 10 months. But it wasn't until the next day when she realised the photos she had purchased weren't quite as innocent as they appeared. So can you spot the mistake?

While it's not surprising that dog owners love to pamper their pups, it may come as a shock to learn just how far the wealthy can go ensure their furry friends' lives are anything but ruff — uh, rough.

A good, hard workout several times a week can slow down the progression of Parkinson's disease for at least six months, according to a new study from Northwestern University.

The finding also goes some way to explain why heated rows often erupt on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, according to researchers at University of California, Berkeley (stock image).

An unfortunate video shows a mom posing with her small son on camera, about to share an adorable kiss, before he barfs all over her. It is unknown where the video was filmed.

This holiday season, friendly neighbors are showing their appreciation for delivery personnel by leaving care packages full of drinks and snacks outside of their homes, free to take.

Farewell to a war criminal: Hundreds honour dead Croatian general who drank CYANIDE at the Hague after he was convicted of carrying out war crimes in Bosnia 

Huge crowds packed a public memorial in Zagreb, Croatia for a service to remember war criminal Slobodan Praljak whose final act was to kill himself in front of UN judges (right). Public buses ran free of charge to the ceremony for the wartime military commander, who swallowed potassium cyanide last month during a court hearing broadcast live around the world. About 2,000 people filled the main concert hall (left) where the memorial was held, while hundreds more crowded into the building's entry and hallways to watch on giant screens.

These North Korean artworks depict the country's greatest sporting achievements, both real and imaginary, including their 1-0 victory over Italy during the 1966 World Cup.

Dutch model Ivana Smit, 18, was found dead on a sixth floor balcony of the Persiaran Capsquare block in Kuala Lumpur's Jalan Dang Wangi district and was not wearing any clothes.

Jenn Thelan, a nurse at Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital in Orlando Florida brought her daughter's Elf on the Shelf to the hospital for emergency surgery after the family dog attacked it.

A total of 24 women were arrested by Public Order Police at a party on Wednesday evening in El Mamoura, south of Khartoum.

A man in east China was sent in a hospital with a six-foot-long spear pierced from the back. Doctors found that the spearhead was lodged deeply inside his body.

Fitness blogger and mum-of-five, Simone Gately, 34, from Halifax, North Yorkshire has her own Christmas day fitness regime to get her guests running around and burning off the calories.

Collectors assemble largest known map of the early world

The remarkable map is said to be the largest map of the early world, and was created in 1587 by Urbano Monte. Experts at the David Rumsey Map Center at Stanford Libraries, where the original is now bring housed, have digitally joined its 60 separate pieces, revealing stunning illustrations of the continents, oceans, kings (top right, King Philip II of Spain is shown), and even mythical creatures. It also includes geographical misconceptions from the time, such as the bizarre shape of Japan (bottom right).

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The struggle is real! Little boy tries to fight off exhaustion while eating a meal only to ultimately doze off in adorable video

An adorable video shows a little boy, Mavy, trying his hardest to not dose off while eating his food in Rumford, Rhode Island. In the brief clip filmed in January of this year, the toddler stares at his dad Clint and chews on his food.

Donkeys in the West Bank are suffering from barbaric treatment as they carry back-breaking loads of marble, cement and sand up precarious stairwells to help build tower blocks, says British charity.

Businesswoman Rafaela Arlotta, 32, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, tried for two years before she fell pregnant in 2012, and she believes her 185lbs (13st 3lbs) frame was partly to blame.

World's rarest gorilla spotted hunting for mate in Nigeria

Ichi is one of just 100 Cross River gorillas in Nigeria - and he's looking for a mate. Researchers have been forced to warn local villagers to leave the huge animal alone after he was spotted venturing from the forest in a rare move to try and find a partner.

   

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Cutest pictures of sleeping dogs in unlikely positions

Animal lovers around the world have been sharing snaps of their beloved pooches out for their count on social media - and many are enjoying a nap in the unlikeliest of positions. Clockwise from top left: This dog lets it all hang out during a snooze; a pooch snoozes with its hind legs in the air; dogs need stuffed toys too; this hound has no interest in the view; it might look uncomfortable, but it doesn't stop this pet conking out; a dog spread-eagled on its owners' bed.

Pinky the cat has got into the routine of lying down to allow the puppies to rush over and drink her milk at feeding time. Pinky belongs to Mohan Naik, from Belthangady in South India.

Calum Foskett, 27, Jed Gibbs, 27 and Joe Oliver, 29, all from Bedfordshire, crossed the Amazon twice on a boat and raced on motorbikes during the bar crawl in Peru, Brazil and Colombia.

Letter by Dickens tells how train crash traumatised writer

A Christmas Carol author Charles Dickens (inset) suffered post-traumatic stress from a train disaster that killed 10 and wounded 40, a newly-discovered letter (pictured, right) suggests. Seven carriages plunged off a bridge in the Staplehurst rail crash of 1865 after a train derailed crossing the Kent viaduct (pictured, left, a sketch of the aftermath). Not only did the great novelist survive, but he tended to victims, some of whom died in front of him.

   

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