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Hundreds of hippos and buffalo to be slaughtered as drought grips national park
Rangers in South Africa’s biggest wildlife park are killing about 350 hippos and buffalos as they struggle to deal with the most severe drought in...
India on tenterhooks as major search for celebrity tiger proves fruitless
A major search operation is under way in India for the country’s most famous tiger, with millions of adoring fans worried about the big cat.
Suitcase ‘explosion’ near migration centre sparks security scare in Germany
A blazing suitcase found outside a reception centre for migrants sparked a major security scare in Germany on Wednesday.
Tigers maul woman to death and injure another in Chinese wildlife park
A visitor was mauled to death and another seriously injured when they were attacked by Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing.
German police kill Afghan teen after he attacked passengers on a train
A teenage Afghan migrant armed with an ax and a knife attacked passengers aboard a regional train in southern Germany on Monday night, injuring four people...
German mother admits killing babies, but says she can’t remember how many
A German woman on trial in one of Germany’s worst infanticide cases has confessed to killing several of her babies, but said she could not remember...
Sleeping 15yo boy ‘has face ripped open’ by hyena in South Africa game park
A 15-year-old boy is in a serious condition after he was attacked in his tent by a hyena.
Bodies of 40 tiger cubs found in Thai temple freezer amid trafficking fears
Thai wildlife authorities found 40 tiger cub carcasses in a freezer in Thailand’s infamous Tiger Temple on Wednesday as they removed live animals...
Lonely hearts women tortured and killed in ‘house of horrors’
At least two women may have been tortured to death by a man and his ex-wife at a house in western Germany, according to investigators. Prosecutor...
Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams apologises for Republican ‘N-word’ slavery tweet
Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has publicly apologised for using the N-word in a tweet posted just days before an election in Northern Ireland.
After creating a storm in Britain, Obama ruffles feathers in Germany
President Obama arrived on a valedictory visit to Germany on Sunday to see his “friend” Chancellor Angela Merkel, but their show of unity looked...
‘Tiger whisperer’ keeper Stacey Konwiser mauled to death at Florida zoo
A tiger has fatally mauled a woman keeper inside an enclosure at Palm Beach Zoo in Florida.
Tigers to be moved from India to Cambodia in fight to save them from extinction
Tigers from India could be sent to Cambodia as part of a plan to increase the animal’s global population.
Signalman playing game on phone moments before train crash that killed 12
The death toll from a German train crash rose to 12 on Wednesday hours after a signal controller was arrested, accused of playing a game on his mobile...
72yo woman survives nine days in wilderness on pond water and plants
A woman survived for nine days on pond water and plants after getting lost in a forest, officials have said.
Back injury forces four-time winner Tiger Woods to pull out of the Masters
Tiger Woods will miss the Masters for only the second time since his tournament debut in 1995, saying he is “not physically ready” for the...
Germanwings report urges checks on pilots following fatal crash
The report into the Germanwings crash which was deliberately caused by a co-pilot has recommended new worldwide rules compelling doctors to tell authorities...
Germanwings report urges checks on pilots following fatal crash
The report into the Germanwings crash which was deliberately caused by a co-pilot has recommended new worldwide rules compelling doctors to tell authorities...
Kurdish special forces rescue 16yo girl from clutches of Islamic State
A teenage girl from Sweden has been rescued from the clutches of Islamic State in Iraq by Kurdish special forces.
Female suicide bombers kill 58 in Nigerian refugee camp
Two female suicide bombers killed at least 58 at a camp for people made homeless by Boko Haram’s Islamist insurgency in northeast Nigeria, emergency...
Thai police bust passport ring run by ‘The Doctor’ sending fake IDs to migrants
Thai police have broken up a major fake passport ring led by an Iranian known as “The Doctor” which sent thousands of passports to Middle Eastern...
Flying solo: Lucky passenger enjoys perks of being the only one on her plane
A passenger heading home for the holidays had the flight all to herself after being the only one to sit through gruelling delays.
Erotic thriller queen Kim Basinger signs up for Fifty Shades of Grey sequel
She was known for her raunchy roles in erotic thrillers such as 9 ½ Weeks.
Hello, ‘Mrs Robinson’: Erotic thriller queen Kim Basinger in Fifty Shades sequel
She was known for her raunchy roles in erotic thrillers such as 9 ½ Weeks.
Germany seeks to limit migration from ‘safe’ North African countries
Germany wants to limit migration from North Africa by declaring Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia 'safe countries’, officials from the ruling coalition...
Mick Jagger: Bowie’s death was ‘awful and unexpected’
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has described the death of his friend and fellow musician David Bowie as “awful and unexpected”.
German town bans male asylum seekers from public pool after women harassed
A German town has banned male asylum seekers from a public swimming pool after women complained they were being sexually harassed.
Actor Wayne Rogers, who played Trapper John in M*A*S*H, dies at 82
Actor Wayne Rogers, who played wise-cracking surgeon Trapper John in M*A*S*H has died.
Prominent radical preacher held in Germany on suspicion of supporting terror
A German Islamist preacher has been arrested for recruiting fighters for a militant group in Syria and purchasing and delivering military equipment.
German parliament approves military action against ISIS in Syria
Germany’s lower house of parliament today approved plans to provide military assistance in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria.
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