Holocaust Hoax Essay 'Horribly Inappropriate'

California school officials have said an assignment asking students to write an essay on whether they believe the Holocaust really happened was "horribly inappropriate". The Rialto Unified School District made headlines when it gave eighth-grade students...

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Oscar Pistorius 'Is Not Putting On A Show'

Oscar Pistorius was not "putting on a show" and seemed genuinely heartbroken after shooting his girlfriend dead, the athlete's murder trial has heard. Social worker and probation officer Yvette van Schalkwyk said she came forward as a witness on...

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Stars Tweet For Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls

Celebrities and public figures have been using social media to tell their millions of followers about the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Twitter has been the epicentre of the campaign, with the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag building up momentum in the...

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Journalists Destroy TV Set During On-Air Brawl

Two Jordanian journalists got into a fight on a live television show and wrecked its set. Shaker al Johari and Mohammed al Jayousi were appearing as guests on a show called Between Opposing Opinions when the discussion became heated. Al Jayousi accused...

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Deadly Fire At Tennis Star James Blake's Home

A family-of-four have died in a fire which police say was started deliberately at the Florida home of a former tennis star. Two adults and two teenage children were killed in the $1.5m mansion, north of Tampa, belonging to former World No. 4 James Blake....

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Huge Explosion Destroys Hotel In Syria

A huge explosion has destroyed a hotel being used by the military along with several other buildings in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Bashar al Assad's troops had made the hotel, the Carlton Citadel, their base, state media and activists...

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Separatists Set To Defy Putin On Ukraine Vote

Pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine plan to hold a vote on independence this weekend despite President Vladimir Putin's call to delay it. The co-ordinating committee of the self-proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic' announced it would have a...

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FBI Agent In Pakistan Released On Bail

An FBI agent has been released on bail by a Pakistani court three days after his arrest. The man, who the US said is a federal agent, had to submit a surety bond of one million rupees ($9,800) for his bail, the court said. He was arrested at an airport...

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Girls' Kidnap Will Be 'End Of Nigeria Terror'

The abduction of more than 200 girls in Nigeria will be the "beginning of the end of terror" there, says Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Nigerian capital Abuja, he also thanked the international community...

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Wetsuit-Clad Stowaway Found Clinging To Ferry

Video footage has captured the moment a stowaway was discovered hidden inside the engine housing of a ferry travelling from Morocco to southern Spain. The Moroccan man, wearing a wetsuit, had clung to the left turbine of the ferry for the 35-minute...

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