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Man jailed for abusing pet dog in New Zealand
The dog, named Ben, looked like ‘a skeleton covered with fur’, with bones clearly seen through his skin. (File photograph)
Donald Trump accuses Ted Cruz of fraud in Iowa, demands re-vote
"Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it. That is why all of the polls were so wrong and why he got far more votes than anticipated. Bad!" Trump wrote.
Main facilitator of Bacha Khan varsity attack arrested: Report
The alleged facilitator, in his early 30s, said in his initial statement that the planning of the attack on the university was going on for six months in Achin district of Afghanistan, the base of militant commander Omar Mansoor.
US Presidential elections: Republican Ted Cruz wins Iowa caucus, Donald Trump defeated by narrow margin
Marco Rubio, a US senator from Florida, came in third place with 23%, making him easily the leader among establishment Republican candidates.
Barack Obama to make first visit to US mosque next week in a defense of religious freedom
Obama shares concerns over spread of Zika virus, calls Brazilian President Rousseff
Obama and Rousseff agreed to continue to prioritise building national, regional, and global capacity to combat infectious disease threats more broadly.
Chile president tearful as daughter-in-law charged for financial irregularities
Natalia Compagnon, daughter-in-law of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, sits at court.
Why do dogs keep killing themselves at Scotland's 'Bridge of Death'?
What is stranger is that of the animals that survived their leap, some have returned and attempted to jump again.
NASA probe captures Pluto's blue atmosphere in infrared
The photo captured in July last year was made with data from the New Horizons Ralph/Linear Etalon Imaging Spectral Array (LEISA) instrument. In the image, sunlight is coming from above and behind Pluto while New Horizons was about 180,000 kilometres away.
Chinese ship to join Australia-led search for MH370
Carrying 239 passengers and crew, the plane disappeared during a Kuala Lumpur-Beijing flight on March 8, 2014.
Venezuela reports 4,700 suspected Zika virus cases
The estimate followed thousands of other suspected cases in Latin America which have raised a world health scare over the mosquito-borne virus.
World War II Zero fighter flies over Japan
Zero fighters were considered one of the most capable fighter planes in World War II, rivalling the British Spitfire.
Magnitude-7.1 earthquake jolts Alaska; 4 homes lost
The US Geological Survey (USGS), updating its earlier location for the quake which struck at 1600 IST, said it was centered about 83 kilometers east of Old Iliamna.
US East Coast paralysed by monster snowstorm, 16 reported dead
Thousands of people have been left powerless as the blizzard dumped between 15-25 inches of snow across the region.
Burkina Faso detains, questions several people after attack
Patrols and check points have been set up on main roads around the country, and security personnel has been increased, especially in areas of the country where there are foreigners.
Morocco arrests Belgian with 'direct links' to Paris attackers
The interior ministry said in a statement that the suspect, arrested on Sunday in the port city of Al-Muhammadiyah near Casablanca and Rabat, had "direct links with some" of the Paris attackers.