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Vietnam war's 'napalm girl' gets laser treatment to heal wounds
Monday, 26 October 2015 17:25In the photograph that made Kim Phuc a living symbol of the Vietnam war, her burns aren’t visible – only her agony as she runs wailing toward the camera, her arms flung away from her body, naked because she has ripped off her burning clothes.
Powerful earthquake strikes N. Afghanistan
Monday, 26 October 2015 16:15A powerful earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, with tremors felt as widely as Pakistan and northern India.
Lenin statue given Darth Vader makeover
Monday, 26 October 2015 16:00A statue of Vladimir Lenin in the Ukrainian city of Odessa has been given a sci-fi twist - by being transformed into Darth Vader.
Castration best solution for child rapists - Madras HC
Monday, 26 October 2015 12:51Castration. This is Madras high court's one-word solution for curbing spiralling sex offences against children.
Conservatives claim victory in Poland election
Monday, 26 October 2015 10:35Poland's conservative opposition Law and Justice party has won parliamentary elections.
2015 Will (Probably) be the warmest year on record
Sunday, 25 October 2015 15:00Unless the weather takes a drastic, cooler turn, 2015 is well on pace to become the warmest year globally on record. That’s after NOAA reports September had the warmest average global land and ocean temperatures since records began in 1880.
What will humans look like in 1,000 years? (Video)
Friday, 23 October 2015 12:38Humans will be very different creatures 1,000 years from now.
Dalit children burnt alive in caste attack
Friday, 23 October 2015 12:02Protesters have blocked a key highway in India to protest against the death of two children who were burnt alive in an arson attack near the capital Delhi.