A festival dedicated to dog meat in southern China has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, who have apparently won a minor concession from local officials.
The fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana have been found guilty by an Italian court of tax evasion on an epic scale and each sentenced to 20 months in prison.
From the beautiful to the downright bonkers, see the creations that are adorning racegoers' heads at Royal Ascot this year.
Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin and their fellow world leaders left the G8 Summit with a Mulberry freebie.
The Vatican has secretly attributed a mystery miracle to the late John Paul II, clearing the way for him to be declared a saint.
A disabled pensioner launched into a five-minute tirade against a cold caller asking her about voting intention - only to be told she was talking to Nick Clegg
A former head teacher, who has advised two Prime Ministers, has been arrested over an alleged fraud during his time at the helm of a leading school.
Gonzalo Higuain is edging nearer towards a £22 million move to Arsenal in a deal that will represent a significant shift in Arsene Wenger's transfer policy.
A former South African ambassador to Israel has invited the fury of the Israeli government by describing its treatment of the country's Palestinian Bedouin community as akin to apartheid.
Marine Le Pen faces prosecution for comparing Muslim immigration to the Nazi occupation of France after the European Parliament?s legal committee recommended that the far-right leader be stripped of parliamentary immunity.

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