Little girl flogged to death by her father in Akure.

A little girl who is reportedly less than 10 years old has been beaten to death by her father in Akure, Ondo state. According to a Twitter user @YemieFASH who shared the shocking story online, an unidentified lady took the little girl’s corpse to the state hospital in Akure but fled with the body after the girl was confirmed dead.

The story of the Malawian teen who built a windmill from junk to power his village.

That was how Malawian local media The Daily Times, in 2006, began its reportage on the story of William Kamkwamba, a teenager who had dropped out of school but had taught himself how to build a windmill from junk to power his family’s home.

New Zealand speaker feeds MP’s baby during parliament debate.

The man who presides over New Zealand’s parliament has been called a baby whisperer after helping to soothe a colleague’s infant in the chamber during a debate.

Trophy hunter's bones 'turn to mush' as he is savaged by alligator he was trying to kill

A trophy hunter looking to snag a grand kill almost met his maker when the reptile fought back. Justin Perchalski decided to go out on the rivers just two days into the legal hunting season in Florida when he spotted a potential prize.

Macron and Merkel call Amazon rain forest fires an international emergency as the French president warns the 'planet's lungs are on fire.

Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron have called the Amazon rainforest fire an international emergency, prompting a furious response from Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro.

Missing French tourist who sparked a massive search and rescue operation in crocodile-infested national park was actually hiding in a cave writing a children's book.

A missing French tourist who sparked a massive search and rescue operation in a famous national park was actually camping in a cave writing a children's book.

Street magician helps with incredible proposal in Times Square.

A bride-to-be was stunned when a magician's playing cards spelled out the words 'Will you marry me' during an 'incredible' Times Square proposal. 

Young boy dies at Center Parcs in Longleat after falling ill while playing with children in sub-tropical pool.

A horrified mother screamed 'wake up' after her young son died while playing in a sub-tropical indoor pool at a Center Parks in Wiltshire, it has been claimed.

700 strangers line up for hours for the funeral of mother, 63, who was killed in the El Paso Walmart massacre.

Hundreds of strangers turned out to pay their respects to a victim of the El Paso, Texas, mass shooting after a public appeal for strangers to attend her funeral.

Murdered’ PC Andrew Harper was 'hit by police car' after being dragged by van.

A newlywed PC killed in the line of duty was struck by a police vehicle after being dragged by a van, it is claimed.

Rihanna’s mini-lookalike lands her first major modeling job.

Do you remember the little princess who broke the internet for looking just like millionaire singer and entrepreneur, Rihanna? Well, this time around, the mini-Rihanna has landed herself a big new modelling deal.

Thousands are trapped in a desert settlement in Syria, near a US military base.

Shukri Shehab and his wife have not slept in two nights. Their three-week-old granddaughter will not stop crying.

Firefighter Loses Three Children In Blaze While Attending Nearby Call-Out To 'Broken Fire Alarm'.

A volunteer firefighter lost three of his children in a deadly fire that ripped through their daycare centre while he was on a nearby call-out for a 'broken alarm'.

Mum Who Shot Gunman Attempting To Rob Families Outside Daughter's School Elected As Politician.

A woman who hit headlines after she shot and killed an armed robber outside her daughter's school has been elected to Congress in Brazil.

Woman Survives Plunging 1.5 Kilometres In Skydive After Both Parachutes Failed To Open.

A woman is recovering in hospital after a horror sky diving accident saw both her main and back up parachutes not work.