At least 27 people are reported to have been killed in an earthquake in central Italy this morning.

An author leafing through a newspaper comes across tantalising details of a murder so grisly that he becomes obsessed, and imagines the events into a novel. Or a murderer, so self-satisfied with the brilliance of his perfect crime,

We need your help to bring an end to violence against women in Guatemala. On May 1, 2007, House Resolution 100 introduced by Representative Solis (D-CA) condemning the killings of women and girls in Guatemala

The teacher ordered the class to stand up and as the frightened children did so, the teacher caned them."

Female genital mutilation, commonly associated with parts of Africa and the Middle East, is becoming a growing problem in Britain despite efforts to stamp it out. London's Metropolitan Police, Britain's largest police force, hopes a campaign beginning on

Located in Alipurduar subdivision of the Jalpaiguri district, in the northeastern corner of West Bengal, bordering Bhutan and Assam is the majestic Buxa Tiger Reserve -- one of the prides of West Bengal. It

Our Kenyan neighbours have once again led by example, this time round by successfully mounting a spirited fight for the ban in ivory trade to protect the country's tourism industry.

PENANG, Malaysia: Four-year-old Shearwey Ooi Ying Ying is dead, three days after she was reported missing....

The Galapagos Islands and Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal were added to the list of the UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger List, part of the U.N.'s World Heritage Committee-elected World Heritage List.

Malnourished, declawed and missing some of her teeth and the tip of her tail, Sabrina the lion was returned to the Gaza Zoo on Monday after Hamas fighters rescued her from thieves who stole her two years ago.