A court in Spain has sentenced Alves, who played for Barcelona and Brazil, to four and a half years.

A woman who shot to fame giving parenting advice has been jailed for at least four years for child abuse.

Israel's military has not commented on the reported attack on a building in the Syrian capital.

The stench from a vessel loaded with cattle which engulfed Cape Town has drawn attention to a wider issue.

Astronomers report an object that shines with a brightness equivalent to 500 trillion suns.

This comes a day after Beijing said it would step up patrols following the death of two fishermen last week.

The veterinarian technologist had been taking care of the university's lions for nine years.