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Police probe 'frenzied' student murders

TWO French students found stabbed to death in a charred London flat were subjected to a "brutal and horrific" attack.

Charges over murder of TV star's brother

BRITISH police charged three teenagers today with the murder of Ben Kinsella, the brother of a British actress, who was stabbed outside a London bar over the weekend.

Soldier crippled after doing 350 knee bends

RUSSIA must pay compensation to an army conscript who was disabled after suffering "inhuman punishment" while on compulsory military service, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled.

Arab royals accused of enslaving 17 women

SEVENTEEN women have been taken by police from a luxury hotel in Brussels amid allegations they had been enslaved by an Arab royal family.

No more paper for Zimbabwean banknotes

ZIMBABWE'S central bank said today the cancellation of a contract by a German firm to supply Zimbabwean banknote paper will not hit business.

It's a girl for 'pregnant man' Thomas Beatie

A US man who was born a woman before undergoing gender reassignment surgery has given birth to a baby girl, US media reported today.

'Pregnant man' Thomas Beatie

THOMAS Beatie - the "pregnant man" - has given birth to a baby girl. Check out his pregnancy pictures. <A href="http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5032695-5007150-0,00.html" target="_blank"> Click here</A>

Old, rich - and killed by the merciless Black Widow

A 69-YEAR-OLD former prostitute dubbed the "Black Widow" by the German press has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of four wealthy but frail elderly male companions.

Thieves steal Joy Division singer's headstone

THIEVES have stolen a memorial headstone for Ian Curtis, frontman of the influential British post-punk band Joy Division.

Poverty made men try to sell their kidneys

TWO Indonesians have been found guilty by a Singapore court of illegally agreeing to sell their kidneys in the city-state.