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2:00:00 PMA Washington DC artist has become an online hit with her unique style of art that transforms real-life people and objects into paintings.
10:00:00 AMThe world's shortest man, He Pingping, who stood just over two feet five inches tall (75 centimetres), has died, Britain's Guinness World Records said on Monday.
12:00:00 AMEducation Queensland is investigating two female high school teachers who published scantily-clad photographs of themselves on Facebook.
12:00:00 AMA French mother has been accused of strangling or smothering to death her six newborn babies
12:00:00 AMA prisoner in the US has managed to seduce and have sex with five female prison employees while locked up in jail.
12:00:00 AMA German opera singer has been arrested on accusations that she murdered her husband and then had an accomplice impersonate him to sign all his possessions over to her.
1:00:00 PMA streaker wearing nothing but a strategically placed cat mask has shocked animal lovers at the annual Crufts dog show in the UK.
12:00:00 AMA US man killed his girlfriend and two other men after walking in on them having a threesome in her apartment, according to reports.
2:30:00 PMTaronga Zoo is thrilled with the progress of their newborn elephant as the calf made it through its crucial first 24 hours.
6:00:00 AMA pregnant bride-to-be has been killed in a horror crash on the way to her Las Vegas wedding.
6:00:00 AMA 33 year-old Californian teacher who has been described by colleagues as "well-respected", has been charged with allegedly having sex with her 14-year-old male student over a six-month period.
12:00:00 AMA lesbian teenager claims she has been tormented by peers since her high school cancelled its graduation dance because she wanted to bring her girlfriend.
12:00:00 AMA US reporter has achieved unfortunate notoriety after an on-air hissy fit in the middle of a report about a child killer.
12:00:00 AMA New Zealand man has been run over twice by his wife, who was driving the couple's four-wheel drive.
3:30:00 PMA US architect has set a new Guinness World Record by spending a marathon 44 days building the largest-ever house of cards.
12:00:00 AMA man charged with the rape and murder of a teenage girl has been linked to another child's killing after the discovery of more remains.
12:00:00 AMA married female teacher in the UK has been charged with having sex with a 15-year-old "special needs" student in the disabled toilets of the British Library.
2:30:00 PMAn elephant calf has been born at Sydney's Taronga Zoo three days after keepers declared it had died in its mother's womb.
12:00:00 AMA US toddler has been killed after accidentally shooting herself while apparently mistaking a gun for a Nintendo Wii video game controller.
12:00:00 AMLara Bingle has lashed out at the media as her nude photo scandal continues to intensify.