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Some 48,000 people in 44 countries list their greatest fears for the human race in Pew Global survey

Freddy Kruger and Wally stepped in after Mr Incredible 'attacked' Batgirl on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

Timothy Black was ordered to drop the bowl of salad before police made an arrest

The Church of Latter Day Saints spent years and millions of dollars fighting gay marriage in America. Now same-sex couples are marrying in the Mormon home state of Utah

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints releases video showing the sacred undergarments worn by its members, asking for "respect and sensitivity" for their holy clothing

As Toys R Us withdraws Breaking Bad drug dealer toys what other inappropriate items have gone on sale?

The teenagers, aged 15, 16 and 17, are back with their parents in Denver after being apprehended at Frankfurt airport

US radio's treatment of President Obama verges on parody, says Gillian Reynolds

Ashoka Mukpo, who was working for NBC news when he fell ill in Liberia, is declared "virus free"

Legendary figure who oversaw the work of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein at The Washington Post during an investigation that forced the resignation of President Richard Nixon

American company develops underpants designed to shield men from the mobile phone in their pocket - but they don't come cheap

Mentally ill British man is extradited to US where he is accused of trying to set up training camps at request of Abu Hamza in 1999

'I really wasn't planning on it', the President replies - before stopping to give the girlfriend a kiss on his way out of Chicago polling station

Tennis legend says cycling in park no longer safe because of cyclists speeding round "thinking it’s the Tour de France"

US toy store Toys 'R' Us had been criticised for selling range including figure of a drug-dealer holding tiny rocks of crystal meth

The 1971 handwritten note to Joe Franklin is expected to sell for up to £12,000

From outfitting America's First Ladies to sending a stream of sumptuous dresses down the red carpet year after year, look back at Oscar de la Renta's most memorable moments

Watch as firefighters rescue Genoveva Nunez-Figueroa from a chimney at the home of a man she met on a dating website

Army bosses claim modelling agency did not have 'official authorisation' for shoot at Camp Williams, Utah

This musical will leave you wondering whether to clap or beat yourself up