Feroz-ud-Din Mir: World's oldest person at 141 in Kashmir

If his birth date proves to be correct it would make his current spouse Misra more than 60 years his junior

An Indian father of 10 claims he is the world’s oldest person – at 141.

Feroz-ud-Din Mir has outlived four wives, and if his birth date proves to be correct it would make his current spouse Misra more than 60 years his junior.

According to reports he has a government-issued birth certificate which shows he was born on March 10, 1872.

Edward Snowden has data that could prove more 'damaging' for US, says journalist

Moscow: Edward Snowden possesses data that could prove far more "damaging" to the US government but the fugitive leaker has chosen not to release them, said a journalist who first broke the story.

Glenn Greenwald told Argentina's La Nacion paper that Snowden, who is currently stranded in Moscow, had only sought to alert people that information they thought was private was being exploited by US intelligence agencies.

"Snowden has enough information to cause more damage to the US government in a minute alone

Malala Yousafzai calls on governments to provide free education for all

Pakistani schoolgirl who survived Taliban assassination attempt speaks at UN headquarters on day named in her honour

                           Amanda Holpuch | Friday 12 July 2013 16.30 BST

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban, delivered a powerful address to the United Nations in New York on Friday, calling on governments around the world to provide every child with free education and denouncing the terrorists who attacked her.

Malala, who was ambushed on a bus in Pakistan's Swat valley after promoting girls' access to

Ramadan Begins For British Muslims, At One Of The Hardest Times To Fast

Many of the UK's 2.7milion Muslims will have greeted the arrival of this week's long summer days with a resigned shake of the head.

This week marks the beginning of Ramadan, and it looks set to be one of the toughest fasts in decades, with 18 hours of daylights during which observant Muslims cannot let food or drink

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston Bombing Suspect, Pleads Not Guilty To 30 Charges

BOSTON -- His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing in a seven-minute proceeding that marked his first appearance in public since his capture in mid-April.

As survivors of the bombing looked on, Tsarnaev, 19, gave a small, lopsided smile to his two

Liu Zhijun, China's ex-railway minister, sentenced to death for corruption

Sentence suspended for two years, but Liu will spend at least 10 years in jail as Xi Jinping's corruption crackdown bites

Monday 8 July 2013 06.59 BST

A Beijing court has sentenced China's former minister of railways Liu Zhijun to death, with a two-year reprieve, for bribery and abuse of power, China's state media reported on Monday, ending one of the country's highest-

Nelson Mandela marks 1 month in the hospital

By The Associated Press 5:32 A.M.JULY 7, 2013

JOHANNESBURG — Nelson Mandela has now spent a month in the hospital.

South Africa's anti-apartheid hero was admitted June 8 for a recurring lung infection. A month

Venezuela's President Offers Asylum To Edward Snowden

'WE'LL TAKE HIM'

The Huffington Post UK  |  By Tom Moseley Posted: 06/07/2013 10:05 BST  |  Updated: 06/07/2013 10:45 BST

'He Is A Young Man Who Has Told The Truth'.. Nicaragua Also Suggests It Would Accept A Request.. But How Will He Get There?

Two countries have offered asylum to fugitive Edward Snowden, who is still holed up at Moscow Airport.

Katie Hopkins and Holly Willoughby

Holly Willoughby Loses Her Cool With 'Apprentice' Star Katie Hopkins On 'This Morning' Over Comments Linking Childrens' Names To Class

The usually mild-mannered Holly Willoughby lost her temper on 'This Morning' yesterday when guest contributor Katie Hopkins made some controversial comments about children's names being linked to class.

The former 'Apprentice' star looked stunned when a visibly annoyed Holly shut her down at the end of the segment on ITV's morning show.

Hopkins said: "I think you can tell a great deal from a name. For me there's certain names that I hear and I think, 'Urgh'. For me, a name is a shortcut of finding out what class that child comes from and makes me ask, 'Do I want my children to play with them?

"There's a whole set of things that go with children like that and that's why I don't like those sorts of children."

Katie Hopkins and Holly Willoughby

When Holly asked Hopkins if she felt her opinions were limiting her children in any way, she replied: "Yes."

The co-host then asked: "Why would you do that? Why would you do that?"

Hopkins went on to criticise names such as Tyler, Charmaine and Chardonnay, before Holly told her: "That's terrible, listen to what you're saying."

Visibly annoyed, Holly then told her: "Oh stop, stop right there,"

Cue a stunned face from Hopkins and Philip Schofield holding his face in his hands.

Girls are doing better than boys in traditional STEM subjects, such as Science.

Girls Ahead Of Boys In STEM Subjects But Not Taking Up STEM Careers

Girls are outperforming boys in maths and science, but action needs to be taken to encourage more of them to study the subjects, it has been suggested.

New data shows that although more boys take vocational qualifications in subjects such as IT and engineering, their female classmates get higher results.

Len McCluskey Attacks Ed Miliband's Leadership As Row Over Union Deepens

FAIL TO UNITE

Unite Boss Has 'No Trust' In Labour's Handling Of Falkirk Affair.. Tom Watson Quits Frontbench Over Selection Mess.. A Quick Guide To Drenge

Ed Miliband is facing accusations by the head of Labour's biggest trade union donor that it is the victim of a party "smear" campaign after the Falkirk selection controversy escalated into a full-blown public bust-up.