Germany "Get into ‘em early lads!" Watch RB Leipzig's wonder-goal It’s an example of a midweek training ground experiment coming together perfectly on match day. The plan was simple: eight outfield players for 17/09/2013
China Sex and Shanghai: classes help to dispel women’s fears Ma Li, a Chinese sex coach certified by the US-based World Association of Sex Coaches, has begun teaching small groups of Chinese women about 11/09/2013
United Kingdom e-cigarettes "as good as nicotine patches" to quit smoking Smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes to try to kick their habit are at least as likely to succeed in quitting or cutting down as users of 09/09/2013
USA USA: Another porn actor tests positive for HIV, leading to moratorium A US porn actor has tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, the third such case reported in less than three weeks, leading a Los 07/09/2013
France French feminists go wild over Kamal's seduction techniques French feminists from the ‘Feminists and Citizens’ group have demanded that a ‘seduction advice’ website be closed. According to their lawyer, the 05/09/2013
United Kingdom Businessman pays €759 for promoted tweet to criticise British Airways A British businessman upset with an airline’s customer service has made innovative use of social media to air his grievance. Hasan Syed, fed up 03/09/2013
United Kingdom London police officers treat carnival crowd to impromptu dance-off In the UK, the annual Notting Hill Carnival opened on Saturday August 25 with thousands of people gathering in North-West London to celebrate 26/08/2013
world news Hot topics: The top trending stories of the summer Facebook has just launched embedded posts across its network. The feature, which was available to selected partners since July, has been tweeked a 22/08/2013
China Men in China to face fines for not peeing straight Men in the Chinese city of Shenzhen will soon be penalised if they miss the target when using public urinals. To much derision on Chinese social 20/08/2013
world news Winter Olympics brings Russian gay rights into focus - but attitudes are worse elsewhere The upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia has put the country’s attitude towards gay rights in sharp focus. Although homosexuality is legal in 16/08/2013
USA Google says email users have “no legitimate expectation” of privacy Speaking about email services in a court filing Google has said: “a person has no legitimate expectation of privacy in information he voluntarily 15/08/2013
Germany Bundesbank: Greece will need extra aid by early 2014 Germany’s central bank expects that Greece will need additional rescue loans from its European partners by the start of 2014 at the very latest 11/08/2013
France Norwegian far-right black metal star wants to sue France over "brutal" arrest A Norwegian “black metal” musician who was arrested in France in July on suspicion of planning an attack but released on lack of evidence has 09/08/2013
USA Encrypted email service linked to Snowden leaks is shut down Lavabit, the highly encrypted email service thought to have been used by US fugitive Edward Snowden, shut down abruptly on Thursday. According to 09/08/2013
United Kingdom UKIP MEP unrepentant about ‘Bongo Bongo Land’ comment A eurosceptic British Member of the European Parliament has defended a comment he made about foreign aid being sent to “Bongo Bongo Land”. Godfrey 07/08/2013
Canada Video emerges of first 3D printed rifle firing single shot A video has emerged on YouTube of what could be the first homemade all-plastic rifle to be constructed using a 3D printer. The video appears to 26/07/2013
Iran Iran invites Snowden to visit and elaborate on US spying programmes Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden has finally received an asylum offer of sorts, although it may not be the one he was expecting. Iranian 26/07/2013
