The Londonderry Crown Court has sentenced a man to a two-year imprisonment for beating up his mother, hurting her in the face and body, in their residence. The court said Gerald McKinney, 25, had committed a cowardly and savage attack, BBC news reported.

After disappearing five years ago, a canoeist reportedly walked into a police station in central London, identifying himself as missing person John Darwin. Darwin had disappeared in 2002 after going on a canoe trip and failing to return. He was last seen setting off towards some rocks at around 9 a. m. in March, 2002. When he did not turn up during the night shift at his job at the Holme House prison, a search spanning 16 hours was started along the coast of the Seaton Carew beach, where his shattered canoe washed up, followed up his paddle weeks after.

A girl in Sydney, Australia who police officials allege died of starvation a few weeks ago was finally given private funeral services in a small chapel on Friday but her funeral attracted only six mourners. Apparently, not a single member of 7-year-old Shellay Ward's immediate family was around during the mass, which was arranged by her paternal relatives.

A Muslim man in the state of West Bengal, India, married his daughter and made her pregnant claiming he had divine sanction for his incestuous act, officials said Monday. Afazuddin Ali, 36, who has five children, married his 15 year old eldest daughter six months back. He informed his wife Sakina of his decision claiming that he had divine sanction from Allah.

Five-time champion John "Johnny Liar" Graham, 69, has been crowned again the "world's biggest liar" after claiming to have stumbled upon a German World War II submarine invading Whitehaven, the first town in Britain to switch from analogue to digital television. The Germans wanted to capture digital television decoders, Graham claimed during the annual competition of tall tales held at the Bridge Inn in Britain's Lake District national park.