Kabul's stray dogs are trapped and poisoned before dying a slow death as the city sparks outrage in its bid to protect residents from disease and control its canine population.

US officials say the intelligence community is working "as quickly as possible" to determine the authenticity of an Internet video purporting to show the beheading by the Islamic State group of US journalist Steven Sotloff.

A 6-year-old boy survived after being run over by a careless driver in Jining City, east China's Shandong Province. The boy was playing at the side of a driveway and a red SUV drove over him. Unexpectedly, the boy stood up and ran over to the other side of the street.

The Audubon Society wants bird lovers to contribute research to a project scientists hope will help save Atlantic puffins from starvation in Maine. Volunteers are asked to watch the seabirds on web cameras and observe their feeding patterns.

100 years on from the beginning of the first World War, the Torpedo Bay Naval Museum in Auckland has chosen a theatrical way of commemorating the fallen. Geoff Allen's 'Sister Anzac' tells the herstory of the hospital ship 'Maheno' and the nurses who served aboard.

RNLI lifeguards rescued a boy who had been dragged away from Crooklets Beach in Bude, Cornwall, in a very strong rip current while bodyboarding. He was heard screaming for help so lifeguard Joby Wolfenden-Brown paddled out on a rescue board and grabbed the boy, who was exhausted and clearly in a lot of distress. Courtesy RNLI/YouTube

Fast Facts is a series of digital resources for students and teachers. This episode focuses on New Zealand's involvement in the First World War. Courtesy Auckland Museum

Fast Facts is a series of digital resources for students and teachers. This episode takes a look at what life was like in the trenches for soldiers of the First World War. Courtesy Auckland Museum

The Government has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to show leadership over the Malaysia Airlines disaster.

Greenpeace is calling on LEGO to end its partnership with Shell to Save the Arctic. This video has gone viral with over 4.5 million views. Greenpeace say that the toys are a 'carefully thought-out strategy by Shell to buy friends who can make its controversial Arctic drilling plans look acceptable'. Video supplied by Greenpeace.

Boeing's expert crew rehearses the flight program for the 2014 Farnborough Airshow. Watch the show before the show! Learn more at http://www.newairplane.com/787/787-9/?v=2 Courtesy YouTube/Boeing

Spectacular eruptions at Batu Tara Volcano, a remote uninhabited island in Flores, Indonesia. Video, Geoff Mackley, Bradley Ambrose

Hot mud has been flowing since May 2006 in a man-made disaster, the victims of Sidoarjo, Inodnesia are still suffering it's effects and await compensation.

WARNING: This video contains graphic images of animal abuse. PETA's investigations in Australia—the world's top wool exporter—found that shearers beat, kicked, and threw terrified sheep. The RSPCA have launched an ivesitagtion. Help these gentle animals today! PETA: http://PETA.org FAQs: http://www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/ Courtesy YouTube/Peta

Mother of two Jade Marr was on a train to Newcastle with her kids and recieved a tirade from 55-year-old Sue Wilkins who said ‘get your f...ing bogan children off the seat’, she then went on a racist rant to a man (filming her) who was sitting with a woman of Asian appearance.

A video clip of a weeping Japanese politician accused of dubious spending on trips to a hot springs has gone viral, leaving many outraged and puzzled. Courtesy: YouTube/technicaify

Malaysia said Tuesday a junior military official at its diplomatic mission in New Zealand returned home in disgrace using diplomatic immunity last month after being charged with sexual assault. Foreign Minister Anifah Aman told reporters that a defense ministry panel will investigate Second Warrant Office Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail, 38, and "stern action will be taken" if he is found guilty. It was not immediately clear what punishment he faced under Malaysia's military rules.

Watch this US unclassified vision of a Harrier Jump jet flown by U.S. Marine Corps Capt. William Mahoney land without operational nose gear on the USS Bataan on June 7th.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says he knows New Zealand stands with America on Iraq - and he doesn't need to ask to know that. He used his long-scheduled press conference with Mr Key to comment on Iraq after President Barack Obama announced that up to 300 US military personnel would be dispatched as advisers to the Iraq Government and have not ruled out "targeted action" - air strikes.

Traffic in the Bang Len district of Thailand can be much different from what we experience here in the states. In this video, a car driver is complaining that he was in a hurry to get to work but was being blocked by thousands of ducks. Courtesy: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003315901011

Hundreds of visitors flooded into London's Excel Centre on Tuesday for the opening of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict with participants taking part in discussion groups and workshops.

An alert neighbour makes a dramatic rescue after a one-year-old baby falls from a second floor window in Guangdong Province, China. Courtsey Sky News/CCTV China

A rally has been held in Auckland city in support of the 276 Nigerian school girls abducted last month. Organiser Lydia Hollister-Jones was supported by Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand executive director Grant Bayldon along with many others who rallied alongside them. #BringBackOurGirls

Residents of Pt. Chevalier, Auckland captured what they believe to be a UFO. Courtesy Emma Alexander

A new study by researchers at NASA and the University of California, Irvine, finds a rapidly melting section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appears to be in an irreversible state of decline, with nothing to stop the glaciers in this area from melting into the sea.

Prime Minister John Key today condemned the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants.

Meet Mr Poo - the cartoon star of Unicef’s public health campaign in India, hoping to encourage children to use the toilet. Courtesy UNICEF India/YouTube

The Wings For Life World Run is the first event in which the entire World can race together, simultaneously. This groundbreaking race format means that on 4th May 2014, at 10am UTC, and equivalent times across the globe, thousands of competitors will start to run on 34 race tracks worldwide. On this day, the world will run as one. Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web and YouTube exclusive series, prepare for your "stoke factor" to be at an all time high. To learn more about the World Run HERE http://win.gs/1hJT4fM

Flood-ravaged Christchurch is under deluge again today, with 50mm falling in the past 24 hours, heavier than was forecasted. The Heathcote River has breached its banks in places, causing some road closes, Christchurch City Council says. The Flockton Basin area, flooded three times in less than two months, is again under water in many places.

Sarah Palin, former Vice Presidential candidate announced at the National Rifle Association's "Stand and Fight Rally" "If I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptise terrorists." Courtesy YouHotNews/YouTube