9 February 2012 Last updated at 07:46 ET

Five killer whales 'sue' SeaWorldSeaWorld trainers work with two killer whales, including Tilikum (right)

Five killer whales are named as plaintiffs in a lawsuit which argues that they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans.

Evelyn "Evie" Middleton (left) and Edith Ritchie 'Oldest living twins' aged 102

Two 102-year-old sisters are recognised as the world's oldest living twins by Guinness World Records.

Khulekani KhumaloSA 'resurrected singer' detained

A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say.

M.I.A.NBC sorry after M.I.A. 'gesture'

American broadcaster apologises after British singer puts her middle finger up during Super Bowl performance. Newsbeat

Gerard DepardieuDepardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn

Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.

President John F. Kennedy makes a national television speech 22 October 1962 during the Cuban Missile CrisisJFK mistress reveals new details

Mimi Alford, a former mistress of President John F Kennedy, reveals new details of their relationship in a book, according to US media reports.

David ChoeArtist set for Facebook windfall

A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.

A monkey drinking diluted wine from a kettle at the Karaganda Zoo (still from video via Novy Vestnik Karaganda)Monkeys fed wine 'to fight flu'

A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.

Jet Airways plane, file picFireman stands in for air control

A fireman guides a plane to land at an airport in India after air traffic controllers fail to turn up for work, it emerges.

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