Teenager dies after accidentally shooting himself while taking selfies with a loaded gun

Tragic: Deleon Smith accidentally shot himself while taking a selfie

A teenager has died after accidentally shooting himself while taking selfies with a loaded gun - police have said.

Deleon Alonso Smith, 19, died of a single gunshot wound to the throat after accidentally pulling the trigger.

The young dad-of-two had been taking pictures of himself and his cousin while holding the weapon.

Police were called to his apartment in Houston, Texas, at around 1.30pm on Tuesday local time.

Female Afghan activist posts nude photo in protest against the public lashing of a woman accused of adultery

 

A female Afghan activist said to be a journalist posted her nude photo in protest against the public punishment of a young woman in western Ghor province of Afghanistan. The photo of the female activist was widely shared in social media websites with subscribers saying she took the bold step to denounce the trial and punishment of the young couple.

Bill Turnbull: I'm quitting BBC Breakfast to spend more time with my bees

BBC Breakfast anchor Bill Turnbull is leaving the show after 15 years - admitting he wants to spend more time with his wife and his “neglected” bees.

The 59-year-old will walk away from the show early in 2016, in a move which will sadden millions of viewers who wake up with him on the popular show.

He confirmed the news on the show this morning - but yesterday he told the Mirror: “I agreed to come North for two years and it went so well I agreed to do another two years.

Hillary Clinton's defense of her personal email server just got a little weaker

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton has repeatedly claimed that she never sent or received information as US secretary of state that was marked classified at the time.

It may not matter.

There is more evidence that the information Clinton sent and received on her private server was automatically classified during her time as secretary of state — even though it wasn't marked classified until this year.

Texas police are scrambling to order more body cameras after deputies shoot a man who may have been surrendering

Another police-involved shooting has raised critical questions about police use of force and highlighted the necessity of police body cameras in investigating such encounters.

On Friday, a domestic disturbance call in Texas quickly escalated into a lethal confrontation with police.

During the call, two Bexar County sheriff's deputies encountered 41-year-old Gilbert Flores outside a home in San Antonio. According to Sheriff Susan Pamerleau, deputies found an injured woman and 18-month-old child inside the home.

Here are the cities that have grown the most in the last 50 years

The last six decades have been a period of rapid urbanization. More than half of the world’s population now live in cities and towns, compared to just over a third in 1955. And that figure is expected to grow to two-thirds by 2050: a projected additional 2.5 billion people living in urban areas.

At the moment around half of all urban dwellers live in cities of fewer than 500,000 inhabitants. Only one in eight live in one of the world’s 28 “mega-cities” – i.e. one with a population of more than 10 million.

The profile of the world’s largest cities has changed dramatically over the past 60 years, as revealed in these charts based on UN data.

Miley Cyrus' eye-popping MTV VMAs outfits: All the star's nearly-naked looks as she hosts annual ceremony

Miley Cyrus was possibly one of the most controversial choices to host the MTV VMAs in its history - and she didn't disappoint tonight.

With 10 outfit changes, a whole heap of drug references to kick things off, and a fair few clangers throughout - including a hugely embarrassing nip-slip - it was an explosive ceremony from start to finish.

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