Evil mechanic folds his arms in police mugshot hours after raping and murdering lifelong family friend

Staring defiantly at the camera with his arms folded, a murderous mechanic poses for his mugshot - just a day after raping and killing his lifelong family friend.

Peter Kibisu sexually assaulted and strangled to death 31-year-old lawyer, Elizabeth Nnyanzi, at her family home in Harrow, London, after being rejected by a girl at a party.

The 23-year-old's callous mugshot was released by police today as he was jailed for life - with a minimum term of 27 years - for the brutal August 2015 killing.

Kibisu, a lodger in Miss Nnyanzi's £600,000 home, was branded 'calculating' and a 'wolf in sheep's skin' by the victim's mother Coleen, who had offered him a roof over his head when he was homeless.

He attacked the Imperial College graduate and paralegal, who worked at London firm Herbert Smith Freehills, at the family home on August 14.

'World's best chef' shoots himself dead in his Swiss home - just hours before he was due to attend launch of new Michelin guide

A top chef has been found dead with a rifle by his side at his home in an apparent suicide just months after his restaurant was named the best in the world.

Benoit Violier, 44, who ran the three Michelin Star Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville in Switzerland, is thought to have shot himself, police said.

'Late in the afternoon [on Sunday], police... went to Crissier where they discovered at his home the body of Mr Benoit Violier,' the force said in a statement, adding that it appeared he had shot himself.

Top chef: Benoit Violier's establishment - Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville - was named the best in the world

Tributes: Flowers have been placed outside the entrance of Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville in Switzerland

Youngest EVER conjoined twins successfully separated in hospital after miracle operation

Conjoined: Twins Lydia (L) and Maya (R) before their operation in Bern, Switzerland

Doctors say they have successfully separated eight- day-old conjoined twin girls-believed to be the youngest ever babies to be parted.

Medics in Bern, Switzerland carried out the operation risky operation on girls Lydia and Maya over five hours with a 13-strong team.

The surgery reportedly carried just a one percent chance of success.

According to Swiss media, the twins were "extensively conjoined on the liver, but had all vital organs".

They weighed just 4lb 14oz together after being born eight weeks premature.

Doctors had reportedly planned to separate them when they were several months old but brought the operation forward when they each suffered a life-threatening condition.

Exploiting DRC's 'cobalt kids'

Western firms turn blind eye as child miners toil in dangerous conditions for precious "battery" mineral, Amnesty says.

India celebrates Republic Day in style

India celebrated its 67th anniversary of becoming a republic with celebrations across the country on Tuesday, including a military and cultural parade through the capital.

French President Francois Hollande was the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, with maximum security measures employed to thwart any threats.

The French leader joined President Pranab Mukherjee and Premier Narendra Modi as the military parade marched through a central avenue near the Presidential Palace.

India celebrates the day its constitution was adopted - January 26, 1950 - as Republic Day.

French soldiers also took part in the parade. It is thought to be the first time a foreign army contingent has participated in India's celebrations.

The parade included marching troops, military bands, tanks, and other hardware.

Colourful floats from various Indian states, traditional dances, and gymnastics by children were also part of the event.

Big Question: Was Zika outbreak caused by release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Brazil?

Birth defect:  Zika  caused by genetically-modified mosquitoes?

The Zika virus outbreak currently gripping the Americas could have been sparked by the release of genetically modified mosquitoes in 2012, critics say.

The insects were engineered by biotechnology experts to combat the spread of dengue fever and other diseases and released into the general population of Brazil in 2012.

But with the World Health Organisation(WHO) now meeting in Geneva to desperately discuss cures for the Zika virus, speculation has mounted as to the cause of this sudden outbreak.

The Zika virus was first discovered in the 1950s but the recent outbreak has escalated alarmingly, causing birth defects and a range of health problems in South and central America.

The first cases were reported in Brazil last May with up to 1.5 million now thought people affected by the virus which is spread by mosquitoes endemic to Latin America.

Vulture accused of spying for Israel released by Lebanese villagers who held it captive

Spy

A huge vulture captured by Lebanese villagers on suspicion of being an Israeli spy has been released after UN intervention.

Israeli officials confirmed that the bird, that had escaped from a game reserve in the occupied Golan Heights and flown over the border, had been returned.

The huge griffon vulture was captured by Lebanese villagers in Bint Jbeil on Tuesday after they became suspicious of the Israeli tracking device on its tail.

Initially from Catalonia, the bird is part of an attempt to increase the population of endangered vultures in the region.

The griffon vulture has been nearly extinct from the mountains of Israel and is the subject of a reintroduction project.