ISIS claims it beheaded US aid worker

Cairo - Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria claimed in a video posted online on Sunday that they had beheaded American hostage Peter Kassig.

The video did not show the beheading but showed a masked man standing with a decapitated head covered in blood lying at his feet.

Baby body parts found in parcel headed for US

Bangkok - The body parts of several babies have been found in a parcel destined for the United States, Thai police said on Sunday.

A baby's head, several feet and "sheets of skin" - including one taken from an adult and bearing a large tattoo - were discovered on Saturday after staff at a Bangkok parcel company scanned the package.

"They were not from one body but were in small pieces," Police Major General Chawalit Prasopsin told AFP on Sunday.

"They have been sent for forensic examination to confirm if they were from babies who died after delivery or in the womb," Chawalit said.

Three-year-old boy stabbed to death in China

Beijing - A three-year-old Chinese boy died and a girl was seriously injured when a knife-wielding woman attacked the children on Sunday, media reported, the latest in a series of assaults against youngsters.

Police detained the suspect, who was aged about 40, and seized a kitchen knife and a dagger, Xinhua news agency said, adding that inquiries revealed she may be mentally ill.

The injured girl, who is aged nine, is being treated at hospital, it added, citing local authorities.

Kim Kardashian West bans sugar from North West's diet

Los Angeles - Kim Kardashian West has reportedly banned sugar from her daughter's diet.

The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, who is married to rapper Kanye West, is said to have created a list of "forbidden foods" for their 16-month-old toddler, North, and has worked out a daily organic menu with a chef.

A source said: "Sugar is at the top of Kim's list of forbidden foods. She thinks dessert is just a recipe for disaster.

Bill Cosby won't address sex claims - lawyer

Los Angeles - A lawyer for Bill Cosby says the comedian will not dignify "decade-old, discredited" allegations of sexual abuse with any comment.

In a statement released to The Associated Press and posted online, attorney John P Schmitt said the fact that the allegations are being repeated does not make them true.
He doesn't intend to "dignify" the allegations with a comment.