1. Syria: activists claim new massacre in Al Qaboun district of Damascus

According to the Local Coordination Committees, all the victims were civilians and had been hidding from shelling in a shelter.

2. Lions, tigers and cheetahs sold online in UAE

Website offers up some of the worlds most exotic animals to sellers for extorinate prices

3. Greece expels Olympics athlete over "racist" tweet

Olympian sends out "racist" tweet involving Africans in Greece.

4. France: man investigated for posting pictures of his son dressed as a Nazi on Facebook

A 30-year-old from Lyon, in east-central France, was interrogated by police after he was accused of posting pictures of his son wrapped in a Nazi flag.

5. Videos & Pictures: Anaheim police continue brutal assault on residents

Clashes between angry residents and LAPD officers continued for a fourth day in the troubled LA town of Anaheim. Officers shot dead two residents in the last few days and have been accused of firing rubber bullets