Maulana Fazlullah was elected by the Taliban's supreme council
He is one of the most ruthless Taliban commanders in Pakistan
Fazlullah led the militants' brutal two-year rule in the Swat Valley
Schoolgirl education activist Malala was shot there in October 2012
Twitter was yet to make a profit until shares launched 73 per cent above the IPO price this morning, valuing the company at more than $31 billion
Co-founder Jack Dorsey's value on paper soared to more than $865 million
Most highly anticipated trading debut since Facebook, whose shares tanked within days of listing but have now turned $1,000 into $1,269
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart and other avid tweeters helped ring the bell at the NY Stock Exchange
FBomb.co maps in real time when and where someone uses the 'f word' on Twitter
A warning sign pin drops in the area the tweet originated, allowing users to click and read the post
America and the United Kingdom have been exposed as having the most potty-mouthed tweeters
Despite its frivolousness, the site is gaining major traffic
Pontiff embraced and prayed with the man, who suffers from neurofibromatosis - a rare genetic condition that is not contagious
Condition long associated with the 'Elephant Man' Joseph Carey Merrick
People living with the painful illness are often shunned because of their appearance
Earlier in Wednesday's general audience, Pope Francis asked the faithful to pray for a sick girl
Exhibition believed to be taking place in Atlanta, USA
Promoters boast visitors will be 'drawn back in time to April 1912'
Not known when sign was put up or for how long exhibition was closed
Many women lack confidence in their abilities according to study
Saying sorry to much could ruin the chance of a promotion
Men tend to publicise their successes more than women
Study suggests that being bilingual exercises the mind
May have a stronger effect on dementia than traditional drugs
Bilingual patients tended to develop dementia later in life
Positive effect of being bilingual held even if a person was illiterate
There are already more than 100 'cat cafés' in Tokyo
First Owl Store has opened in Tsukishima region
RSPCA say owls need very large aviary with a sheltered roosting area
The conditions shown in the café are 'totally unsuitable' for them
Foot-long creature has baffled authorities who are scrabbling to identify it
It has a large head and a spiny body that gets smaller towards the tail
Was pulled from the South China Sea by an angler near Tudan in Malaysia
Bao Tran was helping Americans blow up a bridge when he saved baby
Newspaper feature on girl, later adopted by Wisconsin couple, helped reunite pair
Fans hail scene showing Gungan Jar-Jar Binks plummeting over waterfall
Scene was cut from 1999 film
Sharp-eyed fans say it the scene isn't what it first appears
Dr Steven Claes and Professor Johan Bellemans found a new ligament
It has been called the anterolateral ligament and 97 per cent of people are thought to have one in the centre of the joint
Ligament may be responsible for injured knees giving way during exercise
The surgeons who found it are now researching surgical techniques to repair damaged anterolateral ligaments
To get an 'A' rating movies must have at least two female characters who talk to each other about something other than men
Scandinavian cable TV channel Viasat Film says it will start using the ratings in its film reviews
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