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Thousands of children are abandoned in China every year because they are disabled or because parents are too poor

Radical advances have been seen in technology for medical science, computing and engineering, and with it has come the rise of robotics.

Scots voted against independence but Yes Scotland highlighted how the electorate are hungry for change

People's Climate March will take place in New York City on 21 September before UN Climate Summit.

IBTimes UK goes to polling stations in Edinburgh

A look at the six women executed in Texas since US reinstated death penalty

Find out the story behind Cheeseburger Day

Britain's former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and ex-Chancellor Alastair Darling made their last ditch attempt to woo voters for the Better Together campaign ahead of Scots going to pledge their support at polling stations on 18 September.

The world's first commercial brain scan for the purpose of recording thoughts and memories for future playback has taken place in the United States.

Survey analyses sadness levels among citizens of 135 countries

IBTimes entertainment reporter Toyin Owoseje rounds up the showbiz stories of the week.

Two men have died after the helicopter they were flying crashed off the coast of east Yorkshire

IBTimes speaks to members of the Middle East's LGBT community to hear about the hardships they endure on a daily basis.

With only one day to go until Scots vote for or against independence, tensions are rising as polls show the Yes and No vote are neck and neck.

Scots vote for or against independence in a referendum on 18 September.

An Isis fighter tells IBTimes UK about the tortuous mission he has undertaken for the caliphate.

Is the Xiaomi Redmi 1S better than the Karbonn Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1 and Spice Dream Uno?

Here are four reasons Scots shouldn't worry about independence sparking a bank run.

El Grito commemorates the start of a revolution which led to independence from Spanish domination.

Attempts to reduce CFCs have actually contributed to global greenhouse gas levels, a factor in climate change.

Cath Everett goes on the brandy trail in the Western Cape.

Prince Harry is 30 and still unmarried. Well, we'll see about that...

IBTimes UK looks at charity work Prince Harry has been involved in from Invictus games to Sentebale

It's Roald Dahl Day, 13 September marks the birthday of The BFG, The Witches and Matilda author.

Those on board with the digital revolution claim that rather than killing the radio star, the internet has given the music industry a new lease of life.

Speculation is mounting that IS is in fact a creation of the US government.

Russia is home to one of the fastest-growing HIV and AIDS epidemics in the world.

OJ Simpson, Brandy Norwood, Matthew Broderick, Laura Bush and Remy Ma were involved with a person's death.

Take a look at the biggest games set for release during the rest of 2014.