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Unsafe burial practices are being blamed for the 49 cases recorded in December.

Indonesia search and rescue personnel have spotted objects resembling the aircraft in a potential breakthrough.

Officials did not confirm whether top al-Shabaab commander was killed in attack on Somalian town of Saakow.

Light-matter coupling at room temperature in 2D materials allows for practical devices that use both properties.

West Bromwich Albion have confirmed they have sacked their manager Alan Irvine after a poor run of games this season.

Indonesia expands search zone beyond islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Java Sea to find crash site.

'Political isolationism would leave us poorer' said CBI director-general John Cridland.

A day before the actual ceremony, during their wedding rehearsal, the couple was asked to move their wedding venue to facilitate Obama.

Survivors of the Norman Atlantic ferry disaster said panic broke out, with passengers trading blows over space in lifeboats, as death toll reaches ten.

Palace are on the lookout for a new manager after sacking Neil Warmock on Saturday.

Rising threat from Isis militants is driving Queen's guards to more secure positions behind gates and railings.

A number of lightning strikes 'near the path' of Flight 8501 were recorded by Earth Network, a company that monitors weather conditions around the globe.

Taxi driver honoured by Pakistani embassy in Dubai as 'shining example of honesty and strong work ethics'.

Multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy who won a legal bid to get the law on assisted suicide clarified has passed away after refusing to eat.

The zoo staff discovered that the mother tiger had eaten her cubs a few weeks after their birth.

A female healthcare worker who returned from Sierra Leone is the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola while in the UK.

IBTimes UK brings you live coverage of Monday's Premier League action.

Russian opposition leader says charges fabricated and politically motivated.

Court in Alexandria bans festival at rabbi's tomb citing 'moral offences' at previous events.

With thousands of foreign fighters flocking to join the jihadist group, US officials concede they are no closer to understanding it.

Passengers on other flights have tweeted they are stuck on the runway with no departure time.

More than 2,000 staff will be made redundant on 31 December.

Greeks going back to ballot box in election that threatens to kickstart eurozone crisis again.

Journalists and human rights campaigners protested outside the Egypt embassy in London to demand the release of three Al Jazeera journalists one year on from their incarceration.

Funding round of $1.1bn means Chinese phone giant Xiaomi is now worth $45bn and is one of world's most valuable private companies

Single mother Karla de los Angeles in comeback fight was badly injured and rushed to hospital.

Archaeologists discover intestinal parasite eggs in samples from Basel-Gasfabrik site.

It is part of a 100-year-old custom in Argentina for presidents to adopt seventh sons.

Plane lands safely after developing problems with landing gear over south coast of England.