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Blast thought to have been caused by gas leak or faulty machinery leaves at least 25 dead and 100 trapped under debris.

A jokey campaign by Gandul newspaper says Romanian women look like the Duchess of Cambridge

Real life Barbie Valeria Lukyanova claims she and lookalike Olga "Dominica" Oleynik are aliens

Annual Viking festival which began in 19th century held in Lerwick in tiny Scottish islands.

Seoul hoping for third time lucky with launch of KSLV-1 after previous rocket failures.

Valeria Lukyanova, better known as living Barbie or human Barbie met her male counterpart -real life boyfriend of Barbie doll-Ken for a photo shoot in New York.

Miss Gay & Miss Transsexual Australia 2013, an alternative beauty pageant is being held on 2 February 2013 at Yarraville, Victoria.

Protests rock Port Said, Suez and Ismailia where curfew has been imposed.

Holocaust Memorial Day Services held in memory of the victims of the Nazi era

Ben Affleck, Argo, Jennifer Lawrence and Lincon win at the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

Fire at Boate Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria kills 233 people, mostly youngsters aged between 16 and 20.

The whole of India took to the streets to celebrate the country's 64th Republic Day with parades and exciting shows.

Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier and Valentino lead final day of the 2013 Paris Fashion Week (Spring/Summer)

Hollywood's A-list stars go make-up free for W Magazine's February 2013 issue

Thousands gathering in Tahrir Square to mark second anniversary of Hosni Mubarak's fall.

UK Met Office issues warnings of snow and ice for London and South East England.

The National Geographic Society celebrates its 125th anniversary and in honour, IBTimes UK looks through some of the most iconic photographs of the magazine

The eagerly anticipated Sundance Film Festival (SFF) started in Park City, Utah on Thursday, with founder Robert Redford in attendance

Armstrong admits doping to win Tour de France titles.

Heavy snow fall has affected large parts of the United Kingdom, following the Met Office's Red Warning

Nasa satellite photograph shows scale of air pollution over country at never-before-seen levels.

Helicopter hits crane on St George's Wharf Tower and catches fire as it plunges to ground

Twin explosion in Syria's Aleppo University kills 83 people and injures 160 others

Woman hurt after crashing train into property in Stockholm suburb of Saltsjobaden.

Colombian singer Shakira is due in January.

Hindu holy celebration in Allahabad for 2013 is world’s largest religious gathering.

Maha Kumbh Mela is one of the Hindu faith's largest and most deeply spiritual events

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders eviction despite Supreme Court order.

Miss New York, Mallory Hytes Hagan, was crowned Miss America 2013 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip