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Also known as Vinayak Chaturthi, the day marks the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha.

Petro Poroshenko cancels trip, calls emergency meeting over Russian troops deployment in Ukraine.

Today marks 51 years since Martin Luther King Jr's 'I have a dream speech' calling to end racism in US.

Like Assad, IS is hated by the people it claims to represent.

UN health agency says only 40% of cases have been reported in the last three weeks.

Israel and Hamas have declared victory, but the war ended with major losses on both sides.

The massive wasp nest was discovered in a bed by a woman at her home in St Cross.

Reports that 200 captives from Tabqa airport siege were executed by Islamist fighters.

A look at the most important facts of the 1964 race riots in North Philadelphia.

Cath Everett examines the quotas which show that if you are black you play football, if white you play rugby.

Search for the missing plane will restart within a month, covering an area of 23,000 sq miles.

HEG Technology said no children working in its Huizhou factory.

Last Stop raises minimum age following accidentally shooting of Charles Vacca by young girl.

IBTimes UK spoke to terrorism financing expert and author Loretta Napoleoni about the irrepressible Islamic State.

Victims of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham are claiming up to £100,000 each in compensation.

Ex-Rotherham council member ignores growing calls for his resignation from police following child abuse report.

Check out these photos and video of Chibatman

Trekkers dumping plastic waste in Himalayas could be contributing to flooding of the region, warn experts.

Tom Frieden voices concern over Ebola outbreak getting worse in coming days.

Merryland Founder: "I have sourced some of the best and most advanced robots including humanoids."

According to Wengui's father, his son's extremely long neck is due to excessive vertebrae.

The girl was trapped between the Luas tram and the platform in Dublin.

Australian farmers claim to have found the world's woolliest sheep whose fleece weighs over 20 kgs.

Ai Hin duped her keepers into thinking she was pregnant so she could receive some extra buns.

Shirley Sotloff in video appeal to 'leader' of Isis, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, after James Foley's death.

UN blames IS and government fighters for war crimes in Syria.

Pro-Russian separatists shell major sea port of Azov.

Report on child abuse in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, reveals over 1,400 children sexually exploited

The actor admitted dousing himself with water 'posed a problem' for him as co-founder of water.org.