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As number of tourists to Egypt plummets, local guides are cultivating poppy fields for heroin to survive.

Police fire tear gas at thousands of demonstrators protesting against austerity and unemployment in Rome.

Bjorn Frilund speculates that hungry fish may have mistaken the sex toy for an octopus.

Gunmen from Boko Haram behind massacres says Nigerian senator.

Christians around the world will celebrate Palm Sunday 2014 on 13 April.

Royal Navy commanding officer says remote vehicle will be used to locate plane's wreckage.

One Ukrainian reported killed in operation to re-take police station, while Russia claims that USA has mercenaries on the ground.

Blazing inferno in Chilean port of Valparaiso kills at least two people and razes 500 homes.

Judith Nibbs, 60, was beheaded following an alleged row with estranged husband in Hackney flat.

Existing treatment has a success rate of less than 50% even after a prolonged course of painful injections.

Reeva Steenkamp's sister Simone said she and her family believe that Pistorius is lying about the events leading to Reeva's death.

The undersea quake was registered at a depth of 29km in the Pacific Ocean.

Gomez and Jonas are among the celebrities who feature in a 1 minute video to promote equality in education.

Obama says democratic rights are being suppressed more than any other time since passage of 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Alleged attacker Philip Spence remanded in custody after court appearance today.

Turkey's PM accuses Twitter of tax evasion days after ban on service is lifted.

Actor has reportedly been subpoenaed to testify in the trial of Nancy Lekon, who is accused of running over a female victim in 2009.

Campaigners aim to highlight stark choice faced by women if Spain passes tough new anti-abortion laws.

Barack Obama's official tax return reveals he and First Lady Michelle's income fell from $608,611 in 2012 to $481,098 in 2013.

Old wounds re-opened by Yoshitaka Shindo's decision to visit Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo.

UK estimated to lose £5 billion in annual taxes as super-wealthy squirrel away their fortunes overseas.

Thousands of people evicted from favela near Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, venue for the World Cup Final.

Amanda Kathleen McGee faces nine charges including forcible confinement and extortion and will appear in court on 15 April.

Battle for succession is hotting up within massive Sinaloa drug cartel, following arrest of cartel kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman.

The multinational search operation continues over the Southern Indian Ocean even with no acoustic signal having been detected since Thursday

The size of Mohammed Suleman Khan's Pakistan mansion helps send him to jail.

As runners prepare for UK's premier marathon, IBTimes UK adds up what they are facing

Reports claim that Fariq Abdul Hamid tried to use his mobile as plane flew over Malaysia.

On the sixth day of their tour of New Zealand, Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived in the town of Hamilton, travelling from Auckland.