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Police in Haute Savoie search properties of a 48-year-old man arrested over resemblance with suspect motorcyclist identikit image

Israel Antiqities Authority announces discovery of 2,300-year-old rural settlement.

A science fiction forum conversation reveals sexism is still rife among writers in the genre.

President dumps law weighted against relatives of victims of domestic violence.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have been released by police at Winter Olympics site

Russian parents or guardians who put their children in beauty contests could face fines.

Star's fans raised a staggering $3 million for victims of the disaster.

Man is thought to have fallen from the top floor of bank's shared office

Vype e-cigarettes advert leaves out any reference to 'smokers'

Freedom of information request by Auckland man Shane Warbrooke demanded evidence proving the country leader is a human.

Tumultuous weather washes explosives onto south coast beaches.

Olympic committee defends Russian authorities over detention of LGBT activist in Sochi.

Trayvon Martin's killer is said to have death threats during a family break with his girlfriend and her kids.

Law prohibits underwear containing less than 6% cotton being imported, made or sold in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova rejects theft charges and says anti-Putin video is real reason behind detention

Judges today ruled whole-life sentences are legal, but who are the whole-life offenders?

Over 40,000 people sign a petition urging the Government to protect child trafficking victims

Not even jail could stop the Bradish Boys' leader from robbing banks

Best photos of the day: 18 February 2014.

Sharia expert Hasan Mahmud believes sharia will fail because it cannot run a modern country.

Ye Olde Man & Sythe, Bolton, is reportedly being haunted by former owner Earl James Stanley

Renowned Egyptologist Horig Sourouzian found the missing quartzite blocks.

Prosecutor Eric Maillaud said 48-year-old from Haute Savoie held in connection with killing of British family and French cyclist.

Teenagers charged with murder for fatal stabbing of London man

Construction at arena in Curitiba still has distance to go.

Data artist Nickolay Lamm analysed lyrics of every post-1960s song on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Former president faces charges of treason including imposition of emergency and murder of ex-PM Bhutto.

Pussy Riot members arrested in the Russian city of Sochi, site of the Winter Olympic Games

Announcement means prisoners can spend whole life in prison.