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A look at a spring celebration from a German tradition

Israel is building what has been called an archaeological library that will house the world's largest collection of Dead Sea Scrolls.

Donna Perry says three women murdered by man she was before gender reassignment

Gold Coast Police believe it was a radio controlled device.

Body confidence badge aimed at boosting self-esteem puts Girl guides in forefront of feminism

Military planes search Indian Ocean for two large objects spotted in satellite images.

Paulette Tejada, a 22-year-old chef from the US, has won the inaugural International Tapas Awards in Madrid.

Gerald Francis Ridsdale admitted to 30 sex offence charges against 14 children between 1961 and 1980.

Singh was known for his wit and moving book on India-Pakistan partition.

More than 100 immigrants were detained against their will in a stash house in Texas

Three men who worked for security firm charged after Angolan man died after being restrained

Ukraine's president Olexander Turchynov says former defence minister Hrytsenko's son was among hostages taken by pro-Russian troops in Sevastopol.

Streaming black box data would prevent repeat of long accident investigation that followed Air France flight 447

Fox News presenter Bill Hemmer suggests flight 370 may never be found because 'it took 2,000 years to find Noah's Ark'

Former gay conversion therapist Warren Throckmorton tells IBT why he no longer believes the 'cure' is effective.

An infant is born while his mother dies during a car crash.

Michelle Obama has begun her week-long trip to China.

An Irish company will allow overseas relatives and friends watch the funerals and burials of loved ones over the internet.

Gang in Salford take money from Tesco cash machine after tunneling through wasteland.

Abu Ghait, former Kuwaiti Imam, is highest al-Qaida official to testify at US trial.

Following in footsteps of Catarina Migliorini who put her virginity under the hammer for cash.

Australian crew unable to locate debris due to cloud and rain that limited visibility

Anti-Moyes Manchester United fan dressed as Grim Reaper at last night's Champions League match against Olympiakos.

Museveni, whose husband recently passed anti-gay law, makes bizarre statement about homosexuality of cows and humans.

JRR Tolkien's 1926 translation of Beowulf with commentary will be published in May.

Best photos of the day: 20 March 2014

Photos show suspects with an axe and a sledgehammer on mopeds outside New Bond Street's Watches of Switzerland.

Australian authorities send aircraft and ships to site of objects found floating in sea.

Customs officials have seized a jar of human eyeballs, 420 cows brains and a tiger cub.