SOCIETY

France MPs will Tuesday discuss a proposal which calls for the ban and criminalisation of prostitution in France.

BlackBerry Messenger was to blame for the August riots which spread across the UK, according to research carried out by BBC Newsnight and the Guardian.

Cherie Blair demanded more representation for women in the Parliament and boardrooms, sanctioned by law to ensure gender equality in the country.

The current nude magazine controversy goes hand-in-hand with the new publicity shoots of the fourth season of television show "Swayamvar 4" featuring Veena Mailk in "Veena Ka Vivaah" (Veena Malik's marriage).

A suicide bomber has attacked a shrine in Afghan capital Kabul during the Shia holy day of Ashura.

British Iranians fear that businesses, cultural ties might suffer as bilateral ties between Britain and Iran touches a new low, according to a report.

The blast, which happened at 7.30 GMT, occurred at the Abul Fazel shrine in the Murad Khani area of the capital, a BBC report has said.

The installations of the 44-year-old artist have fetched Boyce one of the most prestigious and controversial contemporary art awards.

A study by The Guardian and the London School of Economics has identified anger at police as a central cause of the August riots in England.

According to the police, the burglars killed the pet after they had ransacked the flat and found nothing worth to steal.

A team of Scotland Yard officers has flown to Spain to investigate Madeleine McCann's disappearance four years ago.

Dr Rowan Williams has linked the disorder spread cross England to the "massive economic hopelessness" and the prospect of record levels of youth unemployment.

The alleged incident took place at the Aerodrome hotel in Croydon, South London, where the County footballers were staying overnight for their match the subsequent day.

David Cameron's announcement that NHS records will be shared with private companies has been criticised by patient support charities.

Russian websites monitoring reports of election violation have allegedly been hacked by pro-Putin cyber criminals. It is believed that the majority of the world's most sophisticated and effective cyber attacks originate in Russia.

The day of Ashura is marked by the entire Muslim community but for Shia Muslims it represents a major religious festival.

Following one of the driest autumn seasons on record, ski resorts have been concerned whether a decent winter would arrive.

A man, wearing just tennis shoes, jeans and a jacket, survived 60-hours stuck in snow in his pickup truck.

A woman and her elderly mother, who were found dead at a Southport home over the weekend, died from asphyxiation, police revealed.

The Israeli government has dropped an advertising campaign by the Ministry of Absorption warning expatriate Israelis against assimilation into American society.

A pair of special evening shoes designed for the late Princess Soraya of Iran in 1962 was sold at a recent Paris auction to renowned French shoemaker Roger Vivier.

Haunting images of four women's final moments on death row have appeared on the internet eight years after their excecution in China for drug smuggling.

WikiLeaks' chief and founder Julian Assange was given a lifeline in his extradition appeal as judges ruled he can take his case to the highest court in Britain.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn his extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over alleged sex crimes, a High Court judge ruled on Monday

"I worry about my heart, so I don’t want to go through those things," the Associated Press has quoted Lenore Zimmerman as saying.

A pastor at a small Kentucky church that recently voted to exclude interracial couples has overturned the decision.

According to the Sun, the latest video depicts a hapless pet being tapped to a broom and lowered into the water by a woman.

A convoy of supercars, including eight Ferraris and a Lamborghini, were involved in one of the most expensive road crashes of all time in Japan.

BA has ordered its cabin crew to socialise with cockpit colleagues in an attempt to boost the morale of the employees.