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Congressional investigators said on Wednesday that illicit fentanyl manufacturers were finding it too easy to send drugs to US citizens they connect with on the internet.

300 dead sharks were found off a road in Mexico, gutted and with their fins removed. It's believed thieves stole the truck that was carrying the legally fished sharks.

German club promoter BigCityBeats has announced plans to host a club night in zero gravity for 25 lucky attendees.

European Court of Justice rules psychological sexuality tests illegal after Nigerian asylum seeker appeals against Hungarian legal decision.

Mumbai newspaper accused of trying to exploit gay men and women for article on LGBT rights in India.

Andrey Borodin fled Russia in 2011 before buying Britain's most expensive home and being granted asylum.

Scandal-hit Presidents Club closes after sex harassment claims. But former waitresses tell IBTimes UK such behaviour comes as no surprise to hospitality staff.

Police protection becoming the norm for many Jewish institutions and students, says head of Central Council of Jews.

A suspect who couldn't wait to spend a penny, ended up in jail after relieving himself next door to a police station.

Nationwide shortage of avocados has IGA Supermarkets saying buyers might be able to save for house deposit instead.

A powerful new exhibition at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem explores the power of photography during World War II.

Videos show the scale of madness, comparable to Black Friday in the US, in French supermarkets after jars of Nutella were reduced by about 70%.

New York bar says customers will be asked to leave if they use the word incorrectly in conversation.

Residents of Mumbai village of Asalpha proud to live in a "beautiful masterpiece" after volunteers transform slum.

Under UK laws, the terrorist and military arm of the group are banned but the political wing remains legal.

Bhutan's glamorous royal has 87.3 thousand Instagram followers and is an online celebrity in Himalayan kingdom. So who is she?

Nine men and four women arrested following morning raids by West Midlands Police during investigation into modern slavery

Designs for a futuristic concert venue shaped like a giant golf ball which will sit next to London's Olympic Stadium have been commissioned.

An Iceland newspaper's unfortunate mix-up in production left readers briefly convinced that the beloved ginger pop star had carked it.

Louise Turpin seen smirking in court as judge rules parents cannot see their children until 2021 over "house of horrors" torture claims.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will use her speech during the World Economic Forum Thursday (25 January) to attack encrypted chat app Telegram for being "home to criminals".

Total of homeless sleeping on streets of England rises - again - to record high of 4,751 but charities fear true figure is higher.

Mao-era detention camps used to re-educate non-ethnic Chinese Uighurs, says Human Rights Watch and Radio Free Asia.

Scientists' DNA tests on mummified body in Basel church uncover startling link with UK's foreign secretary.

Rioters clashed with police and even burnt buses in their protest against the Bollywood period drama.

The UN has demanded that Mahmoud al-Werfalli be handed over to them after images surfaced online appearing to show him carrying out the extrajudicial killings.

President unhappy with negative coverage of him in UK press and sets no-protest condition for visit.

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is facing a multitude of serious health risks due to his years-long confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, experts say.

Australia Day celebrations on January 26 are unwelcome reminder for some of the country's colonial past.