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Giving red packets is to wish good luck, and putting money in the envelopes is to bring happiness, welcoming in the Year of the Monkey.

The car was bought by an unnamed US bidder at the Artcurial auction in Paris on 5 February.

MaKayla Dyer died after she was shot in the chest outside her home in Jefferson County, Tennessee

The island will not receive any migrants under the UK's Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme.

UK and Swedish authorities' posturing over UN's ruling shows how little the law means to governments.

Walid al-Moallem's rhetoric attempts to deter Saudi Arabia, the west and Turkey from deploying ground troops.

Four gunmen stormed into a weigh-in event at the Regency Hotel and opened fire on the gathered crowd.

No survivors found after light aircraft collided in mid-air on Friday between San Pedro and LA harbour.

Kayden Clarke gained fame after posting YouTube videos showing his struggle with mental health problems.

Mitchell believed that alien civilisations had visited the Earth and UFOs are real.

Healthcare staff will be trained to understand how to treat FGM's mental health implications on women.

Powerful earthquake topples several buidings in south Taiwan city of Tainan as emergency teams press on.

EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK speaks with Peace Walking Man on human rights and presidential election in DRC.

Local UFO expert Vadim Chernobrov claims the UFO video is authentic.

These roads were built after Rome invaded Britain in 43AD.

A vivid insight into William Shakespeare's character comes via a bawdy piece of Elizabethan gossip.

IBTimes UK looks at the proliferation of private military and security services firms in Africa.

From hemp parachutes to chillin' pets, the pot plant has a few uses.

BBPA said the beer taxes paid by consumers in Britain was amongst the highest across the European Union.

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, raising awareness of FGM, is on 6 February.

International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation is marked on 6 February 2016.

In Europe, the UK has by far the highest number of girls and women who have undergone FGM.

The 107-year-old consumed two bottles of home-made red wine with lunch and two with dinner everyday.

Derek Medina, 33, claimed that his wife worshipped Satan and attacked him first.

Blake Fitzgerald died and his girlfriend, Brittany Nicole Harper, was wounded after being shot by police.

Several buildings in the nearby city of Tainan have collapsed and power outages have been reported.

The black flag of al-Shabaab has been hoisted over the police station and government buildings in the city which is just 45 miles from Mogadishu.

The alleged victim said she was attacked by a group of men who dragged her into a car in Sabinillas, near Marbella.

People born under the sign of the rabbit, snake, ox, rooster and rat have the best luck in the year of the monkey.