Chinese New Year, otherwise known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is on 19 February 2015
Bosnian authorities stopped two men at Sarajevo airport who were ready to join Isis in Syria
With the UN having run out of Gaza reconstruction funds, only a tiny fraction of pledged money is received
Israeli PM accused of illegally using hip-hop song for anti-left propaganda clip.
Left-wing MPs propose motion urging Rome to recognise a Palestinian state.
A Durex poll found married Thai men and women are the most promiscuous in the world.
France struggling with "loss of tolerance" says Council of Europe human rights commissioner.
A doctor and a former Royal Marine have run more than 500km across the Namib Desert and claimed it as a world first.
Father Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli says he is not abandoning the remaining Christian community.
Egyptian and Libyan sources report ground raid by Egypt's special forces that captured dozens of IS militants.
Edward Sheriff Curtis dedicated his life to photographing the lives of Native American people.
It is a massive increase on the 1 foot that it rose in the previous century
Human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson warns Bangladesh's ICT ignores international standards.
The mass migration across China and Asia for the Lunar New Year, on 19 February, is called chunyun.
Tsipras says sanctions are 'hypocritical' because they don't target Russian super rich with foreign assets.
Samaria Settler Council group causes political stir with controversial animated clip 'The Eternal Jew?'
Canoville says he would love to have been able to stand up to racists who stopped black man boarding Paris tube train.
After five days of non-stop partying, Rio de Janeiro's Carnival came to a splashing end at the annual Gay Gala on 17 February.
Supporters group leaders Jason Cundy and David Chidgey say Paris racists wish to drag football back to dark ages.
Mohammed Alhakim claims that bodies with surgical incisions and organs removed have been found in shallow graves
Isis launched assault on Iraqi Kurdistan capital to relieve pressure on Mosul.
Chinese New Year, the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is celebrated on 19 February 2015
Temple gives insight into life of saint Atish Dipankar
Abubakar Shekau, said the group would target the country's election process scheduled for 28 March.
A beagle named Miss P won the top honour at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Prosecutor asks French court for acquittal of ex-IMF chief Strauss-Kahn on pimping charges
European court ruling obliges Poland to hold accountable officials who allowed the prison to operate
In Mayville, Wisconsin, police are investigating a crash of 10 cars in a parking lot - all at the hands of one elderly driver.
Joseph Edgar Foreman, aka Afroman, punched a woman to the ground while performing at a gig.
The European Union still hopes a peace deal for Ukraine can work despite ongoing battles between pro-Russian rebels and government forces.