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Paula Kassig sends online message to jihadist leader asking about her kidnapped son

43 students feared to have been executed by drug cartels, after mass grave full of corpses discovered

Chief secretary Carrie Lam called off talks with student protesters deeming it 'impossibility to have a constructive dialogue'

Instagram account Rich Kids of Tehran reveals societal elite are immune to Iran's Islamic penal code

Burmese workers deny murdering British tourists claiming they were tortured by police to confess.

Women are taking up arms on both sides of the conflict in eastern Ukraine

A profile of the main candidates for this year's prize.

Custody of the Holy Land say Jabhat Al-Nusra releases abducted friar to house arrests in Knayeh.

Loukanikos, Greece's famous riot dog, has died at the age of 10.

Red Cross volunteer admitted to hospital in Cairns after developing fever.

Kim Jong-un expected to attend anniversary celebrations in Pyongyang on Friday

Swedish Academy awarded French writer Patrick Modiano the Nobel Prize in Literature 2014

Vladimir Yevtushenkov's was placed under house in September on charges related to money laundering.

Deadly attack on armed Shi'ite movement's checkpoint after Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak turns down PM post.

IBTimes UK examines why the Nobel Prize in Literature has been steeped in controversy since 1901.

Officer reportedly shot at suspect 17 times as family claim he mistook sandwich for gun

Animal rights activists clashed with police in a bid to save the dog's life

Coal from Australia's Carmichael project will generate electricity for Indians who cannot actually afford it.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will ask for $4bn to rebuild Gaza.

Turkey says ground operation 'unrealistic'.

Myanmar government refuses to recognise Rohingya Muslims as citizens, claiming they are Bengali.

Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans says body of MH17 passenger was found wearing an oxygen mask

Radioactive dating of cave art found in Indonesian island of Sulawesi establishes it as oldest prehistoric art to date.

Renewing calls for more international support to help the ravaged west African nations, the UN has warned that Ebola will grow without more healthcare support.

Islamic militants storm two districts in border town of Kobani as Kurdish protesters in Turkey take to streets.

In the ancient tale, a horde is seen carrying 80 banners signalling an Islamic triumph before world ends.

Ex-US Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta accuses Obama over his mismanaged leadership in Syria and Iraq.

Leaked email shows government officials conspiring to contain information from leaking to the public.

Hackers replaced her official images on the Wikipedia page with two nude images.