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Governor Jerry Brown has signed a law for colleges to adopt sexual activity consent policy law

Umbrella-wielding protesters clash with riot police amid clouds of tear gas in Hong Kong.

Proponents of democracy have captured the six million Hong Kong protesters at rallies live on YouTube.

Palestinian Authority figure says genocide is 'the reality in Gaza today'.

De facto central bank to shut 44 bank branches at 3pm local time.

Archaeologists discover dungeons at Tokat Castle, Turkey, where Prince Vlad III the Impaler was held.

Footage shows girl calling for worldwide help as protests in Hong Kong continue

Nine people also injured in the attack on the APC in Donbas despite fragile ceasefire

2014 had looked like being a record year for tourist arrivals in Israel but travellers have stayed away from the country in vast numbers. This is the first of a series of posts from Israel, where I'll be meeting business people, public officials and ordinary Israelis affected by the downturn.

Rival Abdullah Abdullah takes over as chief executive, a post equivalent to PM post.

Ebola battle a big challenge with global help as sought by WHO not forthcoming.

Leung Chun-ying dismisses speculation over People's Liberation Army soldiers being deployed to quell Occupy Central protests.

Protesters stormed inside Al Jazeera's Beirut office after a journalist tweeted pictures mocking the army.

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Two adults and a child were killed when the out of control truck ploughed into the crowd of spectators.

Tim Berners-Lee calls for a bill of rights to ensure the Internet does not infringe on users' privacy.

First gay pride march in four years takes place in Belgrade, Serbia, after homophobic violence marred last march in 2010.

Iran's state television said intelligence officials foiled BBC's plan to steal items from government archives.

Hong Kong hit by worst civil disturbances since World Trade Organisation event in 2005.

Faced with Isis militants armed with state-of-the-art weapons, Syrians are building DIY tanks to defend their towns.

World's most wanted female terrorist reportedly training Isis militants on bombing techniques and media propaganda.

Terrorist attack on Yemen's US embassy injures two Yemeni special police officers

Environmentalists concerned as India Environment Ministry begins review and amendment of major environment laws.

Bomb destroys military vehicle in Afghan capital, the day before new president sworn in.

Observers expect Pope Francis to revisit strict rules on divorcees at a bishops' meeting in Rome.

Physicist Stephen Hawking says that understanding science can prove that God does not exist.

CDC Ebola pandemic warning based on projections by Virginia Bioinformatics Institute.

Campaign for democracy in former British colony gathers momentum as students and Occupy Central join forces

A recent study identifies tiger trade hubs in India that facilitate the poaching and trading in tiger parts to China and south-east Asian nations.