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Researchers are using nanoparticle reaction observed in Roman chalice to develop data storage advances.

Fire at Parchin explosives complex southeast of Tehran that has been linked to nuclear weapons production.

President's deputy to step in during trial for charges of ethnic massacres that killed 1,200 people

Container filled with donated aid from US left on Freetown dock in Sierra Leone for two months

Over two million Muslim pilgrims from all over the world gather in Mecca for the annual Hajj.

Both countries claimed the clashes were the fault of hostilities from the other side.

Top North Korea official Kim Yang-Gon counters coup rumour at Asian Games.

Swedish diplomat summoned for 'conversation' in Jerusalem with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman

Video footage shows black flag of Islamic State atop building in besieged Syrian town.

NGO shows worst types of abuse animals in tourism industry are subjected to

Parents of Indiana aid worker taken captive by Islamic State militants release son's letter.

To mark Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, Isis leader distributes sheep and money to Islamist fighters.

On the eve of the Scottish Independence Referendum the SNP had some 25,000 members. It has now surpassed 75,000 and rising. Nothing will be quite the same again.

Kurdish female fighter Arin Mirkan blew herself up in Kobani's eastern side.

Ankara hand back scores of prisoners to terror group in return for Turkish and Iraqi hostages.

Sinai Islamist militants posted gruesome video with execution of three Egyptians.

The man and his Moroccan partner were charged with homosexuality acts.

Sierra Leone reels under the deadly Ebola virus, while the Liberian healthcare system continues to be overwhelmed.

Massive hunt on for Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) gunship CB204.

Number of protesters in streets drop from thousands to hundreds as civil servants return to work.

Renovation includes toilets partly run on rain water and part of the energy being produced through windmills.

First group of Gazans arrived at Al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday morning and were seen kissing the ground.

In the fourth wave of leaked images, intimate pictures of Hogan, Winona Ryder and Erin Heatherton were leaked online.

Biden apologises after blaming Sunni allies for facilitating growth of Isis and other militants in Syria.

Kurds express bewilderment and anger at lack of support from coalition air strikes.

Wildlife expert Michaela Strachan has had both her breasts removed on the advice of doctors to stop cancer spreading.

Chinese and Russian air forces jostle with US as they project power beyond borders.

Cities such as Cape Town and Sydney host Global March for Elephants and Rhinos event

A protester has threatened to throw himself from a bridge as police clash with pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.