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A study has found that pimps only lure underage sex workers into the trade in very few cases.

Actor and Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visited a refugee camp in Jordan to highlight the plight of Syrian refugees.

Supreme Court of India upholds 'third gender' status for transgenders enabling them to move up social ladder.

President Turchynov announces anti-terror operation to free government buildings from pro-Russian protesters

A cannabis vending machine, dubbed as ZaZZ, has been isntalled for the first time in Colorado, USA.

Fawaz al-Etan kidnapped by group of hooded men as he left home.

Western leaders are considering more economic sanctions against Moscow after unrest in Ukraine's east.

Whistleblower Snowden hails Pulitzer awards as 'vindication for everyone who believes public has a role in government'.

Ukraine paratroopers carried out military exercises in the Donetsk region, as tensions continue in the east of the country.

Submarine returns from first attempt after exceeding depth limit in Indian Ocean.

Europe is better prepared to deal with a disruption to Russian gas supplies than it was last time

Archaeologists analysing Lapis Niger in the Roman Forum now think Rome was founded 200 years earlier.

Obama says protesters must surrender their arms, while Putin asks US president to help prevent more bloodshed.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene of the Mayfair building that was under construction.

Russian Fencer jet buzzes USS Donald Cook destroyer in Black Sea

Key meeting between Didier Burkhalter and Ukraine's Arseny Yatsenyuk marred by flag mixup.

Putin signs decree almost tripling his salary in the wake of Crimea seizure and amid rumours linking him to oil giant and $70bn fortune.

Some of Israel's modern-day practices are a long way from the spirit of Passover.

UK foreign secretary William Hague has said that there is no doubt that Russia is behind the unrest in eastern Ukraine.

Comedian turned populist politician publishes adaptation of Primo Levi's poem on Auschwitz

Thailand celebrates New Year with traditional water fight.

An informal economy has developed in Syria as warlords and profiteers search for the cash to fund their war machines

The EU is putting plans in place to get tough on high frequency trading.

Stanford University researchers find low-cost programme for Kenyan girls decreases rapes and sexual assaults.

A 14-year-old girl who tweeted a alleged terrorist threat to American Airlines has been arrested in Rotherdam.

Two blasts rock crowded bus station on edge of Nigerian capital.

IBTimes examines gruesome highlights of Game of Thrones, inspired by our own bloody past

Pistorius breaks down four times in court as his version of Steenkamp's death comes under scrutiny.

Egypt's planning minister says the richest fifth of the population will have to pay more for electricity soon