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Casualties reported as Russian Special Forces seize Belbek from Ukrainians.

Satellite images show wooden craft under construction in shipyard on Persian Gulf.

Female MPs storm out as polygamy bill passes through Kenyan parliament.

200 pro-Russian demonstrators storm air force base north of Sevastopol.

Victims trapped in air-conditioned buses after multiple collision with oil tanker in Pakistan.

International Olympic Committee orders Brazilian government to clean up polluted waters around Rio de Janeiro.

Brent futures down 1.2% for week while US crude gains 0.6%.

Analysts expect gold to log a little more weakness before it bounces back.

Popular 'DNS' route used to circumvent government ban on micro-blogging site closed.

Malaysian officials say new images could belong to missing plane

Four men and one woman killed when plane crashed in Queensland, Australia, shortly after take-off.

In an annual speech to commemorate hundreds of people murdered by the Italian mafia, Pope Francis told mobsters to change their ways or be condemned to the fires of hell.

South Korea says North Korea fired 30 rockets into ocean off east coast.

Night skies of Simferopol and Moscow lit by festive fireworks to mark Crimea's formal union with Russia.

UK Bar Human Rights Committee and International Truth & Justice Project document abuse.

Australia deploys six aircraft, including two commercial jets full of volunteer observers, in hunt for wreckage.

Lithium-ion batteries have caused fires on aircraft before, bringing planes down.

Richard Falk slams Tel Aviv's policies towards Palestinians in East Jerusalem and West Bank

From a woman arrested for seducing her father-in-law to abductions in Darfur: the key stories from Africa

Khamenei's Persian New Year speech touches on doubts about Holocaust, Shoah and nuclear programme sanctions

Russian action prompts former Soviet republics to expedite talks to join free trade agreement

Thomas Horton's 1945 book lists lack of shame, unfair sex practices and open-faced bid for free dinner as pet gripes

IBTimes UK looks at some of the most common myths surrounding genetic condition.

Russian forces seize Ukrainian ships and evict soldiers from military bases.

Smuggling tunnel find by Israeli intelligence not in use, says Hamas

To mark the UN's anti-racism day, IBTimes UK reports some missing persons cases ignored by media.

Inspirational quotes of the men and women who led - and are still leading - the fight against racism

One billion people around the world do not have access to safe drinking water.

AFP reporter Sardar Ahmad and family shot dead by Islamist gunmen at high security Serena hotel