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US researchers reveal adverse effect of Barbie on career opportunities of young girls.

UN diplomat Robert Serry hijacked in car by 15 armed militiamen and held in Sevastopol coffee shop

EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton and Estonian Foreigh Minister Urmas Paet say recording is genuine

Australia senator likens Abbott to dinosaur in seven-minute viral diatribe.

Russia's military presence in Crimea has sparked political tensions worldwide: IBTimesUK looks at five of Russia's staunchest allies.

Capt. Carey Smith Steacy has posted a sexist note left by a passenger on Facebook.

PM Arseny Yatseniuk says £42bn has gone missing from public's balance sheets since Viktor Yanukovich ousting

'Spoilt' schoolgirl Rachel Canning loses lawsuit against parents who refused to pay for her lifestyle.

Assistance in part subject to Ukraine signing deal with IMF.

Hitler was nominated for the peace accolade in 1939 - slightly inappropriate given he started a war that year.

Russia Today presenter Abby Martin, who criticised Russia, is an aspiring artist

IDF Spokesperson confirms vessel seized near the coast of Sudan was loaded with Syrian-made M302 rockets

Russian president still considered for Nobel Institute prize despite ongoing tensions in Ukraine

Man handed over sons to $10m bounty terrorist Hafiz Saeed in a public ceremony.

The accused had allegedly met South Korean missionary Kim Jeong-wook, who is currently under detention

A homeless man who was given a winning lottery ticket tries to share the prize with the benevolent stranger.

American and Russian operations on the International Space Station are to continue unaffected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, says Nasa chief.

US sitcom scene featuring characters George Costanza and Cosmo Kramer calls troubled country 'weak' and 'feeble'

Russia's actions in Crimea reminiscent of Nazi Germany's strategies ahead of WWII, says former US Secretary of State.

People have taken to Twitter to share what they intend to give up during Lent

Best photos of the day: 5 March 2014

Pastor inserted fingers in victim's vagina on several occasions, even during menstrual periods, to test virginity status.

Texan man's selfie of featuring him and his dogs on the sofa at home has over 32,000 retweets.

Religious Convention holds 'Second Amendment Celebrations' where firearms are offered to competition winners

Russia plans to hit US and EU with retaliatory sanctions if West imposes measures to end Crimea standoff

Crimean leader rejects talks offer from federal Ukrainian authorities and seeks Moscow's intervention

Obama says Putin is 'not fooling anyone' as Russian leader defends Moscow's military build-up in Ukraine.

Time for Palestinians to 'stop denying history' Israeli PM tells American Israel Public Affairs Committee

Russian intervention in Ukrainian region of Crimea has sparked global tension