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UN special envoy to hold face-to-face negotiations with sparring Syrian sides in final push to break impasse.

Ten wolves slaughtered in Tuscany's Maremma region as sheep farmers lament increase attacks on flocks.

IBTimes examines whether events such as Miss Venezuela and Miss England objectify or benefit women.

The Italian economy has made a quarterly gain for the first time in more than two years as Prime Minister Enrico Letta is ousted by his party.

Graphic video shows girl being strangled with wire by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Latest news on what is happening in Africa.

Facebook page calling for Rolling Stones not to perform in Israel revealed a hoax

Pontiff meets thousands of couples at St Peter's Square for The Joy of Yes Forever event

The winners of the World Press Photo of the Year 2014 competition.

Expert Colin Macpherson tells IBTimes UK what is happening with Indonesia's volcanoes.

German parliament debates change in stolen property law after Cornelius Gurlitt discovery.

138 couples tie the knot at Confucian temple

Stricken Formula One legend is still undergoing waking up process at Grenoble hospital

Families of protesters who burn themselves to death barred from social security.

Heavy snowfall from a second wave of a huge winter storm has hit the East coast of the United States, as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power.

Controversy over bill passed in Brussels allowing euthanasia for terminally ill children in Belgium.

German Chancellor's imminent meeting with Ukraine opposition figures likely seen as rebuttal of US interference in crisis.

A mummy that dates back to 1600 BC has been unearthed in the ancient city of Luxor in Egypt.

Supreme Court steps in to stop temple authorities from enacting banned 'Devadasi' ritual.

Apple's 2014 annual supplier responsibility report has drawn praise from Greenpeace.

Greg Anderson had five warrants for his arrest before beating son to death with cricket bat.

The House of Cards is a brilliant warts-and-all expose of US politics, says seasoned Washington watcher Joseph Curl.

Statement by Commander Khalifa Haftar calls for formation of presidential committee

UN mission in Congo warns against grave crimes against humanity.

Brian Joubert is the Harry Styles of figure skating and was the world champion in 2007.

At least 200,000 people have been evacuated from Java after a powerful volcanic eruption covered Indonesia's main island in smoke and ash.

A judge in Virginia decided that a ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.

Diver Warren Murray gets in underwater tussle with an octopus in Carmel, California.

Valentine's Day in Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Bangkok, Paris, Bejing and Islamabad.