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Sudden unexplained replacement and disappearance of Choe Ryong-hae as head of General Political Bureau sparks alarm

Resona Bank worker committed suicide after losing 155 million yen

Physicists believe the Egyptians wet the desert sand, which made it easier to pull a sledge with the stones.

Lebanese Socialist Party leader calls for cannabis cultivation to be legalised to boost farmers' incomes.

Australian head of search operation Angus Houston says hunt for missing Boeing 777 could take up to a year.

Russian president Vladimir Putin sends representative to southeast Ukraine for talks on pulling back conflict

Prince flirting with women on nightclub manager pal's stag do following split from Cressida Bonas.

Ukraine says pro-Russians defending their grip on eastern city of Slavyansk have shot down a helicopter, killing a pilot.

Terror strike hits capital suburb, defying heightened security arrangements for World Economic Forum on Africa.

Expat Cath Everett checks out the South African Derby Day at the Turffontein racetrack in Johannesburg.

Owner of the Bunny Ranch brothel, Dennis Hof has banned Sterling from visiting his establishments.

Ukraine's acting President Olexander Turchynov in Kiev announces reinstatement of compulsory military service

Assad's fighter jets launch deadly strikes on rebel-held district of Aleppo

Celebrities boycott Brunei hotels after sharia law sparks outrage

Falafel Index offers alternative to the Big Mac Index for the Middle East

Russian President tells Angela Merkel it is 'imperative to withdraw all military units' in country's east.

Prime Minister's drive to enact Basic Law faces opposition and is likely to alienate Arab citizens.

Park Su-hyeon recorded reactions of schoolmates in their last minutes as holiday ferry capsized and sank

The UK Independence Party head has been egged on his campaign trail in Nottingham.

Video footage discovered in a victim's mobile phone shows the last minutes of passengers during the South Korean ferry disaster.

Malaysia Airlines flight is actually 1,000 miles away from current search zone if Akers is correct.

French parliament passes law allowing workers to pass paid leave to parents of ill children.

Assuming every male customer who steps on a plane is a potential child abuser is just stupid.

Former Omani air force chief Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi argues that world leaders should push Iranian nuclear talks to the top of the global agenda.

FN leader's Marine Le Pen anti-EU speech disrupted by bare-chested feminist demonstrators.

Authorities blocked access to Taksim Square for fear of terrorist attacks.

The attack came on the last day of the President's visit to the restive province

Series of shows aimed at encouraging orchestra audience to smoke marijuana

This year's parliamentary election has turned scorching hot with a number of Indian actresses contesting from different constituencies in India