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Japan's population has declined for a third year as births drop and deaths rise.

US vessel on routine patrol mission set to join rescue operations after South Korean ferry sinks.

Passenger ferry Sewol, carrying 325 school children, was on a trip to the resort island of Jeju.

Scores of Russian soldiers are reportedly entering Ukraine through eastern borders amid escalating crisis.

Rebels in South Sudan claim seizure of capital of oil-rich Unity state

University prepares students as internet ambassadors to fight anti-Semitism 'deligitimisation' of Israel

Ukraine has recaptured a small airport previously occupied, says government.

Aurora Cerullo, 14, is believed to have committed suicide jumping from a building in Venaria, Turin,

Signal picked up in Penang from co-pilot's phone raises new thread in search for missing MH370.

Witnesses saw Ukrainian troops disembarking from two helicopters in airfield in eastern Ukraine

James Hellwig suffered cardiovascular disease, Arziona coroner rules.

Namibians are dying of cancers and unexplained illnesses years after working in Uranium mines.

Republican presidential nominee and Fox News commentator makes claim at 'freedom debate'.

Islamist terrorist group abducts scores of teenagers from school in Chibok

IBTimesUK looks at one of the most important Jewish events of the year

Higher food prices push up rate of inflation after showing a dip earlier.

Paris' Pasteur Institute misplaced vials containing virus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndrome

State agency claims Tarek Ghrair, 15, killed in Ghouta.

Heavy fines, zoning regulations and strict limits on release of pollutants proposed.

State security service says unnamed bank transferred millions to militants before takeover

IBTimes looks at the strangest conspiracy theories surrounding missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet

Washington DC gets a spring makeover as the capital is painted in pink and white with the blooming of iconic Cherry Blossom trees.

UN study points to misinformation, propaganda and incitement created climate of fear

Semana Santa processions start on Palm Sunday and continue until Easter Sunday.

Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov has announced the launch of a military operation in the eastern Donetsk region.

Milan court orders former Italian PM to serve one-year sentence for tax fraud helping disabled pensioners.

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.