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French police have no idea which twin is rapist because genes of suspects Elwin and Yohan are identical.

Members of child abuse support group claim Pope Benedict XVI did nothing to help victims.

Britons abroad on holiday or business reminded of free access to Europe-wide emergency number.

21-year-old stabbed in the neck during a fight in the Scarborough area of Western Australia.

Probe ordered after women carried from hospital and dumped in field to recuperate after being sterilised.

American writer Phyllis Bennis tells IBTimes UK why Americans are changing their minds on Israel.

Reputation of 'God's rottweiler' defined Pope Benedict's past but tenure at Vatican may set a path for Church future.

Pope Benedict XVI, who has announced his resignation, proposed Eugenio Pacelli's beatification in 2009.

Pope led Catholic Church through worst child sex abuse scandals in decades.

Juvenile Justice Board in Haryana takes six years to sentence rapist to community service.

Joseph Ratzinger says he will step down at the end of the month over health and age issues.

Environment Secretary Owen Paterson to brief MPs on widening scandal.

Pope Benedict XVI will resign from his role as head of the Catholic church on the 28th February, the first person to do so in nearly 600 years.

Death toll likely to rise as dozens of pilgrims injured at Allahabad train station in critical condition.

Al-Qaida offshoot takes responsibility for surprise attack in northern Mali.

The Chinese have bid adieu to the Year of the Dragon and gracefully welcomed the Year of the Snake

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Former England football star suffers severe withdrawal symptoms after entering rehab in Arizona.

More Iranian cruise missiles such as Qader and Nasr said to be in development.

Pyongyang's mouthpiece says outside world misinterpreted North Korea's recent announcement.

Over 30 million people expected to take dip in confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna in Allahabad.

An academic has found that searches for 'black' names were up to 25 percent more likely than 'white' names to generate advertising for criminal background checks.

Court orders closure of file-sharing sites that failed to block access to film that insulted the prophet.

Northumbria police charge man after death threats posted on Tennessee memorial site.

At least 3,000 victims at government hospital said to have been newborns.

Emergency declared in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Mohammed Afzal Guru, member of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed, was given death penalty for his involvement in attack on Indian parliament.

New York mayor Michael Bloomberg warns residents to stock up and batten down.

James Cromwell stuns University of Wisconsin board members with anti-animal cruelty tirade.