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King Abdullah grants 20 percent quota for women in government advisory body.

Lawyer for anti-gay group Alliance Defence Fund filmed 14-year-old girl having sex.

Indian police say rape plan hatched by gang over dinner in south Delhi slum.

Greek far-right thugs in Kavala smash up diplomatic car and jeer at Turkey's founder Ataturk.

Student at Taft Union High School had hitlist of fellow classmates who had bullied him.

Zhenxiong County’s Gaopo Village mud swamped the homes of 16 families killing at least 18 people

Al-Qaida-linked militants throw out Malian troops from Konna, a key town.

The newly elected Japanese government has approved a fresh stimulus package worth 10.3 trillion yen, or $116bnm in a bid to boost the country's ailing economy in the face of continuing weak external demand.

Japan's 10.3trn yen stimulus package intends to boost business investments and infrastructure development.

Banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claims responsibility for twin blasts in Quetta killing at least 101 people.

Watford FC and Udinese owner Gino Pozzo labels Brazilian court jail sentence for Serie A star as absurd.

Bakersfield shooting comes on day US vice-president Joe Biden says plans on curbing gun violence almost ready.

Film examines how violence is handed down from father to son in gypsy and traveller communities.

Kurdish women activists 'executed' in Paris after peace talks between Ankara and the PKK.

Senior counter-terrorism detective faces jail for trying to sell information on phone hacking inquiry to Murdoch paper.

Government asked people to remember the first amendment, which enshrines freedom of speech.

Criminal boss Nissim Alperon was seen fleeing scene of attack in centre of city.

Relatives of victims of 2002 Karachi bombing sued former French president for a 2011 statement on the case.

Turf war most likely cause of Jabotinsky Street blast, which leaves 10 injured, say Israel police.

Defence lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma says Delhi police beat and sexually assaulted suspects to extort confessions.

Paris police investigating suspected 'execution' of women activists at Information Centre of Kurdistan.

If Kate Middleton and Prince William's royal baby is a girl, it will be a princess

Three Kurdish women activists have been shot dead in Paris in what appears to be a politically motivated execution.

Opposition says congress decision to postpone Chavez presidential inauguration violates constitution.

Orthodox Jewish communities reeling from sex scandals exposing close-knit world that tries to silence victims.

Human rights activists claim Riyadh has breached international law because Nafeek was a minor at the time of alleged crime.

Lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma says murdered student's male friend is also to blame for failing to protect her against six attackers.

Two SeaStreak passengers in critical condition as investigations launched into Lower Manhattan ferry smash.

Jailed leader of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) gives up on autonomy during talks with Ankara.