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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says air force could use civilian airport on Kurile Islands, claimed by both Russia and Japan.

White supremacist groups stepped up their efforts on US university campuses by more than 250% last year, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) claimed.

Brexit under-secretary Steve Baker has apologised to parliament for backing a "conspiracy theory" claiming that the civil service is attempting to stop Brexit.

May said that the transition deal would be agreed by the end of March, one year before Britain officially begins exiting the EU.

Cheerleaders performed their version of the Ghoomar dance at an NBA match in Miami.

Maldives' Supreme Court cleared former president Mohamed Nasheed of all charges.

The student council at Wayland High School in Massachusettes chose Cool Runnings as this year's all-school movie, but it was cancelled due to "racially insensitive" characters.

South Carolina woman burnt as "salon-grade hair dryer" turns into a flame-thrower in her bathroom.

Five people have been killed after two military helicopters collided in the south of France, local media report.

Fresh from the controversy after posting a video on YouTube showing a dead body in a Japanese 'suicide forest' Logan Paul saw his life flash before his eyes while skydiving.

American officials suspect the Syrian regime has found a way to develop a new chemical weapon and could have kept it hidden in secret locations.

Theresa May and her husband Philip were both warmly received throughout their three-day tour of China.

Brussels is determined to ensure Britain's departure from the EU will not threaten the bloc's economy.

North Korean foreign minister warns Washington is "intentionally" destabilising the Korean peninsula to jeopardise improving inter-Korea relations.

Theresa May has come under pressure to give more details on areas such as citizens rights and trade.

The video that went viral shows a woman and a man performing on a pavement while passers-by watched.

Our daughters and granddaughters must live in a safer and more equal world.

The 68-year-old nuclear physicist was undergoing treatment for depression in the past several months.

Transport minister Jesse Norman will launch consultation on tougher new measures to crack down on emission cheating carmakers.

Ayesha Tariq, 19, said she was too "ashamed" to tell her family about her pregnancy. Her baby was found dead in a shoebox.

French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of urging for the chairman of France's public radio to lose his jobs to help end rumours the two had had an affair.

Women arrested in Iran for staging anti-hijab #whitewednesday protests in Tehran.

Around 900 miners are trapped in a South African gold mine following a power outage blamed on a thunderstorm which brought down electrical lines.

Most psychologists have thought that authoritarianism in North America may be a uniquely right-wing phenomenon.

Paediatrician Alastair McAlpine, who works with terminally ill children in Cape Town, asks young patients what they enjoy most during their short lives.

Proposal is part of a series of reforms to the nation's criminal code being considered by parliament.

Donald Trump took to Twitter to boast about the television ratings for his inaugural State of the Union address.

Florida photographer captures chilling moment on camera while taking nature pictures for her website.

Probe launched into death of 26-year-old Byron Jones, killed working at Genan plant in Sheldon, Texas.