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US president Barack Obama meets Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in West Bank city of Ramallah

Former student suing Bikram Choudhury for sexual harassment and discrimination.

A woman from Thailand found the skeleton of a kitten while eating sausages with her family and later turned the 'lucky' carcass into a shrine.

Nasa expert reveals best way of dealing with asteroid collisions - prayer.

Animal Equality rights group goes for the jugular with extreme protests in Spain on World Meat Out Day.

South Florida student Jasmine Roberts uncovers scandal at fast-food restaurants.

'Weapons should go silent and politics should speak' says Kurdish militant figurehead.

But did they power Neil Armstrong on moon landing mission?

Jakarta proposes updating law to punish couples engaged in pre-marital sex.

Rule of priestly celibacy called into question by Jorge Bergoglio who admits he was once 'dazzled by a girl at a wedding.'

Thousands of dead prawns have washed up on beach in Coronel.

North Korea's supreme military command on Thursday (March 21) warned of a "precision attack" on U.S. bases in Guam and Okinawa.

Russia and Syria clashed with Britain and France at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday (March 20th) over the scope of an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, accusing Western powers of trying to torpedo a potential U.N

U.S. President Barack Obama held talks with Israeli President Shimon Peres as he began his first official trip to the country on Wednesday (March 20th).

Russian activist Irina Yasina questions Putin's decision to beef up his personal security.

James Herbert, who was has sold more than 54 million copies of his novels worldwide, dies at home in Sussex.

Michigan grandmother shot 17-year-old grandson six times but claimed self-defence.

Officials ridiculed for feeble explanations for pork tide mystery.

CCTV shows Rowan O'Neill acting quickly amid panic to save little Shaylar

Paris authorities investigate €400m arbitration deal in favour of French tycoon Bernard Tapie.

Ugandan government must better protect disabled women and girls after rape of 13-year-old, Human Rights group says.

The beer duty cut was a tiny shaft of sunlight peeping through the dark clouds of George Osborne's forecast, says Shane Croucher.

Germany's Jewish groups angered by central government retreat on party with neo-Nazi links.

US President says 'peace must come to Holy Land' at start of two-day visit in Tel Aviv.

Subsidiary Seignerurie sells paint in Africa containing 5,000 times the US legal limit of lead, say independent chemists.

Feeding infants foods high in carbohydrates programmes them for a lifetime of weight gain and obesity.

Miss Israel 2013 Yityish Aynaw, President Simon Peres and Yair Lapid demand release of Pollard.

Dinosaur fan Daisy Morris, aged nine, found the bones of a previously unknown pterosaur on Atherfield beach on the Isle of Wight.

Marine beast stops traffic after crawling out of the sea in Brazilian beach resort.