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UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon delivered a speech pointing at the recent crimes against women all over the world.

ANC condemns violence against women as findings reveal South Africa has worst rate in the world.

Venezuela’s late president Hugo Chavez's body to be held in a 'crystal urn' at the Museum of the Revolution in Caracas.

Two sisters and a brother have been arrested after they were found living with their mother's skeleton for three years, believing her to be God

Voodoo, Zulu and Elvis ceremonies among wedding experiences of perfectionist bride and groom

Adam Roberts, co-founder of animal advocacy organisation Born Free, speaks to IBTimes UK on safety at captive animal facilities after lion mauls volunteer intern Dianna Hanson to death in California zoo

Chavez's body to be embalmed and kept on permanent display in museum.

Dianna Hanson's father says he had premonition of his daughter's death and claims she told him she would not be allowed into lion cages

The UN Security Council on Thursday passed unanimously resolution 2094 on condemning North Korea's third nuclear test, which took place on Feb. 12th.

Top al-Qaida militant, accused of role in 9/11 attack, to be tried in New York.

U.S. President Barack Obama signed the reauthorisation of the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday.

North Korea puts ballistic missile with nuclear warhead on standby and abandons peace pacts while South Korea calls emergency meeting.

Police pull over drug suspects and find intimately concealed weapon in strip search.

Body of Venezuela's late president lies in state in Caracas ahead of state funeral.

BBC film looks at how 16th-century Christian community live away from the world to get to heaven.

Malaysian PM Najib Razak says gunmen led by brother of 'poorest sultan in the world' Jamalul Kiram III must surrender.

Forgotten convict languished in solo cell and developed mental problems over neglect.

Ayatollah Khatami says that Iranian president 'went too far' in addressing Venezuelan people.

Traffic in chaos after thousands of plastic bricks strewn across Interstate 79 near Clarksburg.

Adjusting to the South African middle class mindset of alarms, bars and panic buttons takes some getting used to, says Cath Everett.

New pictures of prison camp 14 in Ch'oma-Bong valley revealed by Amnesty International as UN votes on new sanctions.

Foreign Office admits details sketchy of kidnap and release of Britons en route to Sharm El Sheikh.

Russian Ballet dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko denies ordering Yuri Zarutsky to throw acid in director's face.

Italy's former prime minister likely to appeal

YouTube prankster Magic of Rahat strikes again

Greek police to investigate hate speech by neo-Nazi broadcast on Channel 4 documentary.

Hanson was killed after entering lion’s enclosure in Cat Haven.

The running mate of one of Kenya's two front-runners in a presidential vote said on Thursday the ballot count lacked integrity and should stop, comments that could inflame a largely peaceful election so far.

Male African lion named Cous Cous mauls and kills Dianna Hanson, an intern, in a wildlife sanctuary in California