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Nepalese woman Gauri Kumari Bayak dies after being banished to mountain hut for menstruating. She was following ancient Hindu tradition Chhaupadi.

Professor Con Slobodchikoff hopes to develop technology that will allow pets and their owners to communicate effectively for the first time in history.

Berlusconi was asked about the current spate of sexual harassment scandals to spread across the media and political landscape.

Donald Trump has denied in a tweet that he used foul language to describe the people who come from migrant nations.

At least 8,000 people have been arrested as anti-government protests in Iran enter their third week.

Donald Trump reportedly asked "Why do we want all these people from 'shithole countries' coming here?" during a White House meeting, and the world reacted with shock and anger.

Top military general says India needs to step up its security measures as the threat from non-state actors is a reality.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is viewed more favourably around the world than US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May.

The search for survivors and bodies after a mudslide engulfed homes in Santa Barbara County enters its third day. Seventeen people confirmed dead, with five still unaccounted for.

Menstruating girls banned from crossing River Ofin in the Upper Denkyira East district of Ghana by 'powerful river god.'

The technology billionaire said that he was only at the event to discuss business and thought it was a costume party.

The 22-year-old fainted on the platform before falling onto the tracks at Bedford Avenue station in Williamsburg.

Ankara warns Turks travelling to the US that they could face arbitrary detentions and terror-related violence in the country.

The online outrage has led to donations worth more than $15,000 to pour in for little Wang Fuman's school.

Satellite images spotted ramped up tunnelling activities at Punggye-ri's West Portal, indicating Pyongyang's continued efforts to keep the site ready for further testing.

The US president said he did not want to inaugurate Washington's new embassy in London because it was a "bad deal" signed by his predecessor.

The Russian president insists the only way to ease tensions in the Korean peninsula is through dialogue process.

In 2008, the County Down girl was starved of oxygen to the brain at the hospital in Dundonald and she developed severe cerebral palsy.

Ryley, 8, and Rylyn, 5, were at a store in Kapolei, Hawaii, with their mother when they saw cashier William Va'ana and shouted excitedly: "That's Maui!"

Multiple reports from US media have said that during a meeting on immigration President Donald Trump asked why immigrants from "sh*thole" African nations came to the US.

A controversy erupted in Banks, Oregon, after high school teachers erected LGBT rainbow flags in their classrooms. Parents accused them of taking down the Stars and Stripes

South Carolina wants to bring back the execution method because it has run out of lethal death row drugs.

19-year-old Zaira Jimena Noguera Sánchez was reported to have slipped on wet rocks and fallen to her death while attempting to take a selfie at a popular waterfall.

The former South Korean commander warned that North Korean families for fear of their lives would remain loyal to the Kim regime.

The Brit had been on holiday in the resort area of Spain when he hit the child while reversing his car.

Donald Trump wants to take a strong look at libel laws in the US, while ignoring that he has made 2,000 false or misleading claims since coming to office.

A burglar is trying to sue a shopkeeper after injuring his genitals while trying to break into his shop.

They face dangers ranging from losing their footing on steep drops, being struck by falling rocks or succumbing to temperatures as low as minus 9C (15°F)

US Central Command expresses "serious concern" at clip posted onto YouTube of weapon being fired into driver's window.