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By tagging bees with microchips, scientists kept track of their movement and found that exposure to a particular pesticide was harming them.

Hundreds of rare Sumatran orangutans in western Indonesia face imminent death, conservationists warn.

In a surprise twist, the Respect Party candidate and controversial politician George Galloway, has grabbed the so called safe Bradford West parliamentary seat from Labour and won the by election with a landslide 56% of the votes.

Mega Millions jackpot prize has reached $540 million with a $389 million cash pay-out for the winner.

Fahkra Younus is just one among millions of women who still fall victims to such brutal attacks. Take a look at other victims who have survived such attacks.

Spain is in the grip of widespread strikes and protests that saw a record number of 800,000 people turn out yesterday.

Elite Police in France have arrested 20 suspected Islamists and seized weapons in a series of dawn raids, which were carried out in Toulouse, Nantes, Lyon, Marseille, Paris, Nice and Le Mans.

Listing some some of the weirdest and strangest food items which are consumed around the world.

Popular springtime snack consumed by residents of coastal Zhejiang province.

As Japan ignores Amnesty praise and puts three prisoners to death, IBTimes UK looks at the countries with the bloodiest execution records.

The government of Nigeria has given British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and all foreign airlines operating in the country a 30-day- ultimatum to replace what it described as discriminatory policies.

Emin Baro, a 53-year-old teacher from Turkey, was sentenced to two years in jail or to pay a fine of 6m shilling or about $2,401.92.

Suicide of sex worker years after acid attack highlights Pakistan's shame in treatment of women.

Gate at Philadelphia airport closed while bomb squad called to remove material, though incident is not thought to be terrorist-related.

Queues of panic buyers are disrupting traffic flow and creating tailbacks, despite no actual risk to fuel supplies.

Jewel gang broken up after thieves spotted emerging from town centre manhole just short of targets.

Jamphel Yeshi, 27, set himself on fire in New Delhi but left a letter to his fellow Tibetan calling on them to continue fighting for their rights before he died.

'We don't accept that here,' police tell gay rights conference participants.

The smallest puppy in the world has been named after singer Beyonce Knowles!

Miss Universe Canada has rejected Jenna Talackova for being a transgender while Thailand based PC Air recruited four transgender cabin crews.

Jamphel Yeshi, the Tibetan, who died after he set himself on fire to protest against Chinese rule left a letter to his fellow Tibetans calling on them to continue fighting for their rights.

The Algerian born Toulouse gunman, Mohamed Merah, who is set to be buried in the Muslim quarter of a cemetery in Toulouse, after Algerian authorities refused to accept his body for burial.

Chileans call for an anti-discrimination law as four suspected neo-Nazis arrested for the killing of a gay man

Letters, menu, clothing and keys that survived the disaster among hundreds of lots.

Greek Police swept through central Athens today rounding up illegal immigrants as part of its recent government initiative to tackle its illegal immigration problem.

Tibetan exiles protest against Chinese president Hu Jintao at BRICS Summit in New Delhi.

Over 80 percent of cybercrime is perpetrated by organised crime, but how is the Mob doing it? We investigate.

The bank that will fund projects in developing countries will be modelled on the lines of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Shawn Tyson was given two life sentences after being found guilty of murdering two British tourists James Kouzaris and James Cooper who were on holiday in the US.