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International Criminal Court delegates demand release of colleagues held for allegedly helping Saif al-Islam Gaddafi.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan ends decades of discrimination against Kurdish minority by allowing language to be taught to those who want it.

Israeli parliament opens debate over recognition of mass killing by Ottoman Turks during First World War.

Carissa Hads, 24, of Massachusetts disguised herself as boy by using a back brace to hide breasts and prosthetic penis to have sex with underage girl.

Devastating earthquake in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province leaves at least 100 people dead after triggering a massive landslide.

Russian opposition estimates 60,000-70,000 people gathered in Moscow's streets to stage first anti-Putin protest since his inauguration in May.

Hui Leo Gao pleads guilty after Westpac bank accidentally deposits £5m in his account.

New Democracy, Pasok and Syriza, all try to make political capital out of Spain's bailout.

The new terracotta warriors, about 110, were unearthed at an excavation site inside the No.1 pit of the Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

Anonymous claims metals trader Traxys ignoring its own guidelines not to buy from war zones as business in precious minerals goes on.

Scientists have discovered that humans are the major culprits behind global ocean warming, according to a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory report.

Scientists find that drugs which block the activity of TNF proteins to reduce inflammation in joints can also reduce inflammation in the cardiovascular system.

London falls to 25th position in world rankings, seven places down from its 2011 position, while Birmingham and Belfast move up.

Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory scientists studied two galaxies NGC 4342 and NGC 4291.

Children were tortured, beaten with electric cables, burnt with cigarettes and even subjected to electric shock by pro-government forces.

Parents Michael Chamberlain and Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton well up in tears as coroner's verdict announced in Darwin court, ending 32-year-old mystery.

UN observers denied access to the town of Haffa by the Assad regime where there are fears of a new massacre.

Zhou Chong, 23, hailed as hero across world after footage released of him saving girl from falling off building in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.

Dozens of South Sudanese migrants have been detained ahead of their deportation, as part of Israeli clampdown on illegal migrants.

Rena Dourou and Liana Kanelli face lawsuit for insults and Antenna TV charged with illegal detention by Greece neo-Nazi party spokesman after televised fracas.

Ousted Egyptian President Mubarak, 84, slips into total unconsciousness, while sons Gamal and Alaa allowed to sit by dying man's bed in prison hospital.

Canadian police beat protesters who tried to disrupt Montreal Formula One Gran Prix to protest against tuition fees

Islamist MP Ali Wanis allegedly caught engaging in 'indecent act' with 22-year-old woman in car on highway between Cairo and Alexandria.

Explosion on tram in Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk injures nine people.

Ultra-orthodox Haredi Jews accused by police of defacing the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.

Violence continues in Syria, with fighting between the regime's forces and rebel defectors reported across the country.

Liberia seals border with Ivory Coast over fears of renewed violence after seven peacekeepers killed in cross-border ambush.

Imperial Irrigation district director Anthony Sanchez resigns elected office after being arrested for whipping stepson with belt during game of catch in garden.

Legal does not mean safe, police say as they warn of danger of taking legal high Benzo Fury with other substances or alcohol.