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The $26m spent on the referendum was widely criticised, as many saw it as the prime minister's vanity project.

Speech by Vermont senator disrupted by bird swooping onto podium in Portland, Oregon.

IBTimes UK speaks to Robin Chaurasiya, founder of charity Kranti which empowers girls from Kamathipura red-light district.

Cassidy Megan, a 9-year-old Canadian, has been instrumental in the establishment of Purple Day.

UN chief calls for an end to Syria conflict and appeals for 'peace in the Middle East'.

The Republican presidential candidate dismmsed the claims of extra marital affairs as 'garbage.'

Pope Francis carries out foot-washing ritual and says, we are 'children of the same God'.

North Korea has carried out live-fire artillery drill simulating attack on Blue House, official residence of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye.

The attack took place in the city of Iskanderiyah while a local football tournament was taking place.

Isis fails in its attempt to have its currency break 'America's capitalist financial system of enslavement'.

The Russian commando died helping Bashar al-Assad's troops retake the ancient city of Palmyra.

Ramon Fossati said he had been told that he could not perform the role until 2019.

Wen Yunchao claims authorities in China trying to divert attention away from problems of economic slowdown.

Throngs of Catholic faithful descend in Taxco with whips and thorns for a graphic procession.

Andrew Grigg was on holiday in 2012 when he is believed to have drowned in a hotel swimming pool.

The Syrian Army has reportedly taken control of a medieval castle overlooking the historic city of Palmyra.

The devices have been barred because of fears that the radiation could damage the health of migrants.

Far-right nationalist groups emerge in the days following terror attacks on the Belgian capital.

In the West Bank, Palestinian Christians mark Easter with a walk between two Jewish settlements near Bethlehem.

With recent terrorist atrocities in Paris and Brussels, IBTimes UK takes a look back over the worst attacks in Europe over the past 40 years.

Death of rumoured al-Baghdadi successor Haji Imam comes weeks after killing of Omar the Chechen.

Ruben Enaje, a 55-year-old sign painter, screamed in agony as he was nailed to a wooden cross.

Amateur video shows the aftermath of US air strikes on a factory in the Islamic State-held city of Mosul.

Burundi: International Conference brings together experts as crisis deepens

The initial blasts were heard in the suburb of Schaerbeek

The route taken by Jesus as he carried his cross before his crucifixion is called Via Dolorosa.

Jesus came back to life on Sunday, the third day after his death on the cross, the Friday before Easter.

Kerry said that the world would come back with greater resolve against the extremist militant group.

Country on high alert, as 177 militants with suspected ties to Islamic State are arrested in just two years.