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Illegal settlements 'an obstacle to peace and threaten to make a two-state solution impossible' says EU.

Demonstrators could be seen with their fists raised standing on the Bay Bridge causing traffic gridlock.

Violence continues in Burundi as UN pressures President Nkurunziza to engage in talks with opposition.

Russian Orthodox Christians braved freezing temperatures as they plunged into icy water to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany.

40 Assad troops were executed following the Islamic State offensive on 16 January.

Flames engulf top floor of iconic hotel in Place Vendome.

Pyongyang claims replacing sugar with scorched, glutinous rice in ginseng liquor made it hangover free.

Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had warned Palestinian lands would become a graveyard for Jews.

Experts fear virus spreading to other parts of world through tourists visiting Brazil.

Explosion targeted a security checkpost near Peshawar's Karkhano Market area.

The 14 homes are a start, but city needs a few thousand more, say housing advocates.

Islamic State finances under extreme strain as air strikes target cash hoards and oil trucks.

Robots predicted to take over jobs in administrative and clerical areas.

Raqqa in Syria has become a major Islamic State training ground for child soldiers.

Republican presidential candidate seeks other tech companies to do the same and bring back lost jobs.

Managers of Colorado cannabis operations believe pot fires up creativity.

Celebrities back out after African-Americans are overlooked for Academy Awards for second year in a row

Robot has been tested in some kindergartens.

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was rearrested in his hometown six months after an audacious jailbreak.

Dutch politician calls for male refugees to be locked up to protect women in public.

President Francois Hollande warns there is an 'economic and social' emergency.

Assaults by suspected migrants in Germany continue to cause Merkel major headaches.

YouTube relaunched after Google confirms blasphemous content filtered out.

The American Pie singer was released from Knox County prison after posting $10,000 bail.

French health minister insists 'there is nothing to justify stopping clinical trials.'

Powerful photos show the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Cappuccino cafe-restaurant in Burkina Faso.

The West saves its tears for Isis terror attacks and ignores those Assad is targeting.

A 29-year-old man has died after falling from the roof terrace of the City of London venue.

Despite being exonerated, Kompass said that he is weighing up his future over his treatment.