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Stephen Fry at Jaipur Literature Festival

Jaipur Literature Festival the 'best yet' as students, villagers and foreigners gather in India

British author William Dalrymple said that this year's Jaipur Lit Fest has exceeded previous events, commending Stephen Fry's speech.

North Korea: Kim Jong-il did not want Kim Jong-un to rule after his death

Late dictator never wanted his son Kim Jong-un to run the country, a South Korean spy has claimed

Adorable 'smiling' sloth stops traffic on busy motorway in Ecuador

Terrified animal clung on to a motorway crash barrier in Quevedo, Ecuador.

Major earthquake strikes off Alaskan coast

Tremors from a 7.3 magnitude quake were felt more than 170 miles away (280 km) away in Alaska's biggest city Anchorage.

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Egypt Revolution remembered: A look back at the Arab Spring protests that changed the Middle East

IBTimes UK looks back five years since the revolution in Egypt toppled then president Hosni Mubarak.

Iran finalises purchase of 114 Airbus planes but wants 400 more passenger jets

Tehran pushing to revamp its aviation sector as it emerges from economic isolation.

Police warn Londoners to not approach a 'potentially dangerous' Benedict Onyemaechi

Met Police say Onyemaechi should not be approached by members of the public.

US election 2016: Donald Trump says he could shoot somebody and not lose voters

Trump made the comments less than two months after 14 people were gunned down in San Bernardino, California.

US East Coast blizzard: 10,200 flights cancelled, airports shut in major cities

Blizzard with hurricane-force winds has paralysed life in the East Coast causing widespread travel disruption.

Italy: Thousands hit the streets in support of gay civil unions

Italy is the only major European country that is yet to cede same-sex couples any legal recognition.

Tourist boat capsizes off Nicaragua coast killing 13 Costa Rican tourists

Most of the casualties were women according to authorities.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Wreckage discovered washed up on Thai beach 'might belong to missing plane'

Villagers discovered a large piece of curved metal washed ashore in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

Migrant crisis: Port of Calais closed as migrants storm P&O ferry

Police used water cannon to force back 100 migrants who boarded a P&O ferry in a bid to reach the UK.

Greece: Thousands protest in Athens over pensions and welfare cuts

Thousands protested outside of the Greek parliament over the latest cuts to welfare.

US and Russia reportedly set up Syrian airbases within 30 miles of each other

Turkey's president Recep Erdoğan said his country would not tolerate such formations.

Iran and China agree trade deals as President Xi Jinping meets with President Hassan Rouhani

The two countries agreed 17 accords in President Xi's historic visit.

Violence erupts during Tunisia youth unemployment protests

Skirmishes broke out between police and demonstrators as hundreds breached an overnight curfew.

Ghost Security Group: How Anonymous hackers grew up to help save the world from Isis

Ghost Security Group is sending the US government information on Isis that is helping the fight against terror online.

Winter Storm Jonas: Wisconsin citizens enjoying calm before the storm in the snow

A local car business has built a massive snow sculpture in Wisconsin.

South Sudan fails to appoint unity government as fears of new violence spread

Creation of a transitional government was a key condition for the implementation of the peace deal.

DRC elections 2016: November vote is still 'technically possible' says FCO

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth on the DRC's presidential elections.

New Mexico author who buried $2m cache helps search for missing treasure hunter

Author Forrest Fenn penned the book The Thrill Of The Chase which hints to the location of a stash of treasure

Zika virus triggers calls for women to delay pregnancy by up to two years

Mosquito-borne Zika Virus is believed to cause abnormally small heads in babies.

Refugee crisis: Hundreds stranded in freezing weather as Macedonia shuts border with Greece

Around 750 people have been stranded in Greece after Macedonia shut its border on 22 January.

Japan rejected 99.6% of refugee applications in 2015, accepting only 27 people

Japan's government says it received a record 7,586 refugee applications in 2015.

Paris: Nanny Hui Zhang given 20-year prison sentence for killing and dismembering her employers with electric saw

Hui Zhang claimed she was acting in self-defence after her employers attacked her with a butcher's knife.

Winter Storm Jonas: Panic buying rife across the eastern US as citizens prepare for 'snowmageddon'

With gusts as high as 60mph and 2ft of snow expected in some states, supermarkets have been raided for food, shovels and salt.

Haiti: Presidential elections postponed as violence breaks out in Port-au-Prince

The 24 January vote has been pushed back amid accusations of fraud.

Boko Haram: Nigerian army kills dozens of terrorists and frees 370 hostages in Borno state

Nigerian army conducts raids across Bono state as joint offensive continues.

Winter Storm Jonas: How to track the deadly US blizzard with Google Crisis Map

States of emergency have been declared in 10 US states and Washington DC.

Sexual violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC: Violence against women and girls 'likely to increase' should President Kabila remain in power

IBTimes UK speaks with Panzi foundation on dangers to women and girls if political situation worsens in DRC.

China: Man accused of starting 'two-wife policy' online hoax detained

The man posted a fake newspaper front page which went viral.

EU referendum: New Brexit campaign 'Grassroots Out' launches in East Midlands

GO will be the third anti-EU campaign to launch after the establishment of Leave.EU and Vote Leave.

In Focus: Millions of people in southern Africa need global effort to cope with severe drought

IBTimes UK speaks with the World Food Programme following drought exacerbated by El Nino.

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