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Homs endured a four and a half year siege as rebels battled Syrian army forces

The country had withdrawn from the Commonwealth in 2013.

According to Kenyan laws, homosexuals can be imprisoned for 14 years - 21 in aggravated circumstances.

Reliance on Google for fact-checking and finding basic information has made us forgetful, say scientists.

One of the most famous paintings in the world is giving up her secrets, according to an art historian.

French voters will be casting their votes for regional leaders on 13 December, just a week after the anti-immigration far-right Front National (FN) made record gains in the first election round, winning more than 30% of the vote in an unusually tense security climate.

IBTimes UK speaks to rights group urging African leaders for 'genuine commitment'.

Apart from the newspaper, Alibaba said it will acquire other media assets of the SCMP Group.

Banksy unveiled a set of new works in the Calais Jungle refugee camp.

Fan Xuesong helped feed an elderly passenger, moving him to tears.

The president said information relating to four suspects in the Paris attacks was from 'foreign authorities'.

Secessionist groups say Nnamdi Kanu is the only person who can have dialogue with federal government.

The First Lady urges young people to continue their education and to live their dreams with an inventive rap.

DRC's justice minister warns Rwanda to 'respond very clearly' to its arrest warrants.

Super sewer will aim to stem flow of 62m tonnes of raw sewage into the Thames before EU levies fines.

Saudi sponsored TV networks are encouraging anti-Shia and pro-jihadi networks

'It's called play therapy. No medication, no suicide thoughts. And I just get to play.'

Dramatic video shows vehicle cut in half on an unguarded level crossing.

More than 8,800 refugees have applied to be relocated to Canada from Jordan.

At the top of the Champs Elysees, green activists used bikes to pour the paint on the cobblestone street.

An investigation has uncovered how cows exported from India to Bangladesh, where they are brutally slaughtered.

Arseniy Yatseniuk was pulled from his podium during a speech, leading to the incident.

A convoy of around 30 technical vehicles entered downtown Sabratha flying the Islamic State's black flag.

A Spanish policeman was killed as several wounded Afghans were taken to the emergency hospital.

Reuters reports highlights rise of women giving birth to babies who suffer from opioid drug withdrawal.

Amnesty report claims coalition have deliberately bombed a number of schools in Yemen.

Women will be allowed to stand and vote in Saudi Arabia municipal election for the first time on Saturday 12 December.

90.5% of homicides in the US between 1980 and 2008 were committed by men.

Thousands of environmental campaigners prepare to take to the streets on last day of the UN Climate Summit.