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Hundreds of US marines train Iraqi troops in Ain al-Asad military base, in Anbar province.

Fear of embarrassment is causing venereal disease to spread this Valentine's Day

Pistorius reportedly shuns contact with fellow inmates by spending most of his time alone.

Award-winning Reuters photographers share the stories behind iconic news images.

Blair would be gone, bread would be everywhere and the war on drugs would be resumed in earnest.

This morning deep water contractor Seadrill pulled $1.1bn of business from Petrobras.

Who will be the top dog at this year's 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show?

Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, celebrated on 19 February 2015, brings the Year of the Goat or Sheep.

Ten couples got into the Valentine's Day spirit on Friday 13 February to try and break a world record.

Heightened police presence after 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences.

Helicopter plucks officers and drugs suspect from boggy marsh in Bexley.

Lincoln's drugs may have bizarre names like Voodoo Gold and Black Mamba - but the effects are deadly serious.

Former ITV weatherman guilty of assaulting boys while he taught at Altrincham Grammar School.

Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for taking hostage 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians in Sirte.

Protesters clash with police in San Cristobal and Caracas on the anniversary of 2014 protests.

Salient Eye aims to disrupt the home security market by giving users a purpose for their old Android smartphones

Merseyside Police found large quantities of drugs stashed at the Eberle Street club.

West Midlands Police issue appeal using suspects' own selfies on stolen phone.

Three students were shot dead in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, allegedly for a parking dispute.

Brazil's troubled oil giant will release audited 2014 results to fend off £32.5bn loan default

A study has revealed how the dialect changes for newly-engaged couples.

Theresa May asked to investigate allegations of high-profile paedophile ring at Kincora Boys' Home.

Libyan flashpoint city retaken by army backed by general Khalifa Haftar.

Seventy years ago, the German city of Dresden in Saxony was bombed by British and US air forces.

Around 30 militants attacked the village of Ngouboua on the shores of Lake Chad overnight.

Sansour directed Open Bethlehem as part of global campaign to bring peace to Middle East.

Following Palestinian activist Leila Khaled's visit, the student's council had called for a ban on 'Zionist' students.

South African parliament opens in chaos as Economic Freedom Fighters lead disturbances.

Archive footage shows scale of destruction from Allied bombing campaign towards end of the Second World War.