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Israeli housing minister plans new units in West Bank and east Jerusalem in response to new Palestinian government

Sports Illustrated's 'plus-sized' cover is hardly a landmark for women's rights in magazine industry.

App created as a joke by Anakle advertising company sparks worldwide criticism for objectifying women.

The 2014 theme of World Environment Day is: Small Islands and Climate Change.

Australian sheep farmer said flock would stare at stars and trotted around with their heads in the air.

Russian president says former US Secretary of State 'has never been too graceful in her statements.'

Moncton guman posts lyrics for Megadeth song 'Hook in Mouth' before allegedly killing three police officers

Jock Hutton says his recreation of 1944 parachute jump 'will be cushy'.

AQAP gunmen open fire on military checkpoint at Bayhan in Shabwa province.

How about using the moon for off-planet storage in case anything happens to the Earth?

Leaders of G7 nations warn Russia of fresh sanctions if Moscow does not help resolve Ukraine crisis

British nationals fight alongside renegade al-Qaida offshoot The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levante (ISIS) in Syria.

Gunman opens fire killing three police officers and injuring two others as authorities launch manhunt in Moncton, New Brunswick.

The president faced opposition from two candidates for the first time in decades.

Corpses with hands tied behind backs found after floods in Doboj municipality.

Prosecutor tells German parliament's legal affairs committee that investigation will be held against 'unknown' persons.

Huge crowds gather in Hong Kong to remember the Tiananmen Square victims.

The text messaging ban comes after SMS calls were made for a general strike in the country's capital Bangui

Manila is seeking to establish an exclusive economic zone in waters that China also claims

Original doodles and poems by John Lennon are being auctioned at Sotheby's in New York.

Hollande claims proposed hefty US fine on BNP Paribas is disproportionate ahead of Paris talks

On weekly radio show, Maduro says hundreds of emails implicate members of US State Department in plot to assassinate him.

Pop singer ridiculed on Twitter by Marine Le Pen's party after 'fascist' dig on Instagram.

Naftogaz to split into three companies in line with European Union norms.

In the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, a woman was shot dead at point blank range by members of a militant outfit for resisting rape.

Hundreds of supporters of far-right party rally outside parliament amid unprecedented security measures.

Poland celebrates 25 years since Freedom Day when it held its first elections.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader spoke about the 1989 massacre during a conference.

Kiev claims 300 rebels killed and 500 wounded in "anti-terrorist operation" in eastern city.