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A three-fingered salute from "The Hunger Games" is symbol of opposition to coup.

Syrian leader votes at school in Damascus's al-Malki neighbourhood in presidential elections.

Thai military council lifts curfew in Pattaya, Chonburi, Samui, Surat Thani and Phuket

Chemist known for creating hundreds of psychoactive chemicals and popularising MDMA dies of liver cancer.

Return of King was necessary in wake of Franco - but today's Spain has outgrown the monarchy.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain arrested in London, claims Pakistan

Syrian president President Bashar al-Assad is set to secure an overwhelming victory, as Syrians headed to the polls whilst the country is still torn by civil war.

Blogger raises legal costs through crowdfunding to tackle Singaporean PM's defamation lawsuit

Liverpool woman tells Australian authorities she saw Boeing 777 on fire near Thailand when MH370 disappeared

Police said rallies pose serious security threat

Jordao College in Johannesburg apologises for examining schoolgirls for sexual activity.

Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets across the cities demanding a referendum on the country's monarchy.

Rural development minister dies on way to victory rally after collision

John Kerry tells Benjamin Netanyahu US will not cut off aid to Hamas-Fatah government.

Government-funded watchdog to investigate human rights abuse allegations in West Bank

Rights group says several government critics including lawyers, activists and journalists detained ahead of Tiananmen anniversary.

Major General Xu Qinxian refused to use force against demonstrators in Tiananmen Square on 4 June 1989

Spaniards hold rallies in Madrid and Barcelona urging government to hold referendum on monarchy.

Popular TV show Al Bernameg shut down due to media censorship

Woolworth Building in New York was once the world's tallest building at 241 metres.

Turkey's decision to export Kurdish oil alters the balance of power in Iraqi politics.

Fatah-Hamas unity government criticised by Israeli cabinet.

Xiahn has undergone more than 10 operations to look like a natural-born Asian man.

Stanford University professor Gary Walter Cox sparks security fear at LAX with bomb

Jordanian health ministry official says 69-year-old who tested positive with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has died

Hundreds of armed insurgents attack a border guards' camp in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine

What is Oscar Sickness, which has got worried callers in fear of their lives in South Africa?

Bergdahl accused of going AWOL in Afghanistan.

Japan has made some concessions but stopped short of removing trade sanctions