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The National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC has unveiled new portraits of former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.

The daughter-in-law of US President Donald Trump was taken to hospital after police say she opened a letter filled with white powder. Authorities think it was nonhazardous.

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili has been abducted by armed men from a restaurant in Kiev, Ukraine, after a court rejected his appeal against extradition to Georgia.

A nightclub in Tomsk has allegedly offered a woman a membership and three free drinks if exchange for performing oral sex while on stage.

Malaysian newspaper Sinar Harian sparks outrage after publishing checklist how to recognise LGBT people. Homosexuality is illegal in Malaysia and carries a 20-year prison sentence.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to continue strikes in Syria despite the risk of sparking a conflict with Iran via its Syrian and Lebanese proxies.

CNN slammed by leading public figures for its praise of North Korean diplomat's visit to South Korea.

Around 138,000 houses and flats have been damaged or completely destroyed by the bitter conflict, say experts.

The dip in the stock market is being blamed on a cabal trying to undermine the US president.

The North Korean cheerleaders attending the Winter Olympics have sparked a row by donning face masks appearing to represent the first leader of North Korea.

"Shoot female rebels in their vaginas," President Rodrigo Duterte tells Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Jocelyn Morffi was fired by a Catholic school in Miami just a day after marrying her partner Natasha Hass.

Javier Palomarez, president of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, says it sends "a very troubling message."

Seven of Rio de Janeiro's elite samba schools danced through the specially-built Sambadrome on the first night of the city's famous Carnival parades.

According to the fatwa, Muslim women should not allow anyone, apart from their blood relatives, to help them put on bangles.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome weakens the connective tissue that supports organs and body parts, holding them in place.

A World War Two bomb has been found near London City Airport leading to its closure and chaos for passengers.

Turkish President Erdogan's crackdown on dissent and free speech after July 2016 coup attempt has led to Gülen and Hizmet supporters fleeing persecution across border to Greece.

Three Britons were killed after a tourist helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon, the Foreign Office has said. The four survivors were being treated at a Las Vegas hospital.

The Netherlands won gold, silver and bronze in the women's 3,000m speed skating event - and fans took aim at Trump.

The farmer was herding cattle on his motorbike when he accidentally ran over a brown snake, which lashed out. His life was potentially saved by quick first aid from other workers.

US president reportedly recommended the blockbuster film to Theresa May when they spoke on the phone in December.

Sony Pictures is being asked to apologise over an "irresponsible" scene which sees Peter Rabbit and other characters throw blueberries into an allergic character's mouth.

Yura Min has been praised for continuing her performance with her partner Alexander Gamelin in the Winter Olympics.

Two Britons, accused of being infamous Isis killers in the cell nicknamed The Beatles, should stand trial in the UK, Lord Carlile said.

"I will close Boracay. Boracay is a cesspool," warns the Philippines president.

According to the reports, the driver had bent over to pick up a USB cable but accidentally stepped on the accelerator.

Five soldiers were killed when a group of terrorists belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant group launched an attack on an army camp in Jammu city, India.

International development secretary Penny Mordaunt condemns 'despicable' abuse in aid sector as the Oxfam scandal widens to other organisations.