A former sex worker, actor and drag queen, Beyer was elected to national parliament in 1999

Taliban drastically curtailed women's freedoms and rights, including their ability to attend high school, university

"Removing one's hijab is equivalent to showing enmity to the Islamic Republic and its values" Ejei said

The Turkish central bank's net international reserves fell $1.4 billion to $20.2 billion in the week to Feb. 24

"May the clear waters of the Mediterranean no longer be bloodied by such dramatic accidents," the pope said

MH370 became one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries when it disappeared on March 8, 2014

The 23-year-old recently starred in Australian TV series 'Latecomers'

Ryabkov said the United States and its Western allies wanted to see Russia strategically defeated in Ukraine

The Great Pyramid was constructed as a monumental tomb around 2560 BC during the reign of the Pharaoh Khufu, or Cheops

SpaceX launch vehicle lifted off at 12:34 a.m. EST (0534 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral