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BREAKING: Terror group continue attacks in country's northern regions in village of Gumsuri

Threat seen from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Indian Mujahideen.

Raul Castro praises Barack Obama's decision to release three Cuban spies and calls for 'living together with differences'

Sweden Democrats politician condemned for remarks 'exactly like 1930s Germany'.

US set to pass similar measures against Black Sea region Russia annexed from Ukraine in March.

BREAKING: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reveals mass grave found in Deir al-Zor province.

BREAKING: US President gives landmark address on changing 'rigid' relationship with Cuba.

Licensed US travellers will be allowed to import $400 worth of Cuban goods in total.

France has indefinitely suspended the delivery of the two Mistral warships.

Donors talk a good game - but their actions tell a different story.

Kuwaiti reports claim spy guarded Hezbollah chief who lives in hiding to avoid assassination.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Wednesday (December 17) she and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had detected some signs of greater willingness from Russia to resolve the crisis in Ukraine's separatist eastern territories."We shared the impression that there might be some elements that could make us think that there might be some more willingness to solve the conflict on the Russian side, on President Putin's side. But we also share the fact, the evaluation of the fact that we've gone through similar feelings or similar impressions other times in the last months," Mogherini said in Kiev adding that "what counts is not the expression of willingness, is the real willingness and the real capacity to deliver on the Minsk agreement."

BREAKING: Pakistan police call for increased security at schools and underneath school buses.

In his last speech to parliament before Christmas, British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday (December 17) condemned the atrocities that took place in Australia and Pakistan in recent days."I'm sure the whole House will join me in condemning the outrages that have shocked the world in recent days. The siege of a cafe in Sydney ended in tragedy but was accompanied by heroism so typical of that great nation, and we all grieved with Australians today," Cameron told Parliament.Three people were killed, including hostage-taker Man Haron Monis, when police stormed a Sydney cafe early on Tuesday (December 16) morning to free terrified hostages held at gunpoint for 16 hours.

Will 'Christ-like' Farage start performing miracles next?

The Conservative MP criticised the solicitors, after the investigation into alleged abuse cost £31m.

BREAKING: Gross, 65, has spent five of his 15-year term in a Cuban prison

Australian security forces responded well to the attack by Man Haron Monis.

Iran foreign minister Javad Zarif said good steps been taken in nuclear talks.

Algeria has a wealth of business opportunities that Britain can, and is, ready to snap up.

Twin bomb blast day after Taliban attack killed 141.

BREAKING: Inquiry finds allegations of torture and murder 'deliberate lies' and 'reckless speculation'.

Female barrister lauded as questions raised over why killer Sheikh Man Monis had been granted bail.

Russia invites North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the 70th anniversary of World War II.

Israeli officials express anger at decision to 'remove' group from terror list.

ONS says the total unemployment rate held at 6% in the three months to October

Russia's hiking of interest rates to 17% has done very little to stop the ruble going into freefall.

Blog post by a man named 'Jo' lambastes "the puerile self-aggrandising antics of a prancing multimillionaire"

Jeb Bush is actively exploring a run for the US presidency in 2016, making the former Florida governor with the famous political last name one of the first major Republicans to formally move toward a possible candidacy."It's just part of the process of seriously considering running for President. I'm really kind of focused on Christmas right now to be honest with you. I haven't had much time to go Christmas shopping and do the things that I want to do for my family. But, it, I'm gonna, at the proper time, listen to people and see if my message can resonate and that will be beginning next year. Right now, I'm going to chill out a little bit," Jeb Bush said in an interview with WTVJ on Tuesday (December 16) in Florida.