Articles by Tom Porter

Tom reports on domestic and foreign affairs for IBTimes UK. His interests include Russia, crime and security. Previously Tom worked at the BBC and the East London Guardian.

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Self-declared 'king of Germany' jailed for embezzling £1m from 'subjects'

In 2012 former chef Peter Fitzek set up his "kingdom" in an abandoned hospital in eastern Germany.

Mar 16, 2017

Did Donald Trump just admit Twitter fallibility while defending his Obama wiretapping accusation?

The president said he expected "some very interesting items coming to the forefront over the next two weeks".

Mar 16, 2017

Barack Obama Donald Trump

New Zealand's Whanganui River granted same rights as a human in world first

140 year battle over the river which is worshipped as an ancestor by the Maori Whanganui people.

Mar 16, 2017

Spanish police smash gun gang who supplied Islamic extremist attack on Brussels Jewish museum

Haul of 10,000 weaponsd includes assault rifles, machine guns, pistols, revolvers, and 400 shells and grenades.

Mar 15, 2017

Spain

Tyrol avalanche: Four killed in landslide in Austrian Alps

Avalanche hit a touring group in the west of the country.

Mar 15, 2017

Italy: 'Wizard' and acolytes arrested after alleged gang rape of 'vestal virgin' in occult ritual

Police said the man persuaded the girl she was the victim of strong 'negative forces'.

Mar 15, 2017

Italy

Right to ban Muslim headscarves in workplaces 'will apply in post-Brexit UK'

Experts on religion and employment law say ruling is unlikely to be overturned after Britain leaves EU.

Mar 15, 2017

Brexit European Union

Angelina Jolie praised after delivering first LSE lecture

Jolie spoke of her nerves ahead of the event, at which she spoke of the impact of war on women.

Mar 15, 2017

Angelina Jolie Hollywood

Spanish farmer accused of murdering lost American on Camino de Santiago pilgrimage

Denise Pikka Thiem's body was found five months after she went missing in a rural part of Spain in 2015.

Mar 14, 2017

Spain

Houston vet and boyfriend 'hired hitman to kill exes'

The hitman though was really an undercover police officer.

Mar 14, 2017

Brazil's president called in exorcist over fears palace was haunted

'I felt something strange there. I wasn't able to sleep right from the first night,' President Temer told local media.

Mar 14, 2017

Brazil

Employers can ban Muslim headscarves at work, rules top EU court

Ban must be based on company rule requiring all employees to "dress neutrally", rules ECJ.

Mar 14, 2017

Russian sauna owner uses Auschwitz slogan to advertise business

Owner of 'Abwehr' sauna defended use of slogan referring to the Nazi death camp, before backing down.

Mar 14, 2017

Russia

Couple who pretended to be Paris attack victims lied about being in Nice attack too say prosecutors

Pair jailed for lying about November 2015 Paris attack to claim €60,000 compensation now face 14 years.

Mar 13, 2017

France

Former Catalan president Artur Mas barred from office after defying courts to hold referendum

More than 80% voted for independence in the symbolic vote.

Mar 13, 2017

Why did Turkey's President Erdogan call European countries 'Nazis'?

A diplomatic spat has broken out between Turkey and several EU countries, after pro-Erdogan rallies were banned in European countries.

Mar 13, 2017

Turkey European Union

Isis behind planned terror attack on German mall says minister

Armed police surrounded the shopping centre in Essen after being tipped off about a planned attack.

Mar 13, 2017

Isis Islamic State

The Bow Group: How Britain's oldest conservative think tank became aligned with the populist right

In recent years there has been controversy over the group's backing of Ukip.

Mar 10, 2017

Record number of white extremists arrested amid crackdown on far-right

Increased action against far-right extremists follows the murder of MP Jo Cox by a white supremacist.

Mar 10, 2017

Jo Cox

Firefighters work at the crash site of a helicopter as bodies lie covered with blankets in Istanbul on March 10, 2017

Five killed 'after helicopter crashes into Istanbul TV tower' in dense fog

Footage shows smoking wreckage lying across a stretch of motorway on the outskirts of the city.

Mar 10, 2017

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