Tom Porter

Reporter

1951-1980 (out of 3268)

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.

Paramilitary policemen carry seized crystal meth at Boshe village, Lufeng, Guangdong province, in December 2013. (Reuters)

'Corrupt Chinese pharmaceuticals firms fuelling methamphetamine production' – UN drugs official

Allegations made after 2.4 tonnes of drug seized in Guangdong Province.

Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where 1,400 girls were abused by Asian gangs over 16 years. (Getty)

Surge in UK child kidnappings recorded in wake of Rotherham child grooming scandal

Nearly 900 cases of child kidnapping recorded in UK last year.

Family of 'Jihadi bride' Aqsa Mahmood horrified by her alleged role in London schoolgirls' disappearance

The family of Mahmood also criticised security forces for failing to prevent children leaving for Syria to join Isis.

US skinheads at a 2010 rally in LA. (Getty)

Threat from domestic extremists greater than that from Isis, claim US law enforcement agencies

Dept of Homeland Security Report says domestic extremists have launched 24 terror attacks since 2010.

Karachi crime scene. Kidnappers set alight a local student and pushed him from a van on an attack in Friday. (Anadolu/Getty)

Kidnappers set Pakistani student on fire and warn of more attacks

Student thrown from moving vehicle with note warning of more abductions unless 'operation' ends

The girls were caught at Gatwick Airport on CCTV (Met Police)

Missing London schoolgirls feared to have run away to Syria to join Isis

Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old, travelled to Istanbul on 17 February.

Women wearing short skirts in Istanbul, Turkey. (Getty)

Turkish vice-principal calls for 'harassment teams' to intimidate students who wear mini skirts

News comes after wave of demonstrations in Turkish cities against harassment of women

The US embassy in Ankara, Turkey, a possible target for Isis militants who have crossed the border from Syria. (Getty)

Isis plotting terror attacks on foreign embassies in Ankara says Turkish intelligence.

Militants driven from Kobane by coalition airstrikes plan attacks in Turkish capital, according to documents.

Mogadishu hotels have been previously targetted by al Shabaab militants. This picture shows the aftermath of an attack in January last year on the Makka Al Mukarrama Hotel. (Getty)

Somalia: Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly bomb attack on Mogadishu hotel

At least 20 people killed in suicide car bomb and attack on hotel frequented by high officials

Advert for extramarital affairs site Gleeden.

Adverts for extramarital dating site removed after pressure from French Catholic groups

Critics claim site encourages people to break their marital obligations

The 'survivors issue' of Charlie Hebdo, published a week after terrorists murdered staff members at the magazine. (Getty)

Isis supporters call for Charlie Hebdo survivor Zineb el-Rhazoui to be murdered by terrorist lone wolves

Personal details of journalist and human rights campaigner published on Twitter, alongside pictures of Isis executions

Conservatives beating Labour in funding battle ahead of general election

Latest electoral commission figures show Tories received £8m in last three months of 2014, to Labour's £7m

Student branded 'Taliban' and 'Isis' on streets of Milan in Islamophobia experiment [Warning: strong language]

Experiment comes after Jewish journalist dressed in kippah was insulted on streets of Paris in anti-semitism experiment

Criminal William Hahne sent hallucinogen-laced postcards to Florida jail inmates, say police

Postcards were then cut into pieces and sold on as individual 'trips' by prisoners, claim prosecutors.

An Tanzanian albino child in school. At least 43 albino children have been murdered since the start of the century. (Getty)

Dismembered body of albino child found in Tanzania, days after being snatched from home

Bodies of albinos can sell for up to $75,000 to witch doctors in east African country

Only 5% of $5.4bn aid pledged to Gaza actually received says Palestinian government official

With the UN having run out of Gaza reconstruction funds, only a tiny fraction of pledged money is received

Racist graffiti scrawled on the doors of a Lyon mosque (Getty)

France faces rising tide of racism: Council of Europe Commission of Human Rights report

France struggling with "loss of tolerance" says Council of Europe human rights commissioner.

Iconic A Team character BA Baracus, played by Mr T. (Getty)

Teenager dressed as Mr T sparks terror alert in Nice

Police on high terror alert were called after reports of gunman walking the streets

'Isis harvesting human organs' claims Iraq's UN envoy

Mohammed Alhakim claims that bodies with surgical incisions and organs removed have been found in shallow graves

Pope launches e-learning course to combat paedophilia

Course will be available in seven languages and will help communities identify abusers and help victims

Bill Clinton addresses the Leaureate Summit in Mexico City. (Getty)

Clinton apologises for role of 'war on drugs' in creation of Mexican cartels

"I wish you had no narco-trafficking, but it's not really your fault," Clinton tells summit in Mexico

Image sent from the US State Department's Think Again Turn Away Twitter account. (Twitter)

US to ramp up propaganda war with Isis

With pro-Isis accounts sending up to 90,000 tweets daily, US to expand its information war against the group

A pupil at Milan school. One Italian headmaster has banned Muslim headscarves, arguing that they constitute a

Italian headmaster bans 'provocative' Muslim headscarves in schools

Teacher Aldo Duri says the measure is necessary to promote 'tolerance, respect and equality'.

Norwegian inmates call for mass killer Anders Breivik to be released from solitary

Prisoners in Skein prison claim conditions have deteriorated since arrival of mass murderer Breivik

Wang Sicong poses with a fan. (Getty/ChinaFotoPress)

Chinese state media steps up attack on Wanda tycoon's son for spreading 'sex and violence'

Xinhua defends attack on Wang Sicong, 26, after he said his top criteria for a girlfriend is that she is 'buxom'.

Tanks at lasy year's Victory Day parade in Moscow. (AFP)

Admiral warns against further UK military spending cuts, as Russian military spending soars

Admiral Lord West said further cuts to the UK military budget would be 'madness'.

Police investigate the site of yesterday's shooting at a freedom of speech event. (Reuters)

Copenhagen attacks: police arrest two in raid on internet cafe

Armed police raided an internet cafe close to where the gunman was shot dead by police.

Flowers and tributes laid outside the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the day after a deadly attack on a freedom of speech debate in Copenhagen. (Getty)

Copenhagen shootings: Danish police say gunman 'inspired by Charlie Hebdo attack'

Police say gunman was 'known to police' and are probing possible links to jihadist groups.

Canadian police discover huge child pornography ring

Hackers steal more than $300 million, in one of largest bank thefts in history

Kaspersky Lab claims that hackers using malware accessed banking computer systems drained accounts of millions.

Boris Johnson in Times Square, New York. Johnson plans to give up his US passport. (Getty)

Boris Johnson to renounce US citizenship, removing obstacle to becoming prime minister

Mayor of London claims he is giving up US passport to show "commitment" to Britain.