Tom Porter

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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.

Iran Hardline Protesters Demand Government Does Not Cave To West's Nuclear Demands

Protesters gather outside country's nuclear facility, as US secretary of state John Kerry says "big gaps" remain between parties.

Anonymous protester. The group nhas published the personal details who they claimed ignored information on the innocence of a teen accused of 'swatting'. (Getty)

Anonymous Launches Hacking Operation After Canadian Police 'Ignore' Evidence of Teen's Innocence

The hacktivist collective took down the City of Ottawa website for an hour, posting personal details of the officer investigating a suspect.

Bill Browder, allegedly the subject of Russian kidnap plots. (Getty)

Kremlin 'Planned to Kidnap' Anti-Putin Campaigner Bill Browder

According to court documents, Russian criminals working with government planned to snatch Hermitage Capital boss Bill Browder.

Akai Gurley, shot dead by a police officer on Thursday in Brooklyn, NYC (Facebook)

'NYPD, KKK, How Many Kids You Kill Today?' Chant Protesers After NYPD Kill Unarmed Man

Akai Gurley was shot dead in a stairwell last Thursday, with police describing the killing as an accident.

Mental Health Services Under 'Unprecedented Strain', Say Nurses

Royal College of nursing claims that there are 3,300 fewer mental health nurses, and 1,500 fewer beds than in 2010.

Police in Ferguson, Missouri, ahead of the darren Wilson Grand Jury decision. (Getty)

Two 'Black Panthers' Arrested Over Ferguson Bomb Plot

Men were arrested after an FBI sting, and allegedly planned to set off pipe bombs after Darren Wilson decision was announced by grand jury.

Protesters gather in Ferguson ahead of the Darren Wilson verdict (Getty)

In Ferguson, Tensions Run High Ahead of Grand Jury Decision on Darren Wilson Prosecution

Police have refused to rule out the use of tear gas and rubber bullets, after criticism that the response to earlier unrest was heavy-handed.

Landmark 'Gay Gene' Study Provides Further Evidence Sexuality is Not Chosen

In the largest ever study of its kind, scientists tested 409 pairs of gay brothers.

German Inventor Patrick Priebe Makes Bond Fantasies a Reality With Laser Watch

Created by German laser enthusiast Patrick Priebe, watch can pop balloons and light matches.

Doll of bin Laden, sold at auction for $12,000 (handout)

'Demon Eyes' Doll of Bin Laden Sells at Auction for $12,000

Doll was created as part of scrapped CIA operation to turn al Qaeda leader into a figure of fear for children in the Middle East.

The International Space Station, 2011 (Wikimedia)

Can Tomatoes be Grown on Mars? Food Plants to Be Grown on International Space Station

Project aims to establish whether food crops can be grown on planets such as Mars or the Moon.

Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari condemns Isis in today's video.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Rejects Isis 'Caliphate', Ending Fears of Deadly Terror Alliance

In new video, group claims the uncompromising violence of Isis has split the jihadist movement.

Satguru Rampalji Maharaj in police custody, after being arrested in relation with a 2006 murder case. (Reuters)

Indian Guru Rampal Charged With Sedition After Deadly Clashes Between Followers and Police

Body of baby among those found in compound, as supporters of Satguru Rampalji Maharaj battle police for days.

Robin L Raphel, pictured in 2004 at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting. (Getty)

FBI Investigates US Diplomat Dubbed 'Lady Taliban' over Secrets Leak

Former diplomat suspected of leaking secrets to Pakistan

Filmaker Ari Horowitz waves the Isis flag on Berkeley campus. (YouTube)

See US Students' Shocking Reaction as Satirist Waves Isis Then Israeli Flags on Berkeley Campus

Ami Horowitz is publicly berated when he raises aloft the Israeli flag, but students walk by indifferently when he waves black flag of jihad

Biggest CIA Shake-up in History Could See Creation of Units to Counter Russia and China Threat

New units would be modelled on anti-terror units.

An Islamist holds aloft the Isis flag at a demonstration in Tunis. (Getty)

Cocaine Funding Isis: Drug Smuggling Profits Islamic State-Linked Jihadists in North Africa

Terror group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb funded by control of lucrative cocaine trafficking routes through the Sahara.

Giovanni pictured in 1986 flanked by bodyguards. Six years later he was dead, assassinated by the Sicilian mafia. (Getty)

Four Mafia sentenced for notorious slaying of mob prosecutor Giovanni Falcone

Giuseppe Barranca and Cristoforo Cannella were sentenced to life in prison for their role in the killing.

Envelope Containing Poison Sent to Czech Minister

Envelope, sent from Nordic country, was intercepted before it could be opened

Mike Nichols, Director of The Graduate, Dies Aged 83

Nichols won Emmy, Oscar, Tony, and Grammy during lifetime, for series of iconic films and acclaimed theatre productions.

A pro-Palestine protester in Spain climbs a statue of Carlos II in Madrid in July. (Getty)

Israel Attacks Spain For Vote Recognising Palestinian State

Israel says Spanish parliament should have instead focused on condemning deadly Jerusalem synagogue attack

China Meth Bust: 24,000 Arrested and 12 Tonnes of Drugs Seized in Massive Police Operation

Chinese police orchestrate massive bust on meth labs in Guangdong province to gut global operation

Russian president Vladimir Putin fires a Kalashnikov assault rifle. (Getty)

Russia Legalises Guns for Self Defence with Murder Rates Among Highest in World

New law gives Russians right to bear firearms including pistols and revolvers.

Fighting rages in Benghazi last month. (Getty)

Libya: UN Announces 12 Hour Truce in War Ravaged Benghazi

Reprieve in fighting will allow medics to recover bodies and evacuate civilians, announces UN.

Dutch Mother Travels to Syria to Rescue Daughter From Isis Stronghold Raqqa

Daughter, 18, had travelled to Syria to marry notorious jihadi she met on social media.

Militants from Derna, photographed shortly after pledging allegiance to Isis. (Reuters)

Black Flag of Isis Raised Over Libya's Derna Just 200 Miles From EU Coast

Sources say that 800 militants have established control of the town as the militant group drives into Libya.

The aftermath of this morning's attack outside the governorate office in Erbil, in Kurdish Iraq. (Getty)

Car Bomb Explodes in Kurdish Regional Capital Erbil

At least four casualties reported after car bomb detonated near government building.

An 11-year-old girl Colombian who swallowed more than a hundred capsules containing drugs is under armed guard in Colombia. (Getty)

Girl Aged 11 Becomes Colombia's Youngest Ever Drugs Mule

Police hunt girl's father after 500g of drugs found in her stomach.

Putin delivers his speech in Moscow today at a meeting of the All-Russia People's Front (Reuters)

Defiant Vladimir Putin Accuses US of Attempting to 'Subdue' Russia

Russian president claims the US wants "solve their problems at our expense."

Jerusalem Synagogue Attack: Netanyahu orders Demolition of Terrorists' Homes

Israeli PM issues directive after meeting with security officials.