Tom Porter

Reporter

2401-2430 (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.

Heavy rain in Venice (AFP/Getty Marco Secchi)

Flash Floods Tear Through Refrontolo Festival in Italy, Killing Four

Wall of mud hit local festival after sudden burst of rainfall.

Anti-rape protester in Delhi in 2012. (Sajjad Hussain Getty/AFP)

Rape Accusations 'Fashionable', Claims Shiv Sena Political Party

Claims made in article in support of police chief accused of raping model.

Morgan Geyser, Girl Accused of Slender Man Stabbing, Ruled Unfit To Stand Trial

The 12 year-old girl speaks to characters and believes in actual existence of internet bogeyman, court heard.

Still from the footage, showing a boy firing an RPG on a Libyan beach.

Footage Shows Boy Firing Missile on Libyan Beach, as Country is Flooded With Weapons

Weapons stockpiles of deposed dictator Gaddafi traded online, fuelling conflict throughout country and beyond.

Weibo user posts a screengrab of a message in support of jailed dissident Lu Xiaobo. (Weibo)

Anti-Government Chinese Hackers Hijack TV Station

Images of torture victims and anti-Communist party messages shown at prime-time on Wenzhou TV.

Christine Robinson and her husband, Robbie. (handout)

Retired UK Teacher Christine Robinson 'Raped and Stabbed to Death' in South African Lodge

Christine Robinson's body was found in private quarters of rural estate, as police hunt farm worker.

Joseph Wood Given 15 Injections of Death Drugs During Botched Execution

Review in botched execution launched after Wood takes two hours to die following huge dose of untested drugs cocktail.

Jewish pro-Palestine demonstrators at a rally in London yesterday. (Getty)

Surge in UK Antisemitic Attacks Following Gaza Bloodshed

Community groups and police say there have been twice as many incidents than usual reported this month.

Norwegian police guard Oslo's train station

Jewish Museums and Bergen Airspace Closed, as Norway Braces for 'Imminent' Terror Attack

Police step up presence in capital after 'credible' warning of threat from jihadists returning from Syrian civil war.

Police Investigate If 'Cannibal Nurse' Dale Bolinger Had Sex With Corpses

Did the cannibal fetish nurse abuse his position to gain access to dead bodies for sex?

Netanyahu: 'We Have to Defend Ourselves'

Netanyahu Accuses Hamas of Breaking New Ceasefire

Israeli prime minister says country will do what it can do defend its own citizens.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said it was "unthinkable" for Russia to continue as World Cup 2018 hosts. (Getty)

Strip Russia of World Cup 2018, Says Clegg

British deputy prime minister said it would be "unthinkable" of Russia to host tournament in wake of MH17 disaster.

John Prescott has branded Israel's Gaza offensive a war crime. (Getty)

Lord John Prescott Brands Israeli Gaza Offensive 'War Crime'

Former deputy Prime Minister likens Gaza Strip to a concentration camp.

Burglar Andrea Miller Shot Dead By Homeowner Was Not Pregnant

Post-mortem result shows Miller was not carrying a child when she was gunned down in back alley by Tom Greer, 80.

An anti-paedophile demonstration in Marrakesh in 2013. (Getty)

Spanish Paedophile Stoned by Crowd in Marrakesh

Man was caught abusing child in city's Chetoui district.

Worshippers at the Mosque of the prophet Yunus in Mosul in 2010. (Getty)

Isis Militants Destroy Tomb of Jonah in Mosul

Footage shows Isis militants blowing up tomb of prophet worshipped in Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions.

Golf balls have long been dimpled to increase speed. (Getty)

Cars of the Future Could Be Dimpled Like Golf Balls

'Smorph' technology to increase speed and fuel efficiency.

Members of Betar at a Paris demonstration in March (Getty)

French Jews Form Militias, as Antisemitic Group Post Photographs of Targets on Facebook

Man pictured on site beaten by mob; Jewish groups pledge to defend communities.

Three Children Killed As Carjackers Plough Into Philadelphia Roadside Fruit Stall

Three people, including the killed children's mother, seriously injured as police offer $100,000 award for information on suspects.

Green anacondas can reach lengths of 29 feet. (Getty)

Reptile Specialist Kept Quiet About Escpaed 16ft Anaconda in NJ Lake to 'Avoid Panic'

Locals spotted giant snake on the loose in Hopatong Lake, now expert reveals its identity.

Digitally scanned image of a skull (FBI)

What Happens to A Person's Social Media and Email Accounts When They Die?

With our online 'estate' of pictures, films and messages growing daily, what happens to the material after we die?

The execution chamber in the Arizona prison in Florence (Getty)

Execution of Joseph Wood Halted in Arizona After Lethal Injection Concerns

Judges ruled that inmate sentenced for 1989 murder of girlfriend and her father has right to know identity of drugs used.

A still from the footage which shows a uniformed man in the militant controlled crash site removing the device.

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Footage Emerges of Black Box Being Recovered from Crash Site

Man in uniform is caught on camera carrying in-flight recording device from field, as confusion about whereabouts of black boxes grows.

OCSE inspectors by the train carriages containing the victims of the MH17 crash. (Reuters)

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Bodies of Passengers Loaded Onto Refrigerated Train Carriages

Train is heading for rebel-held area near the Russian border, claim reports.

James Garner, who has died aged 86 (Getty)

James Garner, Maverick and Rockford Files Star Dies, Aged 86

The actor shot to fame as wry cowboy Maverick in the '60s, and more recently starred as an older Ryan Gosling in The Notebook.

Russian president Vladimir Putin on television sets in a Moscow electronic goods store (Getty)

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Russian Conspiracy Theories Allege Plot to Kill Putin

One theory asserts that Kiev sought to draw Nato into conflict with pro-Russia militants by downing aircraft.

Mexico: Dismembered Body Parts Belong to US Tourist Harry Devert

The missing New York tourist had been travelling to the World Cup in Brazil by motorcycle.

Russian president Vladimir Putin tests an AK-47 (Getty)

Kalashnikov Sales Soar as US Sanctions Hit

US Retailers say they are sold out of AK-47s, as consumers rush to buy existing stocks after import ban.

Flowers left on debris of flight MH17 (Reuters)

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: What Happens to Passengers Immediately After Missile Strike?

After SA-11 rocket tore apart fuselage, those on board would have been rendered unconscious by hypoxia.

Still from the footage released by the Ukrainian MVS, which allegedly shows a Buk missile defense system entering rebel-held eastern Ukraine from Russia.

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Ukraine Officials Release Video of Buk Missile 'Smuggled Back into Russia'

Footage released by Ukrainian security service allegedly shows missile defence system leaving country on the back of a truck in the early hours of Friday, minus one rocket.