Tom Porter

Reporter

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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.

Jawaher (L) and Sahar in a picture released to the media.

Saudi King Abdullah's Daughters Claim They Are Being Held Prisoner

The princess daughters of King Abdullah claim they are being punished for criticising absence of women's rights in kingdom.

Maria Belen Rodriguez outside court in Buenos Aires (YouTube)

Argentine Model Maria Belen Rodriguez Sues Yahoo and Google Over Porn Links

Model claims her photo is used to lure browsers to porn sites, ruining her reputation.

Body Found in Parked Car in Bournemouth is Missing Nurse Rui Li

Body found 'hidden' in car in Bournemouth believed to be that of Rui Li, 44, who went missing on 23 May.

Truffles, who forced Wednesday's emergency landing.

Dog's Unruly Bowels Force Down US Flight, Plus Five Other Strange Flight Emergencies

From passengers stripping naked, to clouds of bees, a rundown of aviation's weirdest forced landings.

Still from the CCTV footage of the attack.

Police Release CCTV Footage of Brussels Anti-Semitic Killer

Video shows man firing automatic weapon through door of Jewish Museum in Brussels.

Peter Rodger with his son, Elliot. (Facebook)

'Broken' Father of Virgin Killer Elliot Rodger Speaks Out

Hunger Games director says that family alerted police to Elliot Rodger's violent online posts.

Ohio Insect Farm Turns Crickets into Flour for Tortillas

Farm will produce thousands of tons of cricket, which will be ground down and made into tortilla style snacks.

Antonio Iovine aftr his arrest in Naples in 2010.

Mafia Chief Turns Supergrass, Italian Politicans 'Tremble'

'He knows everything,' says mafia expert Roberto Saviano.

The Rocinha slum in Rio de janeiro (Reuters)

Rio Favela Launches 'Ghetto TV', Giving Residents Their Own Voice

Evolution TV aims to tell stories of Rio Shanty towns from residents' perspective.

'Dedicated and Fearless' UK Teacher Anne-Marie Drozdz Murdered in Bali

Body of teacher Anne-Marie Drozdz found in villa on tropical island, with bruises around neck.

Vladimir Putin at today's press conference in St Petersburg. (Reuters)

Putin Describes Prince Charles 'Hitler' Remark as 'Unacceptable'

'This is not royal behaviour,' declares Russian premier Vladimir Putin.

Connecticut Man Charged With Mother's Murder 'Lived With Her Corpse For Months'

Body of woman, 86, was so badly decomposed it took days to identify.

Elliot Rodger, in a picture posted on his Facebook account.

California 'Virgin Killer' Elliot Rodger Pledged 'Retribution' Against Women

Elliot Rodger, reportedly son of Hunger Games director, believed to be responsible for mass killing.

Connecticut Parents Sue Teachers For Brainwashing Daughters in Death Cult

Lawsuit claims that sisters were targeted while enrolled in high-school Spanish class.

An electric chair, nicknamed "Old Sparky", at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, Tennessee.

State of Tennessee Brings Back Electric Chair

Electrocution mandatory if lethal injection drugs prove impossible to find, rule lawmakers.

Prostitutes wait for customers at Flaminio road in Rome (Reuters)

Drugs and Prostitution Figures to be Included in Italy's GDP

Move could increase GDP figures by as much as 2%, boosting deficit reduction plans.

Catholic Roma Couple Fail to Block Adoption by Gay UK Parents

The couple had claimed that placing the children with a gay couple failed to respect their religious background.

Boko Haram Video Claims Missing Schoolgirls have Converted to Islam

Boko Haram Could Release Kidnapped Nigerian Girls 'Within Days'

Terrorist group has reportedly dropped demand for top commanders to be freed as part of prisoner exchange.

Camp Delta, at the Gunatanmo Bay US Naval Base.

Former Guantanamo Detainee Feroz Abbasi 'Attended Al-Qaida Training Camp'

Feroz Abbasi was awarded £1 million in compensation, but now supergrass claims he had links to Al-Qaida chiefs.

The top row are the pictures shown, the bottom the images constructed with brain scans.

Mind-Reading Brain Scanner Can Retrieve Images From Human Memory

Groundbreaking scientific research could be used to reconstruct dreams, or build e-fits from the memories of crime victims.

Five Members of Same Family Struck by Lightning in Germany

Family of Jehovah's Witnesses were playing in garden at home near Dresden, when storm struck.

A homeless man sells a copy of The Big Issue nest to a Lamborghini sports car in central London. (Reuters)

Sunday Times Rich List Reveals UK's Richest Worth £519bn

Britain's 1,000 richest people have combined fortune of £519 billion, equivalent to one-third of GDP.

A Tibetian Macaque is given a liver tranplant from a pig, in an experiment in China last year. (Reuters)

Pigs Could Be Farmed For Heart Transplants, Claims UK Scientist

US experiments could be breakthrough in transplanting animal organs into humans, expert believes.

South Carolina Woman Threatens To Shoot Up Burger King Over 'Stale' Cinnamon Bun

Woman rowed with staff over freshness of bun, before threatening to shoot staff and customers.

A handout photo from Guardia Civil shows what appears to be an X-ray of the mule with packages still in his stomach. He had ingested almost a kilogram of drugs in numerous packages, officers say

Colombian Drugs Mule Left to Die in Spain Before Cocaine Cut Out of Stomach

Police arrest alleged drug lord in connection with mutilated body of lawyer found dumped in Spanish forest in 2010.

Tim Lambesis in a court appearance earlier this month (Reuters)

Christian Rock Star Tim Lambesis Jailed Over Plot To Kill Wife

Metal band singer asked gym trainer if he knew anyone who would carry out hit on wife of eight years.

Ukip Candidate Kevin O'Doherty in Nude 'Nazi' Tattoo Photo Scandal

Photographs appear in limited edition art book, in which Kevin O'Doherty poses on bed with naked man and woman.

A neuroscientist claims that 'morality pills' are close to a reality.

'Morality Pills' Close to Reality, Claims Scientist

Neuroscientist says that new tests show impact of drugs on moral reasoning.

Alleged Boko Haram Terror Chief Was 'Radicalised' in Glamorgan

Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche threatened to cut off hands and feet of unbelievers while studying at university in Wales.

Parody of Britain as 'Nation of Potato Eaters' Goes Viral in China

Short film mocks widely held Chinese views of UK cuisine.