Tom Porter

Reporter

2671-2700 (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.

Army Team Plans Everest Assault to Raise Awareness of Combat Stress [VIDEO]

11,000 serving members of UK armed forces are thought to be suffering from mental illness.

Photo of Guzman's arrest released by law enforcement agencies.

Sinaloa Cartel Boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Arrested

Guzman presided over global drugs network, with fortune estimated at $1 billion.

The statue of James Meredith at Ole Miss (WikiCommons)

Mississippi Fraternity Suspended For Hanging Noose on Black Student Statue

FBI consider criminal charges against three white students.

Apple Founder Steve Jobs Could Appear on US Postage Stamps

John Lennon and Charlton Heston among other names on shortlist for commemorative stamp treatment.

The body of Nadia Malik was found in a snow covered car outside Philadelphia's main train station on Thursday (Marple Township Police)..

Missing Philadelphia Woman Nadia Malik Found Dead in Car Covered in Parking Tickets

Body of Nadia Malik, missing since 9 February, discovered in car. Boyfriend Bhupinder Singh arrested.

CCTV footage shows the thief fleeing the jewellers in Cairns, Queensland.

Australian Jeweller Plans To Give 'Swallowed' Diamond a Good Clean [VIDEO]

British backpacker Matthew Osborne appears in court, accused of snatching rare stone and fleeing on bicycle.

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Alina Kabayeva at a meeting of Russian Olympians in 2004.

Alina Kabayeva Ring Sparks Vladimir Putin Marriage Rumours

Rumours circling of relationship between gymnast and president since 2008.

Former China Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang attends the opening ceremony of the 17th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2007.

Former Chinese Secret Police Chief Zhou Yongkang Used State TV 'Like Harem'

President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption drive continues in China. Zhou Yongkang also suspected of embezzling oil funds.

Heliostats reflect sunlight onto boilers in towers during the grand opening of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in the Mojave Desert near the California-Nevada border

Giant California Solar Farm 'Scorches' Birds From Sky

Thousands of mirrors create 500C deadly 'thermal flux' that appears to be killing birds in flight.

Schumacher was critically injured on December 29 after a skiing accident at the French ski resort Meribel.

Did Camera Cause Michael Schumacher's Ski Helmet to Split?

Investigators probe whether helmet camera played role in racing driver's injuries, after helmet 'exploded'.

Michael Dunn, convicted to life without parole for the murder of unarmed black teen Jordan Davis (Reuters)

Mistrial Declared for White Man Who Killed Unarmed Black Teen in Florida

Mistrial declared in case of Michael Dunn, who shot dead unarmed black teen Jordan Davis over loud music.

Greece Reports Budget Surplus of 1.5 Billion Euros

Recession ravaged country bounces back to £1.2 billion in the black.

A formerly unknown picture by German artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner entitled "Melancholic Girl" belonging to Cornelius Gurlitt is beamed onto a wall during a news conference.

Germany Considers Extending Deadline for Nazis' Looted Art

German authorities are to consider ending the 30-year statute of limitations on artefacts stolen by the Nazis.

Fire Breaks Out at Kew National Archives [VIDEO]

Archives home to historical documents including Domesday book.

Iain Duncan Smith currently earns around £1,500 a week after tax (Reuters)

UK Government Lambasted for Spending Thousands on Twitter Promotion

The Department for Work and Pensions comes under fire for wasting limited resources.

Hans-Peter Friedrich delivers his resignation speech in Berlin.

German Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich Resigns Over Child Porn Leak

Police believe leak compromised investigation into links with MP Sebastian Edathy.

Ross Ulbricht Denies Being Silk Road's 'Dread Pirate Roberts'

Trial date set for November 3.

Sex workers in Mumbai's red light district.

Sex Traffickers Plunder Indian Villages for Girls

Tens of thousands kidnapped every year and forced to work as sex slaves in brothels.

Vigilantes, or members of the community police, line up during a program to register their weapons and create a rural police in Paracuaro in Michoacan state

Severed Heads Dumped Outside Church in Mexico's Michoacan Province

Heads believed to belong to collaborators with Knights Templar drugs cartel.

Mobile Game Flappy Bird Nets Creator £30k a Month

Vietnamese man Dong Nguyen invented game in spare time after work.

Belfast Baby Dies After Father Charged With GBH

Hospital staff alert police after baby girl admitted 'unconscious and not breathing'.

Paedophiles and Criminals Using Open Wi-Fi Networks, Warn Police

Convicted child abuser James Rennie hijacked neighbour's account.

Barbara Bush, daughter of George W Bush at a fashion show in New York in 2009.

Man Accused of Plotting to Kill George W Bush and Marry Daughter

44-year-old man found with gun, ammo, explosives and machete by agents in Manhattan.

England fans in a London pub watching england's defeat to Italy in the quarter finals of ther 2012 European Championship.

UK Pubs Denied Late World Cup Opening Bonanza

Pubs must close doors at 11pm during Brazil 2014, as first England match kicks off.

Surveillance camera footage of a woman police wanted to speak to in connection with the discovery of dismemebered body parts along a road near Detroit.

Detroit Woman Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering and Dismembering Son

Body parts of 32-year-old male dumped in rubbish bags along road.

Bottlenose dolphin in the Gulf of Mexico.

Diseased Dolphins Found in Gulf of Mexico After BP Spill

Unprecedented number of dolphins found with serious illnesses in wake of Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Chief Ivan Tehranim, killed in what police claim was an accident, but locals believe was murder.

Amazonian Tribesmen Arrested for Murdering Contractors

Five members of Tenharim tribe arrested after disappearance of three men.

A man walks past painting "Circulation of Life - Pilgrim Souls" by Slovakian painter Anton Jasusch

Human Belief in Soul is 'Innate', Say Scientists

Study found that children from different backgrounds all believed they existed before birth.

Melissa Plancarte wearing a cross emblazoned with the Knights Templar cross. (Instagram)

Mexico's 'Cartel Princess' Flaunts Drugs Gang Connections [VIDEO]

Pop singer posts picture of herself wearing tiny dress emblazoned with cartel cross.

Zarif: Western Powers Have Chance To End Stand-Off

Iran Agrees to Fresh Round of Nuclear Talks

New round of discussions with Germany and UN Security Council over nuclear programme to start on 18 February.