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.

Tom Porter

Sign banning yakuza members entering a business in Sento, Japan

Woman Sues Japanese Yakuza Godfather over Protection Money

Experts believe the case could lead to a deluge of similar suits.

Medecins Sans Frontieres medics at work in Syria

Medecins Sans Frontieres Confirms Syria Chemical Deaths

Medical organisation says it treated 3,600 people for 'neurotoxic symptoms'.

Adolf Hitler 'Took Cocktail of Drugs' Reveal New Documents

Dictator snorted cocaine and was injected with ground bulls' testicles before nights with Eva Braun.

USS Mahan

US Bolsters Naval Presence as Syria Crisis Escalates

Extra warship deployed as Syrian government claims to have found chemical weapons traces in rebel tunnels.

The Rim Fire fire rages in California's Yosemite

California Declares State of Emergency as Yosemite Fire Threatens San Francisco's Water and Power [VIDEO]

Power lines to San Francisco cut as blaze doubles in size overnight.

Firefighters tackle Idaho blaze

Towns Evacuated as Wildfires Tear Through Idaho [VIDEO]

Hundreds of firefighters battle blaze that threatens holiday homes of Hollywood stars.

Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site.

Robots to Demolish Site of UK's Worst Nuclear Incident at Sellafield

Sealed-off Windscale chimney still contains highly radioactive waste - 56 years after accident.

Robert Bales

Malaria Pills Linked to US Soldier Robert Bales's Afghan Killing Spree

Soldier who murdered 16 may have been taking anti-malarial medication linked to mental breakdown.

Prince Harry with Halo in Angola

Prince Harry Visits Angolan Minefields With Diana Charity

The Prince expressed 'irritation' that landmine suppliers had not done more to clear mines.

Spanish fishermen near Gibraltar

Spanish Fishermen Stage Gibraltar Protest

Around 20 Spanish fishing vessels in stand-off with Gibralta police boats.

Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch's News International 'Corporate Suspect' in Hacking Scandal

Executives fear Murdoch's US empire could be at stake if corporate charges are brought.

Area 51

America Acknowledges Existence of Mysterious 'Area 51' Test Base

After decades of UFO sightings, top secret documents reveal area used to test spy planes.

Fires rage in Madeira in July behind the regional flag.

Hospital Evacuated as Fire Rages on Madeira

Patients and residents flee as fire encroaches on suburbs of Funchal.

PE Teacher Rescues Woman From Hawaii Shark Attack

Shark tore off woman's arm in Palauea Beach attack before 57-year-old swam out to save her.

Vivienne Westwood joins anti-fracking campaigners in Balcombe

Balcombe Anti-Fracking Protest Swells as Church Warns Against 'Blanket Opposition'

The Church of England claims fracking could help combat fuel poverty as Balcombe protest expands.

Towanda Reaves

Child Dies After Baltimore Grandmother Towanda Reaves Uses Methadone on His Gums

Grandmother accused of killing grandson told police she gave child drug to 'help him sleep'.

London mass cycle ride

Thousands Take Part in Mass London Cycle Race

Celebrities and pros join amateurs in 100-mile race through capital and into Surrey.

Barack Obama is 52

Obama Celebrates 52nd Birthday at Camp David

President celebrates birthday with friends, and is scheduled to return to Washington on Sunday.

Obese

UK's Heaviest Child Weighed 152 Kilos, Aged 10

NHS figures reveal heaviest UK child yet measured, in country with soaring child obesity rates.

Mo Farah

Barclays Cash Transfer Ban Threatens to Plunge Somalia Into 'Chaos'

An estimated 40% of Somalis rely on money wired from abroad.

Tom Ousby

British Model Tom Ousby Dies in Majorca Hotel Fall

Tributes to aspiring model and actor Tom Ousby, 19, pour in on social networking sites.

Inmates in Carandiru before it was demolished

Brazilian Police Sentenced to 624 Years Each for Prison Massacre

Officers sentenced in second stage of trial over 52 Carandiru riot deaths in 1992.

Interpol Worried by Al-Qaida Jail Breaks

International crimefighting agency has requested intelligence to establish if breaks are co-ordinated.

Twitter

Twitter UK Head Tony Wang Apologises Over Rape and Bomb Threats

UK general manager calls abuse on Twitter network unacceptable, and announces measures to protect users.

Obese child

UK Schools Ordered to 'Tone Down' Child Obesity Letters

Guidelines say letters should be 'positively phrased' ahead of national schoolchildren 'weigh in'.

Iran President Hassan Rouhani

Iran President Hassan Rouhani 'Misquoted' Attacking Israel

Iran state TV retracts anti-Israel comments, as Rouhani prepares for inauguration.

Jimmy Wales

Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Says Cameron's UK 'Porn Filter' Won't Work

Government's own technology adviser Wales says UK plans for internet filters are doomed to fail.

Europol director Rob Wainwright

Europol to Investigate East European Gangs for Football Match Fixing

300 more games being treated as suspicious, according to EU police agency director.

Cecile Kyenge

Bananas Hurled at Italy's First Black Minister

Incident is latest in series of racial insults directed at Cecile Kyenge since taking office.

Photo purportedly showing members of the group abusing a gay man

Russian Nazi Group Films Gay Men Being Tortured [DISTURBING VIDEO]

Anti-gay group lures gay men with fake ads, then kidnaps and abuses them to make online videos.