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Thieves ransack elderly couple's home, taking war medals with them.

Turkish police arrest two suspected Islamic State members planning to carry out attacks in the capital.

Unfortunate name for fireworks range criticised by prominent German media outlets for insensitivity.

Damage cost estimates come as the UK sees continued flooding caused by Storm Frank.

Video footage shows Father Albert San Jose riding around his church in the Philippines singing Christmas songs.

Looters target flooded homes as army steps up to try and regain control.

Footage also shows rescue workers assisting people who were trapped in debris following an air strike.

Nkurunziza has called on citizens of Burundi to rise up against an intervention by foreign troops.

Rescuers locate eight workers trapped underneath the ground after an incident at a gypsum mine.

Downing and Stokes accused of killing 56-year-old man at home at Walsall Street.

Greater Manchester Police received call from woman that male in 50s was acting suspiciously.

Brandi Chin was filmed by her neighbour abusing the black pug during an argument with an ex-boyfriend

Turkey will not to allow anyone with IQ level 79 or below to drive on roads in order to avoid accidents.

More than 2,500 people perished to the disease over two years in Guinea.

Gunmen reportedly opened fire as tourists took pictures of views from Derbent fortress.

The tweet has divided opinion on social media and in New Zealand.

Britain is on its second highest alert level of "severe".

Followers of the Afro-Brazilian Candomble and Umbanda religions gather on Rio's Copacabana Beach to pay tribute to Iemanja, the queen of the sea.

A one-minute montage looking back at the most striking moments of 2015.

The Kiryat Arba resident was caught-up in violence that has centred on nearby Hebron.

Apple has agreed to pay €318m to Italian tax authorities following fraud investigation.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

National Express conductor did not believe girl wearing make-up and using child's ticket was under 16.

Germany has just opened its first highway exclusively for bicycle riders in its Ruhr region.

Here are some of the quotes from 2015 that help tell the story of the year.

Many in Myanmar believe that Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin have been made scapegoats for the murders.

Official records show nearly 2,900 Russians are fighting or have fought for the terror group in Iraq and Syria.

The company planned a $100m expansion of Blue World, which houses the killer whales.

University students Nur Elita and Wahyudi Saputra both received five lashes each.