Abu Omer – known as "White Beard" thanks to his impressive facial hair – was arrested in Mosul at the beginning of the year
Emir was one of six children killed by Syrian and Russian air strikes on Eastern Ghouta on Monday. Since 29 December, 126 people, including 29 children, have lost their lives.
An angry wife confronts her 'cheating' husband after driving more than 150 miles to find him booked into a hotel with another woman.
A man grabbed Madeline Anello-Kitzmiller's breast at a festival in New Zealand. The 20-year-old now plans to hold a protest against sexual harassment and assault.
Nine men in Sheffield and Cleveland arrested in morning raids during investigation into claims multiple women trafficked and raped.
UK rail company Virgin Trains has decided not to stock the Daily Mail on its trains due to employees' concerns over its editorial position on various issues including immigration.
Speculation has swirled for decades that everyone from North Korean footballers to coaches are punished for not dominating international sporting championships.
The development comes four years after the Supreme Court of India delivered a controversial verdict saying that same-sex consensual relationships are illegal in the country.
Donald Trump has been criticised on social media after he appeared to struggle to sing the words to the US national anthem.
Suzy Cairns pleaded guilty to possessing bestiality porn, which she made with her pet Labrador, and also child porn, which she did not feature in.
As part of the BBC One show, Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes met people also known as the "Preppers".
Ashley Foster accused of murdering 17-year-old Megan Bills before hiding her clingfilm-wrapped body in a wardrobe.
Clean-up operations are taking place in many of Britain's beaches as debris and rubbish continues to be washed up in the wake of Storm Eleanor.
As of now, a prototype for this lingerie-type garment designed by Indian Seenu Kumari has been sent to the National Innovation Foundation in Uttar Pradesh, India for patenting.
Gay man Gordon Maxwell required surgery after he was violently attacked for wearing a white dress in Tower Hamlets, London. Metropolitan police release CCTV in witness appeal.
Moscow dismisses rumours the explosion of light was due to a missile test or to a space rock crashing to earth.
The Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had earlier suspended the flying licence of the senior Jet Airways pilot.
"We started to go down the long escalator and just a few moments later I heard a really loud distressed high pitched scream," she wrote.
Devotees squeezed their way into the tightly packed mob and climbed on others in a desperate attempt to reach the carriage carrying the Black Nazarene through Manila.
Following fears over "Aussie Flu", concerns have been raised over a new virus that could spread across the UK.
Many called for the right-wing journalist turned educationalist to be sacked over sexists tweets, and remarks about working-class students.
According to the Met police, the incident happened at a convenience shop when three teenagers asked for Rizla cigarette papers at around 11.45pm on Saturday night.
Holly Butcher lost her battle with Ewing's sarcoma, an extremely rare form of cancer, and left a letter to be shared on her Facebook account after she was gone.
The footage shows the young mother raining blows on her two sobbing children as they sit on a makeshift bed.
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has been blacklisted for its involvement in the BDS Movement to end international support for Israel's oppression of Palestinians.
British skier John Promell, 39, went missing on the French Alps after going 'for one last run alone' during heavy snow.
Richard Spottiswood, 34, and Lucy Burn, 29, have denied murdering Darren Bonner, 24, following a furious row about drugs at Cresswell Towers caravan park, Northumberland.
Choose one of these 24 stunning animal pictures as the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.
A 50-year-old father of four has been accused of sharing videos that prosecutors allege encourage terrorism, including one featuring Tony Blair, the Old Bailey has heard.
Shanta Myers, 36, her girlfriend Brandi Mells, 22, and Myers' children, Shanise, five, and 11-year-old Jeremiah were killed at a house in upstate New York on 21 December.