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Nigeria is being aided by mercenaries and troops from Chad, Benin, Niger and Cameroon in its offensive.

A flamingo at a Brazilian zoo is learning to get around on a new prosthetic leg.

EXCLUSIVE: IBTimes UK speaks with Rwanda's opposition on ruling party's decision to change constitution.

On 14 June Pakistani authorities imposed a moratorium on executions in view of Ramadan which begins on 18 June.

A 16-year-old boy mauled by a shark off the North Carolina coast spoke from his hospital bed about his harrowing ordeal.

Maria Guadalupe Fernández Martinez talks of the nightmare she has endured since her son went missing.

A tiger that escaped from a flooded zoo in Georgia has killed one man and wounded another.

The growth of HNWIs and their collective assets saw a slowdown in 2014, according to the annual World Wealth Report.

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The local telecoms employee, aged 28, died in hospital after the attack.

Accusations come as thousands flee fighting in border town of Tel Abyad.

Cause of death has been established as multiple wounds to the head and neck.

KFC has said an investigation found no evidence to support the claim by Devorise Dixon.

A big cat has reportedly mauled a man to death in the Georgian capital.

Syrian rebels launch major offensive against Assad forces in Quneitra province

School sports day can dredge up some bad memories, but we must think of the children.

Russia is mounting a display of its military strength at a four-day arms show called Army-2015.

65-year-old man died in Ostercappeln hospital, in Lower Saxony after contracting the virus in Abu Dhabi.

Los vecinos de Magaluf discriben la pesadilla creado por los turistas borrachos en su pueblo.

Chua was jailed for a minimum of 35 years for contaminating drips with insulin and killing two patients.

Police identify body found in graveyard as Jordan Watson of Ridley Road, Carlisle.

Celebrity physicist said Hunt had been hounded out of his position by mobs on Twitter.

Two teenagers accused of murdering Stefan Appleton will appear at Highbury Corner Youth Court.

Heir to the Getty fortune was allegedly addicted to meth, his former girlfriend told police.

Competition draws hundreds of participants as part of a campaign that women don't have to be hairless to be beautiful

But don't be a slob, school warns

21-year-old wore leotards at regional games.

There were 31,000 offences recorded in the year up to April 2014, up 8,500 on the previous year.

Leipzig, Malaga, Montenegro and Kent also make the top 10.