Isis: Three Chinese Uighur militants 'executed' after escape attempt
Chinese Muslims from separatist movement in Xinjiang region became disillusioned with IS in the Middle East.
Star Wars and Frozen characters featured in Sapporo Snow Festival
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Female genital mutilation: 'I was six years old and I screamed because I wanted to die'
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City of London police announce Wonga will not face criminal prosecution after the FCA ordered firm to pay £2.6m.
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London bus drivers in the Unite union are taking part in a 24-hour strike over pay differences.
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UK anti-Semitism: Israel and Gaza conflict sends racist attacks to record high in 2014
Anti-Semitic incidents had more than doubled to 1,168 in 2014, said Community Security Trust.
Hebun Sinya: Female Kurdish leader who battled Isis 'killed in Kobani'
Kurdish YPJ chief Hebun Sinya allegedly died in Kobani.
Julian Assange asylum: UK taxpayer bill passes £10m for policing WikiLeaks founder
Policing costs for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange passes £10m as asylum at Ecuador embassy continues.
Isis video 'shows Paris kosher grocery siege suspect Hayat Boumeddiene'
French authorities suspect woman featured in new IS video is Hayat Boumeddiene.
Syria: Damascus under rocket attack from Islamist rebels Jaysh al-Islam
Jaysh al-Islam commander Zahran Aloush says shelling is revenge for Assad's army offensive on Ghouta.
Manchester canal death: Middle-aged man found floating in water off Dale Street near Piccadilly Station
Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of man floating in canal in early hours of Thursday.
World's oldest man Sakari Momoi celebrates 112th birthday in Tokyo
Momoi was born in 1903 and currently lives in a hospital in Tokyo.
Jordan's King Abdullah vows 'relentless' war against Isis
Abdullah calls burning of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh a cowardly act.
Taiwan TransAsia plane crash: Death toll passes 30 as hopes of finding more survivors fade
As many as 12 people still missing in Taiwan plane crash as rescuers give up hopes of finding more survivors.
UN: Isis crucifying, burying children alive in Iraq
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on called on Iraqi authorities to 'rescue children' from Isis.
25 West Yorkshire men charged with child sexual offences against same alleged victim
The men from Halifax and Bradford are all charged with offences against the same child who was 'under 16'
9/11 Plotter: Saudi royals backed al-Qaeda
Zacarias Moussaoui told American lawyers Saudi donations of up to $2-3 million were 'crucial' to al-Qaeda.
'Over 100 feared dead' as Boko Haram attack Cameroon border town of Fotokol
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Vietnam buries thousands of cats alive
The cats were smuggled into Vietnam from China to serve the country's illegal cat-meat trade.
Jordanian pilot burned alive: Jordan to send ground troops into Syria to fight Isis
Jordan not to 'rule out use of ground troops in Syria' to fight Isis following Jordanian pilot Kasasbeh's execution.
Gun crime: Police hunt for 4 suspects as man is shot in north London street
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America's top doctor declares marijuana 'helpful' for medicinal use
In 2013 the US justice department announced it would not challenge state marijuana laws on medical use.
North Korea: Kim Jong-un executes four star general following argument
Dictator had four-star general put to death following argument
Birmingham: Shocking footage of carjacker stealing woman's Mini and dragging her along road
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with carjacking.
UAE leaves coalition against Isis: US ally halted air strikes after Moaz al-Kasasbeh capture
UAE halted air strikes against Islamist militants after Jordan pilot was captured.
TransAsia plane crash: Pilots hailed as heroes for avoiding greater catastrophe
Experts praise pilots Liao Jiangzhong and Liu Zizhong for diverting plane from residential area before crash
Ukraine: Pro-Russian separatists and Kiev blame each other for fatal shelling of hospital in Donetsk
At least two shells land near a hospital in the separatist-controlled Ukrainian city of Donetsk.
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Republicans and Democrats are against putting pot taxes back into people's pockets.
Jordanian pilot burned alive by Isis: EU condemns Jordan over retaliatory executions
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says Brussels stands against death penalty.
Doctor Dhanuson Dharmasena found not guilty in Britain's first-ever FGM trial
Doctor cleared of performing female genital mutilation on mother shortly after giving birth.
Isis threatens Belgium with 'repeat of Paris massacre' over Sharia4Belgium jihadists trial
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