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Stricter bail laws in January meant it would have been "very unlikely" Monis to have been released on bail.

Horror of Peshawar school attack represents hatred of modern education, particularly for girls.

Russia's shock-and-awe raise of interest rates puts the legitimacy and viability of president Vladimir Putin under serious strain.

Religious police chief Ahmad Bin Qassim Al-Ghamdi issued fatwas that sparked outrage in the kingdom

Cath Everett bids farewell to a South Africa struggling with racial, social, crime, economic, and national electricity crises

Car bomb in AQAP stronghold targets checkpoint and Houthi home.

BREAKING: Former colleague of Jimmy Savile jailed after admitting more than 40 sex offences.

Flight left Incheon in South Korea for Dallas five hours before emergency landing.

IBTimes UK explores the increase in reports of anti-Semitic incidents across Europe on Chanukkah.

Angry former in-laws questioned how Monis could have been freed on bail.

Christopher John Barry was allegedly stabbed to death by a 13-year-old boy in Enfield

Guards cleared of killing man who died while pinned down in plane during transportation back to Angola.

Nathan Tomlinson admitted to killing Sudanese student Anowar Tagabo with single punch.

South Wales Police arrested former finance chief Mark Davis, 47, for defrauding charity Cyrenians Cymru.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) installed a giant container in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Tuesday (December 16) as they published their report on press freedom in the world, which says 66 journalists have been killed while reporting since the beginning of 2014.The report says 119 journalists were kidnapped this year, which is 35 percent up from last year and 40 journalists are being held hostage.Large banners with RSF's findings stood in front of the Eiffel Tower and one poster carried names of slain and kidnapped journalists across the world, including that of American journalist James Foley who was beheaded by Islamic State militants in August.

Photographers return to some of the worst hit sites in Indonesia and Thailand to see how they have recovered from the tsunami.

35 Besiktas fans accused of plotting to overthrow the government during 2013 unrest in Istanbul.

Athlete do not throw tantrum, claims his lawyer Brian Webber.

The 93-year-old known as 'the accountant of Auschwitz' to go on trial early next year in Germany.

More than 130 people, mostly children, were killed by Taliban militants who were disguised as officers.

Boy killed to prevent suicide bomber's attack in school remembered on day of Peshawar attack.

Wounded children are rushed to a hospital after Taliban gunmen took hundreds of hostages.

Afghans accused Pakistan of pushing Taliban into their country with north Waziristan offensive

Teacher lured Rift Valley boys by offering food and shelter.

Death toll has risen to 'more than 130' as terrorists disguised as soldiers commit savage massacre.

Authorities arrest seven alleged members of Islamic State network that lured women to Syria and Iraq.

Once a small farming community, Dong Xiao Kou village is now little more than a huge rubbish tip.

Expert suggests Malala Yousafzai being awarded Peace Prize triggered the attack by insurgents

School attack is one of the worst in Pakistan's recent bloody history.