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Iraqi forces have successfully liberated swathes of eastern Mosul, establishing a foothold in Iraq's second city

The Human Trafficking Intervention Court in Queens has helped 3,000 vulnerable women since 2004.

The millions of Brits who are expansive, fair and internationalist will be by us through this dark patch.

Arthur Heeler-Frood, 15, was eventually found by a member of the public just nine miles from his home.

CCTV footage shows one suspect patting child on head after he takes shop worker's phone.

The iconic gown in which Marilyn Monroe serenaded John F Kennedy is expected to fetch $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.

Burundians fear changes may upset fragile ethnic power-sharing requirements as civil war looms.

The man, his son and wife were abducted by Abu Sayyaf on 5 August in Zamboanga.

NDA vows to bring oil production 'to zero' unless disenfranchisement of poor communities in the Delta ends.

Maurizio Cattelan's America is an 18-karat gold-cast toilet that you can use.

Born in Dadaab, Kenya's largest refugee camp, Abas beat the country's minister of information.

Woman claims she was attacked by two UK tourists but faces potential charge under UAE law.

A third tourist also suffered a cardiac arrest but was saved by staff on-board the Passions of Paradise vessel.

Declawing, often carried out to prevent pets damaging furniture, is already illegal in many countries.

ICC members may offer concessions "in a misguided effort" to deter others from leaving ICC.

Stockholm's chief prosecutor Krister Petersson will head the probe.

Machar, currently in South Africa, was dismissed as vice-president after fleeing Juba following July violence.

Oxford Dictionaries reckons it will be one of the defining words of our time after spikes around Brexit and US votes.

Andrew Anglin, a member of the white supremacist community, claims the company's statement was created by the 'lying Jewish media'.

Michele and Keith Harding have taken up the Kurdish struggle after their son Reece's death.

The capital of Colorado will be the first American city to legally allow its use in restaurants, clubs and bars.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, founder and president of Waterkeeper Alliance, said the project was an 'environmental crime'.

Chief government negotiator says the new pact was the best the two sides could achieve.

The incident took place near the Afghan defence ministry compound in Kabul.

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is the first ethnic Chinese and Christian to have assumed the governor's role in the Muslim-majority nation.

Leftists are angry that Obama planned his visit two days before the anniversary of the bloody 1973 student revolt.

The National Park Service released its final report regarding the accidental June death.

The 60-year-old They Think It's All Over star appeared at Cambridge magistrates' court on 15 November.

The annual holiday-season celebration of food, family and friends is nearly upon us.