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The biggest news stories of 2014
From the rise of Isis, to the outbreak of Ebola, to the new cold war between Russia and the west, IBTimes UK looks back at the biggest news stories of 2014
Isis: Blond Australian brothers fighting for Islamic State 'took Yazidi girls as sex slaves'
Former Yazidi hostages claim Australian brothers fighting for Isis raped them.
Isis: Jordanian military confirms capture of pilot Muath Safi Al-Kaseasbeh
Coalition warplane was allegedly shot down near Raqqa, Syria.
Isis releases ID of captured Jordanian pilot Muath Safi Al-Kaseasbeh
Jordanian Lieutenant also known as Maaz Yusuf Al-Kasabeh.
Isis shoots down coalition warplane and captures its Jordanian pilot
Breaking: Pictures appear to show pilot being taken hostage by militants.
Isis: British jihadi and Canadian brothers 'killed fighting for Islamic State' in Syria
A UK Algerian fighter paid tribute to the British fighter.
Isis issues list of seven rules for Christians in Raqqa: Pray quietly and not in public
Christians have also been ordered not to prevent each other from converting to Islam.
Germany anti-Islam Pegida protests: Undercover reporter fired for playing right-winger role too well
RTL journalist Felix Reichstein gave interview to rival broadcaster NDR posing as demonstrator.
Isis: Abducted Yazidi women and girls 'kill themselves to escape sex slavery'
Amnesty's report shows Yazidi women and girls subjected to rape and torture by militants.
American jihadist reportedly killed fighting for Islamic State in Kobani
The dead fighter was named as Abu Yusuf and is reportedly from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
German journalist Jürgen Todenhöfer who lived with Isis: Group plans 'mass religious cleansing'
Jürgen Todenhöfer is first Western journalist to be granted access to territories occupied by Isis.
French tourist Herve Gourdel beheading: Algeria kills leader of Caliphate Soldiers group Gouri Abdelmalek
Gourdel was kidnapped and beheaded by the Islamist group which pledged allegiance to Isis
Iraq: Reality TV show brings Isis terrorists face to face with victims
'In the Grip of the Law' hopes to boost confidence in Iraq's security forces following their defeat to Isis last summer.
Pentagon claims publication of brutal detainee abuse pictures would fuel rise of Isis
The Pentagon claims releasing thousands of photographs showing the abuse of detainees at the height of the 'war on terror' would endanger US.
Raqqa: Isis bans education and threatens jail for girls who show flesh
Women given ultra-conservative new dress code with threat of jail for those who flout it.
Iraq Isis crisis: Kurdish Peshmerga forces look to retake Mosul after Mount Sinjar advance
The Sinjar operation is part of a larger plan to isolate Mosul from other regions and attack IS militants from all directions.
France: 11 people injured after man shouting 'Allahu Akbar' drives into crowd of pedestrians
The unidentified man reportedly shouted that he was 'acting for the children of Palestine.'
'Knifeman who attacked police may have had Isis links' - French police
Three officers were stabbed yesterday by man shouting Allahu Akhbar in central French police station.
Wife of murdered Isis hostage Alan Henning 'was having affair'
Sister of murdered aid worker tells The Sun that she is wracked with guilt for not telling him of the affair between her husband and his wife.
SAS sent to Iraq to hunt down Jihadi John and Isis fighters
Islamic State have also launched a fresh offensive in the snowy mountains of Qalamoun.
Australian fighter jets bomb secret Isis bunker network in Iraq
Australian super hornets have carried out over 180 sorties against Isis.
Has Isis launched a cyberwarfare campaign against opposition?
Researchers believe jihadist group may be behind malware attacks on opposition group.
Isis releases brutal images of man's arm being amputated for theft
Graphic photos show victims's bloody stump being bandaged by an Islamic State doctor after his hand is hacked off.
Isis agents in London dispatching gullible teenage jihadi brides to Syria
Newspaper investigation reveals Islamic State offering money to teenagers to travel to Syria.
Isis claims responsibility for murdering Tunisian politicians as election nears
Islamic State militant Boubakr Hakim claims responsibility for 2013 assassinations of Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi.
Syria war and spread of Isis costs Middle East $35bn
Syria's civil war has left more than 12 million people displaced.
Iraq Isis crisis: Kurdish forces claim major breakthrough in Mount Sinjar siege
Kurdish Peshmerga forces reportedly break Isis militants' months-long siege in Mount Sinjar to free trapped Yazidis.
Iraq: US led coalition confirms deaths of senior Isis leaders in airstrikes
A senior Pentagon official confirmed that three key Islamic State military leaders were killed during operations in December.
Peshawar massacre fallout: India on security alert ahead of Barack Obama's visit
Threat seen from Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Indian Mujahideen.
Isis bolsters war chest by £23m after selling looted antiquities to Western dealers
Islamic State increased funds by as selling antiquities from sacred sites claims police official.