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Baghdad and local government officials call for more volunteers to take part in 'battle for Anbar' in fighting Isis.

The US and Cuba are expected to announce the opening dates of embassies.

More than 2,000 starving refugees have managed to land in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Food, travel and rent cost a single person £410 a week - £130 more than the national average.

Emails relate to the 2012 attack on the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya.

Jose Magalhaes was beaten with truncheon as he lay on ground and police held back his child

Spain: 'Pledging to take in migrants to whom you cannot provide work would be a bad service'

Charity in charge of baby Gammy's donations finds his Australian parents are trying to access the funds.

No injuries have been reported.

Ukraine: 4 servicemen killed as Russian-backed separatists 'launch attack' in Luhansk region

Pandas may have trouble eating shoots and leaves.

Children among the dead as others leap to their death from terrifying Baku blaze.

Proposal seen as 'madness' as country struggles to pay teachers.

International coalition helping Kurds in Hasakeh, but Ramadi falls to Isis.

Federal Investigation Agency launches investigation after New York Times article.

Merchandise for Islamic State removed from customs at Tel Aviv airport.

French prosecutor confirms all remains have been returned to victims' families following disaster.

Ramadi will be a goldmine for IS and there's no point pretending otherwise.

Southeast Asia's boat people are held in detention centres until the authorities decide what to do with them.

Mother of missing Austin Tice, who has been in Syria for over three years, called on the Syrian government to aid in his release.

A referendum on whether to legalise same-sex marriage in Ireland will take place on Friday 22 May.

Ccancer patient describes long hours at the studio as therapeutic.

Wooden fishing boat crowded with starving Rohingya gone missing on the way to Indonesia's Aceh

UN refugee agency tells IBTimes UK that refugee boats are being sterilised to avoid outbreak spread

French NGO accuses President Sisi of allowing a culture of impunity.

La revolución de los clubes de cannabis en España.

Kevin Frayer photographs a steam train where your fellow passengers may include poultry and pigs.

Taiwanese Wu You-ting has taken Iron Man fandom to a whole new level.

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