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To mark Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, Isis leader distributes sheep and money to Islamist fighters.

On the eve of the Scottish Independence Referendum the SNP had some 25,000 members. It has now surpassed 75,000 and rising. Nothing will be quite the same again.

Kurdish female fighter Arin Mirkan blew herself up in Kobani's eastern side.

Ankara hand back scores of prisoners to terror group in return for Turkish and Iraqi hostages.

Sinai Islamist militants posted gruesome video with execution of three Egyptians.

The man and his Moroccan partner were charged with homosexuality acts.

Sierra Leone reels under the deadly Ebola virus, while the Liberian healthcare system continues to be overwhelmed.

Massive hunt on for Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) gunship CB204.

Number of protesters in streets drop from thousands to hundreds as civil servants return to work.

Renovation includes toilets partly run on rain water and part of the energy being produced through windmills.

First group of Gazans arrived at Al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday morning and were seen kissing the ground.

In the fourth wave of leaked images, intimate pictures of Hogan, Winona Ryder and Erin Heatherton were leaked online.

Biden apologises after blaming Sunni allies for facilitating growth of Isis and other militants in Syria.

Kurds express bewilderment and anger at lack of support from coalition air strikes.

Wildlife expert Michaela Strachan has had both her breasts removed on the advice of doctors to stop cancer spreading.

Chinese and Russian air forces jostle with US as they project power beyond borders.

Cities such as Cape Town and Sydney host Global March for Elephants and Rhinos event

A protester has threatened to throw himself from a bridge as police clash with pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong.

Condition of the first US person diagnosed with Ebola within the US deteriorates

Male sexual organs grown by scientists in laboratories will help people suffering congenital abnormalities or the victims of traumatic injury.

Seized manifesto from top Isis commander reveals Sunni extremist group's ambitious plans against Shi'ite Iran.

On Eid-al-Adha, Tehreek-e-Taliban vows to support Isis in establishing global Islamic Caliphate.

Pro-democracy campaigners seeking reforms in Beijing-backed administration continue to gather on streets.

The victims were mainly women and children who were celebrating the Hindu festival at a public gathering.

Hong Kong politician accuses chief executive of using criminal gangs to attack pro-democracy Occupy Central protesters.

Haiti's dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, son of 'Papa Doc', was notorious for brutality of his regime before he was overthrown in 1986.

Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung threatens to take 'all action necessary' to end pro-democracy protests.

Burmese workers Win and Saw, who have admitted the killings, could face the death penalty if convicted.

Al-Qaida-linked terror group reportedly planning attack on a civilian airliner.