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Paul Ryan urges Americans to have more babies or see their benefits cut

US House Speaker Paul Ryan has urged Americans to produce more babies to prevent a collapse in the welfare system.

Celibacy in spotlight as Australia slams Catholic Church for child sex abuse

Australian commission publishes report that finds "catastrophic failures" by Catholic Church to address child sex abuse allegations and calls on Vatican to overhaul celibacy rule.

Everything The Simpsons has correctly predicted

7 Times The Simpsons Predicted The Future

The revelation that the Simpsons predicted the Disney-20th Century Fox deal 19 years ago went viral online.

Miss Iraq Sarah Idan forced to flee country after receiving death threats over Instagram snap

Sarah Idan, otherwise known as Miss Iraq, has been bombarded by death threats following an Instagram post alongside Adar Gandelsman, Miss Israel.

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This 16 year-old got into Harvard - and his classmates were ecstatic when they heard the news

Aryton Little, 16, was filmed as he found out he got into Harvard University surrounded by his classmates at TM Landry College Prep in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

Woman 'used bitcoin converted from bank thefts to fund Isis' hears US court

A 27-year-old New York woman is facing decades in prison for allegedly converting money stolen from banks into bitcoin and using the funds to aid the Islamic State.

2017 in pictures: Iraq and Syria's battle against Isis in 100 powerful images

IBTimes UK looks back at how the fight to rid Iraq and Syria of the jihadists played out across the year, in 100 powerful photos.

Facebook appeal sees couple reunited with long-lost son after 30 years

A couple from Dubuque, Iowa, appealed to their Facebook followers to help them reunite with their adopted son. Just 24 hours later they were speaking with him over the phone.

'Ridiculous': Miss France pageant slammed for trying to promote women's rights

'Ridiculous' Miss France contest organisers Sylvie Tellier and Geneviève de Fontenay mocked for dedicating beauty pageant to denouncing violence against women.

President Vladimir Putin calendar: hunting in July

Vladimir Putin worked as a stuntman in the 1970s - only no one can find the film footage

Russian President Vladimir Putin's desire to be seen as a man of action goes back to his early twenties when he reportedly earned extra cash as a stuntman.

Firefighter dies battling California wildfire, leaving pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter

Cory Iverson, 32, was an engineer with a state fire engine strike team based in San Diego and is survived by his pregnant wife and a two-year-old daughter.

A 'centrist' party is the political equivalent of a tantrum

Toys are thrown out of the pram based on the notion that Jeremy Corbyn's rise to the summit of the Labour Party is some kind of coup.

Stop child sex abuse by making celibacy optional for Catholic priests, Royal Commission recommends

A Royal Commission report on Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse offered 400 recommendations to the Australian government to curb victimisation of children.

Four children killed after school bus and train collide in southern France

A train that apparently derailed collided with a bus near Perpignan, southern France, killing four children and injuring seven.

'Ching ching': Korean Starbucks racism victim says she's been attacked before as video goes viral

An American woman berated two Korean speakers for daring to use a language other than English in a California Walmart.

Five-year-old girl missing after dad leaves her in jungle as punishment for embarrassing him

Search continues for little girl knocked unconscious and dumped by drunken dad in the forest. Felipe Eranzo now facing child abuse charges.

Kremlin-linked network of slush funds allegedly funnelled money to Syrian regime and Isis

Russian money made its way to Assad regime's chemical weapons programme and the oil trade with Isis, BuzzFeed investigation into slush funds reveals.

Five years after Sandy Hook, the school librarian recounts her harrowing story

On 14 December 2012, 20 children and 6 adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Five years later, school librarian Yvonne Cech and her daughter Ashley tell their story.

Julian Assange welcomes UK ruling that WikiLeaks is a media organisation

London tribunal decision flies in the face of US officials who have branded whistleblower site as a "hostile intelligence agency".

What is grossophobia? We need to talk about thin privilege

What exactly is grossophobia, or fatphobia?And does it really deserve to be recognised as a systematic form of prejudice alongside racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia?

Teen drowned at Scottish waterfall while trying to save friend from killer currents

London teen Ali Ahmed drowned at the Falls of Bruar in Scotland when he tried to rescue a friend from strong currents, inquest hears.

El Salvador Court Upholds Woman's 30-year Sentence In Stillbirth Case

El Salvador upholds 30-year homicide sentence for woman who suffered 'stillbirth'

El Salvador upholds 30-year aggravated homicide sentence of Teodora del Carmen Vásquez in stillbirth case. El Salvador has one of most draconian abortion laws in the world.

Watch Moment Crew Of Missing Argentine Submarine Celebrate Its Return To Service In 2014

MoD denies Royal Navy helicopter was chasing Argentine submarine when it vanished

"Strange" WhatsApp message from crewman Roberto Medina sparks call for Argentinian judge to investigate claims of chase.

Ted McDonnell Happyland slum Philippines

A Life in Happyland: A disturbing insight into the daily lives of children in Manila's worst slum

Australian photojournalist Ted McDonnell documents life in Happyland, a ramshackle collection of shelters built around a rubbish dump outside Manila.

'Keep a light tone and blame the Jews': The leaked Nazi blog style guide

The style guide for The Daily Stormer, neo-Nazi website which hit the headlines in August 2017 for publishing a tirade against a protester killed during a far-right rally, leaks.

Has Duterte just threatened to impose martial law throughout Philippines?

When asked whether he would impose a nationwide martial law to combat terror, the Phillipines president said "all options are on table".

Meet Australia's first lesbian brides – and their adorable Shih Tzu ring bearer

Lauren Price and Amy Laker will tie the knot on 16 December after the historic referendum, which saw 62% of the country vote in favour of same-sex marriage.

15-year-old kills himself after being forced to marry his 'mother-like' sister-in-law

Police have arrested two suspects, including the teenager's father, following the suicide.

'Dumb**s': Trump mocked for misspelling 'media' in furious attack on negative 'fake news' coverage

Twitter couldn't stop taunting the president over his latest spelling error while ranting about "fake news."

Good Samaritan mother loses both her legs after trying to help stranded motorist

Good Samaritan Lindsay Shabazian lost both her legs while trying to help a stranger in a stalled car in Sacramento County, California.

One of Kim Jong-un's top aides has disappeared as bribery and execution rumours swirl

Disappearance of Kim Jong-un's top aide General Hwang Pyong-so sparks rumours that he may have been executed for receiving kickbacks in exchange for promotions at Politburo.