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European borders facing threat of female jihadis and their children returning from war zones

Men leaving Europe to join Isis used to be the primary concern, lately that concern has turned to women returning from war zones.

Feb 26, 2018

By Jordan Bhatt

Islamic State Isis

Erdogan slammed for telling sobbing girl she will be an honoured martyr if killed in Syria

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticised for telling sobbing girl she will be honoured if killed a martyr in Afrin offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria.

Feb 26, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Turkey Syria

Everybody on this island is panic-buying toilet paper ahead of an imminent price rise

Major supermarkets in Taiwan, however, have assured consumers that they will not run out of stock of toilet paper.

Feb 26, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Supermarkets

Apple launches advert celebrating gay marriage in Australia

Apple has released a new advert for the iPhone that celebrates Australia legalising gay marriage, and it's a tear-jerker.

Feb 26, 2018

By James Hetherington

Apple IPhone

'Holy hell': Trump wants his personal pilot to head the FAA and Twitter is absolutely furious

Twitter immediately blasted President Donald Trump and his administration with accusations of "blatant nepotism".

Feb 26, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Donald Trump Twitter

Drug user high on ice accused of murder 'hallucinated baby was a giant spider'

A six-month-old baby has died after his mother's fiance allegedly through him against the wall when mistaking him for a spider.

Feb 26, 2018

By James Hetherington

When karma hits back: Chinese boy who pees on elevator buttons gets trapped inside

CCTV footage of the incident, which is going viral on social media, shows the young boy all alone in the elevator unzipping his pants and peeing on all the buttons.

Feb 26, 2018

By Karen Noronha

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Kremlin extremely concerned over what is happening in Syria's Eastern Ghouta

President Vladimir Putin spoke to Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Emmanuel Macron over the violence in Syria.

Feb 26, 2018

By Vasudevan Sridharan

Syria Vladimir Putin

Is China taking a leaf out of North Korea's book to tweak its constitution and remove the two-term limit?

Chinese state media and foreign ministry rallies behind the proposal that president's two-term restriction will soon be removed.

Feb 26, 2018

By Vasudevan Sridharan

North Korea

'Miracle' boy lost in forest survives fall from cliff in French Alps

A 10-year-old French boy spent the night in sub-zero temperatures beside his dead brother after they became lost skiing in Avoriaz in the French Alps.

Feb 26, 2018

By Roger Baird