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Liberal Turkish imam is critical of Erdogan's government. But does he have a hidden agenda?

The husband admitted to slapping his wife but claimed it was justified because she misbehaved to his father and sister

Homeless Elmo impersonator Dan Sandler pleads not guilty to extortion charges.

Mako shark weighing 1,323lb and said to be largest in the world caught after 2 ½-hour battle with angler Jason Johnston.

Primate fossil of Archicebus Achilles shows evolutionary divergence between humans and lemurs.

Broke tycoon friend of Lord Sugar wants bank to call off £5m cash chase.

Protesters adopt label of 'chapullers' in mockery of PM Erdogan slur that describes them as 'capulcu' or looters.

The men were found guilty of seperate murders, the interior ministry announced.

Stop The Cull activists and hunt saboteurs to stage midnight 'walks' on farms to prevent mass shootings of badgers.

Drunken Gerard Golabek admits climbing zoo fence into African Plains enclosure to get his ball back.

Three European members of Femen demonstrated in support of Tunisian activist Amina Tyler.

Conservative Muslim city in eastern Turkey wins contest to get emergency contraception.

Basquiat painting leads Sotheby’s contemporary art sale in Paris.

Muslim Brotherhood leaders heap scorn on Turkish anti-government protesters as 'alcoholics'.

Crackdown follows PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan labelling social media a menace.

Rebels concede defeat in strategic town of Qusair.

Turkish police arrest two Iranian intelligence agents for masterminding anti-government protests.

Sacramento resident finds unexpected package containing illegal drug on his porch.

Transgender soldier comes out as woman and opens 'peace garden' at Florida home.

Women subconsciously spend more time studying features than men do.

Consultant Andrew Kakabadse explains how world affairs are shaped by the political and business elite.

Volunteers with Freedom House and Konrad Adenauer Foundation 'made scapegoats' in anti-libertarian crackdown.

Beijing bans search terms including 'June 4', 'today' and 'tomorrow' on 24th anniversary of Tiananmen Square protests.

Prince takes 60 friends to Euro Disney for three-day extravaganza.

Hitchhiker attacked by three men who picked her up in picturesque Himalayan resort town.

Senior politican slams police violence and offers to meet organisers of Gezi Park protests in Istanbul.

Protests over loss of Gezi Park in Istanbul have united Turkey's revolt against government.

Israeli fighter jets and drones fly over Lebanon as Hezbollah's presence in Syria surges.

Parents imprisoned daughter to prevent her eloping with lover.