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Drew Goodall is today the successful CEO of a London-based shoe-shining company with an annual turnover of £250,000 a year. But his life was not always so successful.

"Isis is currently in an 'interim' period focusing on a much bigger endgame," Elaine Duke, US President Donald Trump's acting Secretary of Homeland Security, warned.

The Chinese celebrity cat rose to fame last year after a short video recording went viral.

Daniel Macduff has sued Sunwing Airlines after it advertised a complimentary champagne toast but instead served him sparkling wine.

TV personality Ksenia Sobchak has announced she will run for Russia's 2018 presidency. Her father was a mentor to Putin but liberals fear it will play into the Kremlin's hands.

The UK continues to stress its support for Saudi Arabia, without addressing the Kingdom's rate of executions and poor human rights record.

The Canadian province became the first place in North America to instute a ban effectively stopping Muslim women wearing the niqab or burqa from public services.

Nearly 100 students reportedly walked out of a New Jersey school after the incident caught on Snapchat was widely shared.

Hindus around the world are celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights, also known as Deepavali and Tihar.

Billboards have sprung up in several African countries for a product that claims to "visibly lighten women's skin colour".

Several people have died in recent years due to the conflict between rival gangs in the state of of North Rhine-Westphalia.

American Ariana Austin became an African princess when she married into the royal family of Ethiopia, after first meeting her man in a Washington nightclub.

This is just the latest setback to the so-called 'Muslim travel ban', which Trump has been trying to implement since his inauguration.

The dogs fight wild boars in a bamboo arena in a practice known locally as "adu bagong". The animals fight to the death on Java island.

Twitter erupted with a slew of sarcasm-laden jokes, comments and memes in response to Sanders' assertion.

Bertrand Cantat battered to death his actress girlfriend Marie Trintignant in a hotel room in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 2003.

Photos show fighting is still going on in Marawi long after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared it had been liberated from Islamist militants.

In the lawsuit, Daniel Card is suing for assault, negligence, breach of contract and emotional distress

A Swedish express train has been christened Trainy McTrainface in an echo of the name chosen by the British public for its new polar research vessel.

Philip Rutnam says no option could be ruled out if no deal is reached when the UK leaves the EU in 2019, as talks have reached stalemate.

US President Donald Trump slammed for being "insensitive" after reportedly telling the widow of a soldier killed in an ambush in Niger that "he knew what he signed up for".

US officials estimate there are 6,500 Isis fighters left in Iraq and Syria, where multinational coalitions have recaptured several territories previously controlled by the group.

200 years after David Ricardo's heyday, why are we seeing a swing towards protectionism from those who describe themselves as leftists?

British cybersecurity analyst Matt Tait claimed that he was recruited by the late GOP operative Peter W. Smith to help verify hacked Clinton emails.

The British government has opted for sheepish deference rather than challenging Iranian authorities for imprisoning the charity worker.

Chicago police have fired two officers involved in dragging David Dao off a United flight in April. Dao broke his nose, lost two teeth and suffered concussion.

The Chatham House think tank says there needs to be greater EU support to help Ukraine which is 'fighting for survival" as an independent state.

Interviews have resurfaced of politician Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera speaking about her experiences with aliens.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised that law enforcement agencies will investigate the allegations, but activists say the situation has not improved.