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Joshua Boyle was rescued last week, along with his wife and three children, after five years as captives of the Haqqani network.

Former Hurricane Ophelia turned the UK sky red on 16 October. Twitter is already talking of Rapture - but the Met office offers a very logical explanation.

This year's most powerful Atlantic hurricanes – Harvey, Irma and Maria – caused so much damage that 2017 will almost certainly prove to be the costliest hurricane season on record.

More than 300 people died when a truck packed with explosives detonated near the entrance of Mogadishu's Safari Hotel on 14 October.

British currency rises against major crosses for second successive session as Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Brussels.

Hundreds of police in Florida were were forced to undergo training to prevent similar bungles.

The details emerged in a story from the New Yorker which profiled the highly religious vice president.

A man-eating tigress that killed four villagers in the west Indian state of Maharashtra has died after being electrocuted, ending an armed hunt for the beast.

Former Hurricane Ophelia has finally made its way to Ireland's coast after days of warnings. Here's a round-up of the best social media reaction to the storm.

This is the worst attack in Africa's history since Al-Qaeda was blamed for twin attacks on US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, when 220 people died.

Indonesia witnessed a massive jailbreak, which saw more than 450 inmates escaping from the prison in May 2017.

Trump and Paul have had a tense relationship since the two faced off in the Republican primary stage during the 2016 presidential election.

Bet comes despite a series of controversies that have engulfed the White House since Trump took office.

Hundreds of civilians fled the city last week as US-led airstrikes on Isis fighters intensified to drive them from one of their last Syrian strongholds.

Syrian battery attacked after it allegedly fired on Israeli warplanes during reconnaissance mission over neighbouring Lebanon.

South Korean and American navies led by aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan started their maritime exercises on Monday.

British national Sally Jones and her 12-year-old son Joe Dixon are believed to have been killed by a Predator drone in Syria. Legal questions surround their deaths.

Tamika Mallory was thrown off the flight without reason by the pilot after disputing a seat change.

Australian woman suffers nerve damage to spine after abusing nitrous oxide as experts warn against the dangers.

Hurricane Ophelia's winds fanned more than 140 wildfires across northern Spain and Portugal, killing three in Galicia and six in Portugal.

Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute were dead and the Marawi siege could end soon.

WikiLeaks steadily published thousands of embarrassing emails and documents linked to Democratic officials in the months leading up to the November election.

Heavy rains and floods have wiped out the potato crop in many regions of New Zealand.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said President Donald Trump told him "he is not seeking to go to war" with North Korea.

Russia funds the Taliban in Afghanistan by $2.5m a month through laundered fuel sales, according to the Times who spoke to a treasurer with the group.

Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Monaco lays cunning trap to catch sexton suspected of stealing from church's charitable collection box.

The posters were put up by traders in Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh state.

New Ukip leader Henry Bolton said he could kill a badger with his bare hands in an interview with TV station Russia Today.

Pyongyang also accused the US of trying to 'make money' from the tensions in the Korean peninsula.