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The attacks in Brussels, Nice, Orlando and Berlin made the biggest headlines, but terrorists claimed the lives of thousands of people across the world in 2016.

Their aim was 'to convince viewers that those pictures are the outcome of the ongoing events in the city of Aleppo'.

Lucha activist tells IBTimes UK of fears as youths 'form groups' to protest against President Kabila using violence.

Barack Obama's wife spoke about life after the White House in farewell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The attacker's mother, father, sister and two other relatives are being held for questioning.

The two children of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman are seen in the video for the first time.

China is against awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to people it considers criminals.

President-elect secures presidency in final vote despite protests and efforts to flip the vote

The UN body said an additional 2,400 people are internally displaced in northeast Myanmar.

Beijing has hit back with drone seizure after president-elect's comments on Taiwan

Chantale Ramazani Wazuri tells IBTimes UK how 'institutions are instrumentalised by the executive power'.

The scandal-hit president was impeached on 9 December after 234 lawmakers voted against her.

Police have arrested a suspect after 12 people were killed and 48 injured.

Shots were fired outside the US embassy in Ankara hours after the assassination of the Russian ambassador.

Terror attacks are 'violation of all rules of civilized order' says president-elect.

Prime Minister Samy Badibanga names new interim government five minutes before deadline for Kabila to step down.

Under the slogan: 'Football is our life, let us live', Iraq wants Fifa to allow international games

The president opined that even if migrants were stopped from entering the US, demographic changes were inevitable.

Demonstrators in Kalamu, Matete and Lingwala districts blew whistles to signal to Kabila that it was time to leave.

IBTimes UK looks at the armed group accused of large-scale atrocities in the country's northwest.

Russia and Japan have signed economic cooperation deals in areas including medical technology and energy.

No Santa hats please, it is not allowed under Islam says religious council.

A majority of the individuals being offered 'a second chance' were sentenced for drug-related crimes.

This is the second time when the ruling PiS has backed away from a controversial plan due to protests.

China's navy had 'unlawfully' confiscated the drone on 15 December in the disputed waters.

'Personally, I've never found being on the sideline a successful place to be,' Cook said.

Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council to impose an arms embargo in the country amid fears of rising violence.

A suspected gunman who opened eight or nine rounds of fire in the air has been taken into custody.

Viola served in the US army and helped create the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, New York.