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The area in western Anbar was one of the first captured by the Islamic State in 2014.

Orca was responsible for the death of three people during his time in captivity.

Around 200,000 people are expected to attend the demonstration on 21 January.

Obamacare, carmakers, Russia, the FBI, and Wikileaks all feature in the day's Twitter musings.

This is an empty action that says 'We don't like Trump', while presenting no ideas to enact change

An international search has so far failed to find any debris from the flight, which disappeared in 2013.

The whereabouts of Anastasia Zotova's husband have been unknown for more than a month.

Charity Survival International claims Baka Pygmies have been suffering abuses due to WWF's work for decades.

Former Belgium Prime Minister says the EU is a ' beautiful political project'.

Doctors' union says the proposed deal would benefit docotrs but ignore public healthcare needs.

There have been over 2,000 prosecutions for stalking offences since they were introduced in 2012.

Militants in Niger Delta vowed to continue oil facilities' attacks until end of perceived disfranchisement.

PCS union tells IBTimes UK that Whitehall is 'under immense pressure' at all levels.

In two weeks, Donald Trump will replace Barack Obama in the White House.

Guenther Oettinger will be confirmed as head of Budget and Human Resources for the EU on 9 January.

About 50 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered since December as anti-terror regional offensive continues.

Groups are setting up searchable archives of president-elect's statements to aid fact-checkers.

Epiphany, also known as Three King's Day, falls on the 12th day after Christmas.

It is the second time Russia has announced a withdrawal of forces from Syria.

Satellite images show that the submarine had docked at Karachi harbour in May 2016.

Momodou Pa Njie second ambassador to be recalled after urging Jammeh to accept election defeat and step down.

For 50 years, UK denied the right of return to resettle for Chagos people it forcibly deported in 1971.

Two were killed in the attack outside a couthouse in Turkey's third largest city.

The helicopter was found by Yecuana indigenous tribe members on the slopes of the Cerro Duida.

Bodies of Nurul Islam Marzan and another suspected extremist were found in Dhaka's Rayer Bazar.

Japan has also suspends talks with South Korea on foreign currency swap.

Source close to negotiations tells IBTimes UK there has been 'lots of movement' in jobs dispute.

The vice president also said it was 'dangerous' for the president-elect to be skeptical of US intelligence agencies.

The Advertising Standards Board found the unofficial tourism campaign for the Northern Territory as a cheap shot.