In Focus: Millions of people in southern Africa need global effort to cope with severe drought
IBTimes UK speaks with the World Food Programme following drought exacerbated by El Nino.
France: President Francois Hollande seeks to extend state of emergency until Isis can be totally defeated
The move will extend the government's ability to search and detain people without warrants.
Arab Spring 5 years on: Timeline of the major events and uprisings in the Middle East
A timeline of the major events of the Arab Spring on the 5th anniversary of the movement.
Refugee crisis: First UK doctors start work on new Lesbos to Athens ferry project
Doctors of the World UK have launched a project to help with the urgent problem of giving medical assistance to refugees.
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Easter Rising 1916 centenary: Rare photos of bombed-out shell of Dublin exhibited in London
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South Africa: Could Zimbabwe-style farm invasions be triggered by worst drought on record?
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: 'The country's hearts are breaking for the people of La Loche'
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UK: Bishop of London urges priests to grow beards to reach out to Muslims
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China: Restaurants found spiking food with opiates to draw customers
Nearly 35 restaurants in China were found illegally lacing food with opiates like morphine and codeine.
US: Body of missing toddler found on woodland trail
Noah Chamberlin, 2, was walking in woods with his grandmother and sister when he went missing.
Entrepreneur Milo Yiannopoulos defends his new university grant available only to white men
Yiannopoulos claims: 'There are enough grants out there for women and minorities'.
India: Government plans to offer courses in yoga studies at universities
Yoga originated in India but it's not connected to Hinduism, claim experts.
Russia denies report that Vladimir Putin demanded resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Financial Times reports that senior intelligence official traveled to Damascus to relay request from Putin.
Tajikistan anti-Islamist beard shaving is 'grotesque' say leading rights activists
Rights activists say President Emomali Rakhmon is using terror threat to stamp out all opposition.
JP Morgan encourages employees to stop working weekends with new 'pencils down' initiative
The company has banned staff from working weekends and will encouraging more mentoring and faster promotions.
Tunisia protests: Job-seekers roam the streets in frustration over high unemployment rate
Police fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of young protesters, during the second day of riots.
Japan: Train station stays operational for just one high school student's studies
The village of Shirataki now consists of 18 families and just 36 people.
Senegal: Hotels urged to increase security or face closure as terror attack fears spread
Recent terror attacks in Mali and Burkina Faso prompt Senegal to increase security measures.
Davos 2016: Russia is 'second most powerful country in the world' as US tops list
In categories including economics, though, the country fell well short of rivals.
Swine flu outbreak kills 200 as it spreads to eastern Europe
Lethal cases of H1N1 flu virus reported in Iran, Russia, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Tunisia: Country-wide curfew imposed after protests turn to looting and attacks on police stations
Tunisia's feared security forces have responded to the unrest with teargas and water cannons.
Ghana: Hundreds take part in #RedFriday protest against 'faltering' economy
Occupy Ghana called on Ghanaians to wear red to demand their government take action.
Syrian opposition rules out participating in peace talks until Russian air strikes stop
Politician said Russia must stop 'bombarding civilians' before they join peace talks.
Isis: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi vows 'collapsing' Daesh will be defeated in 2016
Prime Minister said IS were in retreat after their defeat at Ramadi.
Egypt Revolution anniversary: 40 powerful photos of the 25 January 2011 Arab Spring protests
Five years ago, on 25 January 2011, anti-government protests began across Egypt, publicised on social media.
'Saved by God': Jew who survived Holocaust becomes world's oldest man at 112
Yisrael Kristal may have taken the title following the death of Japan's Yasutaro Koide.
Blizzard 2016: Storm Jonas threatens transatlantic flights as north-eastern US cities brace for whiteout
Blizzard warnings have been issues in several US cities and internal flights grounded.
Tunisia: Police and rioters clash in third day of unemployment protests
At least one policeman has been killed in some of the worst protests in Tunisia since the 2011 uprising.
Burundi: What you need to know about the new insurgencies, and if they really matter
IBTimes UK looks at the men behind the insurgency and examines if their existence can impact the conflict.
Nigeria losing $2.4m a day as NNPC shuts two refineries following pipeline attacks
With only one refinery left open, many fear fuel crisis likely to worsen.
Cologne Imam claims women 'wearing perfume' provoked mass sex attacks on New Year's Eve
In interview Imam repeated claims 'scantily clad' women provoked attacks.
Germany: Syrian Islamist arrested on suspicion of war crimes relating to attack on UN mission
Suspected member of al-Qaeda's Jabhat al-Nusra Suliman AS, 24, arrested over kidnapping of UN peacekeeper.
Miami doctor caught on camera hitting Uber driver in inebriated state
The video was posted by someone a YouTube user identified as Juan Cinco on 19 January.
US election 2016: Sarah Palin fans outraged at her support of 'liberal' Donald Trump
The former governor of Alaska has been criticised for not supporting Ted Cruz
Oil crisis: David Cameron to set up a support group for the North Sea oil industry
The group will be chaired by Oliver Letwin, minister for government policy.
Myanmar frees 102 political prisoners ahead of power transition
UK-New Zealand citizen Philip Blackwood, who was jailed for insulting Buddhism, was also released.
Japan to deport Ric O'Barry, dolphin activist and star of Oscar-winning documentary The Cove
O'Barry has refused to leave the country, claiming he was there as a tourist.
California lawmaker seeks to ban sale of encrypted smartphones by 2017
The state has introduced a bill, which if passed, will essentially ban sales of all iPhones after 2017.
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