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Pakistani Taliban says al-Baghdadi is not 'caliph' for all Muslims, but is only a local leader in Iraq.

Fighting erupts in Harad in Hajjah Province despite truce and peace talks in Switzerland.

Turkey's renewed crackdown on Kurdish militants involved 10,000 security personnel.

Flight AF 463 with 459 passengers and 14 crew members on board lands in Kenyan coastal city.

Unpredictable polls bound to disrupt Spain's two-party system as two newcomers set to make inroads.

Eight others killed in Israeli air raids in Assad stronghold in Damascus district.

Republican rivals continue to spar as Trump increases support in Fox poll.

US State Department warns Americans to limit their movement during Christmas and New Year celebrations.

Instructors can legally offer driving lessons in exchange for sex as long students are over the age of 18.

The 75-year-old actor shackled himself to other protesters at the Competitive Power Ventures facility in Orange County.

Fatal drug overdoses in US exceed – more than the number of people killed in car accidents.

The study did not examine the effects of vegetarian diets on the environment.

Ukraine's £2bn debt payment was due this weekend.

Top 10% of households got 21% richer as ONS reports wealth disparity is widening in David Cameron's Britain.

Texas police did not tell boy's parents he had been detained.

Joshua Stevens was released after evidence showed he stabbed Unais Gomes in self-defence.

Iraqi defence minister confirms that nine members of the country's security forces have died during Operation Inherent Resolve in Anbar district's Fallujah.

The company is also changing its website address and will adopt a new symbol to trade on Nasdaq.

All but two of the eight attackers who killed 130 people in Paris have now been identified.

Government accused of cracking down on protesters over land grab dispute.

Pentagon says warplane's incursion into China-claimed territory was unintentional.

Apart from the penalties, as part of a settlement with CFTC, the bank will pay $60m as disgorgement.

A 'thorough investigation to determine the facts' will be launched, the US military said.

The UN agreement calls for a ceasefire and sets out a timetable for political talks.

The bill has been widely condemned and has drawn comparisons to Nazi Germany.

The survey showed 30% of Republicans and 19% of Democrats support air strikes on Agrabah.

It would be a nice gesture from a friend to a friend Sondre Lund, one of the campaign organisers, said.

French survey finds local women have fewer orgasms and fake more than their British counterparts.

Number of protesters from Palestine clash with Israeli army on West Bank.