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US Federal report demands end of controversial 'conversion therapy' For LGBT Youth

The practice can "reinforce harmful gender stereotypes" according to the survey by forcing minors to "conform to specific gender expressions".

Swedish hospital opens world's first trauma centre for male rape victims

Facility at Södersjukhuset, Stockholm to offer care for men and boys who have endured sexual assault.

Al-Qaeda leader Sanafi al-Nasr reportedly killed by Russian forces in Syria airstrike

Leader was killed with fellow al-Qaeda operatives Abdul Malik al-Jazrawi and Abu Yasir al-Maghrebi in the Aleppo province.

Cologne: Refugee friendly mayoral candidate Henriette Reker slashed in neck with a hunting knife

Independent candidate in the mayoral elections was slashed in the neck in the German city of Cologne.

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NHS junior doctors to protest in London over Jeremy Hunt's proposed contract changes

Medics will protest against contract changes imposed which they say will cut their salaries.

Israeli forces shoot dead 3 Palestinian knife attackers as violent confrontations continue

Three Palestinians targetting Jews in knife attacks have been killed, according to Israeli forces.

'India's Daughter': Meryl Streep backs banned BBC documentary for Oscar

Leslee Udwin's documentary is on the rape and death of a young girl on a New Delhi bus.

Philippines: Typhoon Koppu to bring torrential rainfall, flooding

Slow-moving typhoon forecast to make landfall in Luzon early on 18 October.

Will Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff be impeached over Petrobas and election scandals?

Brazil's Supreme Court alleges Rousseff doctored government accounts to allow for more electoral spending.

Australia to legalise growing cannabis for medicinal purposes

The Turnbull government will seek parliamentary approval to amend existing narcotic laws.

UN Climate Change Conference: Future of the Earth hinges on COP21 in Paris

Paris could be the last chance for a global response to rising temperatures.

Abandoned baby found alive in black bin bag

Video has been posted online of the moment a group of passersby discovered the abandoned baby.

Iran tests ballistic missile capable of delivering nuclear weapon

Washington will seek further action from the UN Security Council in response to the ballistic missile test.

South Africa: 20-year-old woman 'tries to sell baby boy on Gumtree for £250'

20-year-old South African woman to appear in court on child trafficking charges.

Philippines readies itself for devastation of 'stationary' Typhoon Koppu

President Benigno Aquino III took to national television to warn Filipinos to prepare themselves for Koppu.

Migrant crisis: Domino effect concerns as Hungary shuts Croatian border

Government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban orders border closure to stem influx of would-be-refugees.

Clashes erupt between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers in West Bank

Another 'day of rage' is observed on Friday by Palestinians.

Lord Dyson: The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire's Annual Law Lecture [Full speech]

Full text of the lecture given by Lord John Dyson at the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire's Annual Law Lecture.

Migrant crisis: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claims Islam 'was never part of Europe'

Hungary has been criticised for its hardline stance om immigration.

Bahrain Foreign Minister Khaled bin Ahmed

Bahrain refutes reports the country is in talks to buy Israeli Iron Dome

"The Gulf States... are most certainly not purchasing anything from the Israelis."

EU migrant crisis: Hungary completes razor wire fence and is closing Croatia border

Hungary is sealing its border with Croatia to stem the flow of thousands of migrants and refugees arriving daily.

Woman gives birth at 30,000ft on a flight from Taiwan to LA [Video]

The woman's waters broke about six hours in to the flight.

West Bank: What is Joseph's Tomb and why was it set ablaze by Palestinian protesters?

Nablus holy site is flashpoint of violence between Jews and Muslims.

David Furnish claims Vladimir Putin is 'polite and lovely'

Furnish's husband Elton John and Russian President discussed LBGT rights on the phone.

Oscar Pistorius to be released: Punishment for violence against women rarely fits the crime

Oscar Pistorius is to be released from prison and into house arrest for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

California: Flooding and mudslides strand drivers following storm

Flash floods were triggered by several inches of rainfall an hour.

Burundi: Authorities and opposition blame each other as calls for genocide spread online

Fears of Hutu-Tutsi ethnic conflict, which claimed 300,000 lives from 1993-2005, reigniting.

Nigeria Boko Haram: Seven people killed by three suicide bombers aged 11-15 in Maiduguri

Breaking: At least 17 more injured by the three girl bombers in three separate attacks in Mulai area.

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Scottish Bitcoin: SNP MP urges introduction of national digital currency ScotPound

ScotPound, a digital currency similar to bitcoin, proposed as an alternative currency in Scotland.

Venezuela: Guinness World Record for largest feet set by 20-year-old with size 25 boot

Right foot measures 1ft 3.79in and the left 1ft 3.59in.

Fox News terrorism expert arrested after allegedly lying about being CIA agent

Wayne Simmons allegedly lied about being intelligence agent for decades.

India: Man allegedly lynched over rumours he was smuggling cows

The incident comes just three weeks after a Muslim man was lynched over rumours of storing and eating beef.

Palestinian attacker wearing Press vest shot dead after stabbing Israeli soldier in West Bank

Stab attack in West Bank settlement of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, leaves IDF soldier injured.

Kurds rail against government corruption as protests turn violent in Iraqi Kurdistan

Civil servants have not been paid for three months as young Kurds eye smuggling routes to Europe.

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