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The women refused to be part of Islamic State's 'sexual jihad'.

China is cracking down on the circulation of amateur porn over social media.

The top 10 Republican contenders took to the stage in the first prime-time debate of the 2016 election cycle. The remaining seven candidates participated in an earlier 'Happy Hour Debate' hours before the main event.

Prisoner uses old surfboard, toy spade to surf three kilometres to shore from island prison in Norway.

Preisdent Buhari has launched an investigation into the country's notoriously corrupt oil industry.

Country's president has urged citizens to flee the affected region.

A new Instagram feed offers international viewers a broad look at life inside China.

In Iran record 73C temperatures stunned meteorologists as protests erupted in Iraq over electricity.

Irish rescue boat Niamh carrying 367 survivors arrives in Palermo.

Michael Brown's death sparked months of sometimes violent protests and spurred the "Black Lives Matter" movement.

Bomber struck as security forces were praying, more than 30 injured.

Boko Haram attacks continue to claim lives as new task force ready to start offensive.

The Russian star was diving two miles off Formentera, a small island near Ibiza.

EXCLUSIVE: Former rebel tells IBTimes UK how he was recruited by touts to fight for his country

US intelligence has evidence that shows Iran was sanitising its suspected nuclear military site at Parchin.

Discovery comes after Malaysian PM announces previous fragments found belonged to missing plane.

Pregnant woman and 13 children believed to be among survivors of shipwreck off Libyan coast

British policy towards Bahrain has encouraged the arrest and conviction of Al-Wefaq leader Shaikh Ali Salman

Kidnappers from FDLR contacted Islamic community in Goma and demanded $40,000 ransom.

Debris from the crash likely drifted north and then west, CSIRO simulation shows.

Pooch was tied to sack of gravel and covered with earth up to its neck.

Highly sensitive report obtained from Australian Department of Defence was dismissed by 4chan users.

Ageing survivors give their first-hand accounts of the world's first nuclear attack on civilians.

First armed drone strikes launched from Incirlik Air Force Base after agreement between Turkey and Pentagon.

Police found 'human skulls', fake currency and knives in their possession.

Confirmation that the plane has crashed is not enough, say relatives.

Students with such markings will not be allowed to enroll in the 2016 academic year.

The American president wasn't eventually picked to serve as a juror.

Japanese city's mayor calls for global nuclear disarmament in ceremony attended by thousands.