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Afghan army kills commander of Islamic State affiliate Mar. 16, 2015 9:25 AM EDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan army killed a militant commander who had claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group, the Ministry of Defense said on Monday. In an operation in the southern Helmand...

'Jihadi John': Former Isis hostage gives chilling account of mock execution at hands of militant identified as Mohammed Emwazi Spanish journalist, who was later freed, says militant demanded 'maximum drama' and threatened hostages with a metre-long antique sword Adam Withnall Sunday 15...

Adult trial for girls in Slender Man case AP March 14, 2015, 12:50 pm Two young US girls accused of stabbing their classmate to please the horror character Slender Man must stand trial as adults for attempted homicide, a judge says. Both girls face a count of being a party to attempted...

Ireland has mistakenly legalised ecstasy and ketamine for one day By Laura Wignall Newsbeat reporter 10 March 2015 From the section Health Ireland has accidentally legalised ecstasy, crystal meth and ketamine. A legal loophole means that you cannot be arrested for possession until the new...

Apple Watch to include array of features to connect PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 10 March, 2015, 3:49am UPDATED : Tuesday, 10 March, 2015, 6:22am Agence France Presse in San Francisco Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the Apple Watch during an Apple event in San Francisco, California. Photo: Reuters...

Horror as masked man opens fire in Mali nightclub AFP March 8, 2015, 4:03 am Bamako (AFP) - The music played and the dance floor was filling on another night of partying at Bamako's popular La Terrasse, when the slaughter began. Moments later, the body of a French national could be seen...

Malaysian businessman denies allegations over state investment firm PUBLISHED : Saturday, 07 March, 2015, 1:03am UPDATED : Saturday, 07 March, 2015, 1:03am Agence France-Presse in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has ordered a probe into the accounts of 1MDB. Photo: AFP A...

Businessman charged with defrauding billionaire AS Monaco owner AFP March 1, 2015, 10:18 am Monaco (AFP) - A prominent Swiss businessman was on Saturday charged in connection with an alleged art fraud targeting Russian oligarch and football club owner Dmitry Rybolovlev. Yves Bouvier, who...

Teenage girl pleads with Chile president for the right-to-die PUBLISHED : Friday, 27 February, 2015, 10:43pm UPDATED : Friday, 27 February, 2015, 10:43pm Associated Press in Santiago, Chile Cystic fibrosis sufferer Valentina Maureira.Photo: YouTube Chile's government has rejected an ailing...

Thai pair jailed for defaming monarchy as junta crackdown intensifies PUBLISHED : Monday, 23 February, 2015, 1:52pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 10:43am Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Thai student Patiwat Saraiyaem (left), 23, and activist Porntip Mankong, 26, are escorted by...

Huge sinkhole causes 380 people to be evacuated from Naples neighbourhood in Italy Around 95 families had to be found emergency accommodation Lamiat Sabin Monday 23 February 2015 Naples residents woke up to a massive sinkhole yesterday morning that led to hundreds of people being evacuated...

South Korea prints 15,000 brochures to promote claim to East Sea islands disputed with Japan Thousands of brochures to be distributed to push its side in East Sea dispute with Japan PUBLISHED : Monday, 23 February, 2015, 1:11am UPDATED : Monday, 23 February, 2015, 1:11am Agencies in Tokyo and...

Thailand bans commercial surrogacy after series of scandals PUBLISHED : Friday, 20 February, 2015, 4:18pm UPDATED : Friday, 20 February, 2015, 4:18pm Associated Press in Bangkok Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua, a 21-year-old food vendor, poses with Gammy, who was born with Down's...

Pimping case against DSK close to collapse as five withdraw accusations PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 February, 2015, 10:41am UPDATED : Tuesday, 17 February, 2015, 10:41am Associated Press in Lille, France Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves his hotel on Monday in the northern French...

Rare anti-coup protest in Bangkok quickly broken up by security forces Demonstrators brandish copies of Orwell's novel 1984, make three-fingered salutes and scatter roses in coded criticisms of the military junta in power since a May coup last year PUBLISHED : Saturday, 14 February, 2015...

MH17 attackers will still face justice despite peace deal 'amnesty': Julie Bishop Date February 13, 2015 - 6:31PM Daniel Flitton Wreckage of the MH17 in a field in eastern Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has hailed a "breakthrough" ceasefire in eastern Ukraine...

MH17 attackers will still face justice despite peace deal 'amnesty': Julie Bishop Date February 13, 2015 - 6:31PM Daniel Flitton Wreckage of the MH17 in a field in eastern Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has hailed a "breakthrough" ceasefire in eastern...

Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn: 'I have a rougher sexuality than the average man' Date February 12, 2015 - 2:54PM Henry Samuel A court sketch shows former IMF chief, French Dominique Strauss-Kahn, testifying at Lille's courthouse on Wednesday. Photo: AFP Lille: Dominique Strauss-Kahn denied...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn called women at sex parties 'equipment' Date February 13, 2015 - 6:55AM Gaspard Sebag Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn: "In an SMS, it's easy to be uninhibited." Photo: AFP Lille: Dominique Strauss-Kahn's treatment of women was again under scrutiny as French...

Plane brings human remains from MH17 site Last updated 07:25, February 8 2015 NOT SO SUNNY SCENE: Sunflowers grow around the wreckage and debris at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), Donetsk region. REUTERS A military transport...