Last Stand For IS Fighters In Tikrit Battle

Islamic State fighters are surrounded and preparing to make a last stand in Tikrit, the Iraqi home town of Saddam Hussein. "We don't want to be rushed because we want to avoid casualties," police Staff Major General Bahaa al-Azzawi told the AFP news...

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UK Pledges £2m To Deadly Cyclone Pam Victims

The UK is giving up to £2m in aid to help the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu where a devastating tropical cyclone is feared to have flattened entire communities. Cyclone Pam is thought to have caused widespread destruction across the 65 inhabited...

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Sick Baby Among 7 Dead In Helicopter Crash

A military helicopter carrying a sick baby for treatment has crashed in thick fog in Serbia, killing all seven people on board. The aircraft had picked up the five-day-old child in the southern region of Raska after an ambulance taking the child...

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India: Nun Critical After Gang-Rape By Bandits

A 72-year-old nun has been gang-raped by bandits at a Christian missionary school in eastern India. Up to a dozen attackers broke in at around 1am on Saturday before tying up several of the nuns on the premises. The senior sister was raped as she...

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Putin Pictures Fail To Halt Sickness Rumours

Russian state television has broadcast footage purporting to show Vladimir Putin working at his official residence on Friday, as his spokesman continued to deny rumours that the president is ill. The brief and unremarkable segment features Mr Putin...

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Egypt Reveals Grand Plan To Build New Capital

Egypt has unveiled its plan to build a new administrative and business capital that will house five million people and feature a theme park "four times bigger than Disneyland". Housing minister Mustafa Kamel Madbuli said the new 70,000 acre city,...

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'Terror Owl' Caught In Dutch City After Attacks

A bird dubbed the "terror owl" by residents of a Dutch city has been caught after it attacked more than 50 people. The European eagle owl had been swooping silently from above and attacking residents in Purmerend, north of Amsterdam, for the past...

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Ireland Raises A Glass To Economic Recovery

By David Blevins, Ireland Correspondent Just four years after the financial bailout, Ireland will celebrate St Patrick's Day on Tuesday as the EU's fastest-growing economy. According to the European Commission, the Republic's economy is growing at...

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NATO Chief: 'Deterrence Is Working In Ukraine'

NATO can not guarantee Ukraine's security in the face of Russian aggression, but a policy of deterrence is working, the alliance's Secretary General has said. Jens Stoltenberg also told Sky News the UK must maintain its military contributions to the...

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Nelly Performs Kurdistan Gig For IS Victims

The US rapper Nelly has flown to one of Iraq's most unstable regions to appear at a charity concert raising funds for those who have been displaced by Islamic State. The singer performed some of his best-known hits to a crowd of thousands, including...

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