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islamic state

Urgent action needed to avoid "massacre" in Iraq

23 Aug 2014

6.9k

levelled

Five Palestinians from the same family killed by Israeli warplane attacks

23 Aug 2014

5.4k

144

Breaking the Cycle

To pay or not to pay? James Foley's death underscores an agonising dilemma

23 Aug 2014

9.8k

EBOLA

HSE rules out Ebola in death of Donegal man

22 Aug 2014

22.5k

no release

The man who shot John Lennon has been refused parole for the eighth time

22 Aug 2014

25.9k

146

noooooooooo

Living forever may never be possible, says scientific study

22 Aug 2014

14.9k

Missouri

National Guard leave town as Ferguson tensions calm

22 Aug 2014

6.7k

EBOLA

Two-year jail terms for hiding Ebola victims in Sierra Leone

22 Aug 2014

13.1k

Iraq

Islamic State will "have to be defeated" says America's top general

22 Aug 2014

12.0k

184

Iraq

Reports: 70 killed as Shiite militiamen open fire at Sunni mosque

22 Aug 2014

5.6k

Knife Crime

Teen jailed for stabbing friend to death over £30 breakfast loan

22 Aug 2014

16.1k

Hamas

Hamas executes 18 men in Gaza for alleged collaboration with Israel

22 Aug 2014

11.0k

220

Japan

Death toll from catastrophic Hiroshima landslides could double

22 Aug 2014

7.8k

Cannibalism

German policeman goes on trial over 'cannibalism' murder

22 Aug 2014

13.2k

United Nations

Could the UN Security Council do more to stop conflicts?

22 Aug 2014

3.7k

islamic state

Read the chilling email IS militants sent to James Foley's parents

22 Aug 2014

39.1k

202

Child Abuse

Vatican official uses trucking company to explain why Church is not responsible for child abuse by priests

22 Aug 2014

12.2k

fair play mary

That's a lot of stuff!... This ship has set a world record for most containers ever carried

22 Aug 2014

21.3k

new cases

In focus: Myanmar struggles with ancient scourge of leprosy

22 Aug 2014

35.6k

ZMapp

Experimental Ebola drugs shouldn't just be given to well-off patients, say experts

22 Aug 2014

5.1k

Equality

Florida's state ban on gay marriage has been ruled unconstitutional

21 Aug 2014

8.6k

America

Teenager sentenced to 11 years in jail for carving swastika on boy's forehead

21 Aug 2014

37.0k

Explainer

Ebola: What is it? How do people become infected?

21 Aug 2014

25.9k

islamic state

ISIS militants holding James Foley captive asked for a ransom of $100m

21 Aug 2014

15.4k

Israel

Israeli bomb shelter converted to illegal casino and drug lab

21 Aug 2014

10.0k

105

Ukraine

Russian aid convoy begins customs check after Ukraine border delay

21 Aug 2014

4.3k

warplanes

Three Hamas commanders and four children among at least 15 killed in Israeli strikes today

21 Aug 2014

5.9k

227

EBOLA

US doctor who contracted Ebola in Liberia to be released from hospital

21 Aug 2014

10.2k

MH370

Couple charged with theft from passengers of missing flight MH370

21 Aug 2014

16.4k

Controversy

Debate Room: Was the New York Post's front page photo of James Foley unethical?

Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher

21 Aug 2014

330

Thailand

Thailand's junta leader named PM as Irish warned over travel

21 Aug 2014

17.5k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Should graphic videos of terrorist acts be banned?

21 Aug 2014

16.1k

174

Special Forces

US sent mission to try and rescue James Foley

21 Aug 2014

13.2k

Assisted Suicide

Massive rise in 'suicide tourism' to Switzerland

21 Aug 2014

14.7k

that was unexpected

WATCH: 'Monsoon' flood rips through Arizona desert region

21 Aug 2014

15.3k

Execution

Video of journalist James Foley being beheaded is authentic, says White House

20 Aug 2014

64.8k

184

Report

Celtic hold Maribor in Champions League qualifying first leg

20 Aug 2014

12.9k

Execution

ISIS is a 'cancer' which 'has no place in the 21st century' - Obama

20 Aug 2014

15.7k

Ouch

Cast of soap opera fired after going on strike for more pay

20 Aug 2014

43.9k

digital age

Opinion: James Foley's death shows that graphic, unregulated footage is just a click away

Derek Bowler

20 Aug 2014

926

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