Tom Porter

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Tom reports on domestic and foreign affairs for IBTimes UK. His interests include Russia, crime and security. Previously Tom worked at the BBC and the East London Guardian.

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Andreas Fransson

Bearded Swedish hipsters mistaken for Isis terrorists

Anti-terror officers found beard aficionados being photographed with club's black flag.

Love is stronger than homophobia - Russian

LGBT rights in Russia: Majority of Russians want to 'liquidise' or ostracise homosexuals

Poll finds hardening of homophobic attitudes in wake of 'gay propaganda' laws.

hoverboard

Segway: Police confirm it's illegal to use 'hoverboards' on UK streets

Pro-Segway campaigner Lembit Opik says ban is 'hypocritical.'

Tom Watson MP Deputy Labour Leader

Labour deputy Tom Watson had 'duty' to inform public of Leon Brittan abuse allegations

Deputy leader concedes that he was wrong to describe peer as 'close to evil'.

Free Syrian Army

US scraps $500m training scheme for Syrian rebels

News comes after series of setbacks for training scheme.

French prison

Former prisoner successfully sues French state after sharing cell with smokers

Incarceration "did not take place in the required hygienic conditions," judges rule.

Kurgan, Siberia

Group of children accused of killing man by setting him on fire in Siberia

A 12-year-old girl allegedly poured alcohol over man and lit it.

VW Wolfsburg

Volkswagen emissions scandal: German prosecutors raid VW offices

Raids follow revelation VW fitted software enabling diesel engines to cheat emissions testing.

Bethnal Green academy schoolgirls flee to Syria

Channel deradicalisation programme: Essential part of fight against Islamic extremism or expensive flop?

Increasing numbers of people are being referred to Britain's deradicalisation scheme.

Kadiza Sultana, 16, Shamima Begum, 15, and Amira Abase, 15

Islamic extremism: Eight people a day referred to UK deradicalisation scheme Channel

Some 796 people were referred to the scheme between June and August.

Deborah Schoenfeld

Hindu woman sacked from Maryland military dentists for 'satanic yoga'

Colleagues allegedly believed yoga and mediation were 'Satanic'.

Tony Blair

Five key points from Blair's speech on Islamic extremism at the 9/11 Memorial Museum

Former UK prime minister argues that views of extremists echoed in wider Muslim communities.

Syrian government forces shell rebel positions

Syrian army launches ground assault on Assad rebels with support of Russian air strikes

Russia also launched missile attacks against Isis from warships in Caspian Sea.

A staff member at an MSF hospitalbom

MSF does not trust US military investigation into hospital bombing that killed 22

Charity calls for independent international body to investigate bombing of hospital in Kundaz.

Overcrowding on Kings Cross platforms

Travel chaos as delays force closure of Kings Cross station

Commuter fury as delays on three lines cause severe overcrowding on concourses.

Ukrainian tanks pull back from the

Ukraine crisis: Government and separatists pull back artillery and tanks from front line

The 72-hour ceasefire holds in east Ukraine for first time since April 2014.

Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell

Wallander author Henning Mankell dies in Sweden aged 67

Crime writer became global bestseller with tales of gloomy detective Kurt Wallander.

Italian man shot dead Dhaka

Isis: Bangladeshi government denies Islamic State behind gun attacks on foreigners

Islamic State claims responsibility for fatal attacks on men from Italy and Japan.

McDonalds Hong Kong

Hong Kong: McDonald's customers ate late-night meals unaware dead homeless woman was at next table

Woman had been in fast food restaurant for 24 hours before her body was discovered.

Afghan Kunduz airstrike

MSF calls bombing of Afghan hospital a 'war crime' and calls for independent investigation

Death toll from the US air strike on the hospital in Kunduz has risen to 22.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

President Assad says he will step aside if departure is 'part of solution' to the Syria crisis

Syrian president says the Middle East faces destruction if his campaign with Russia and Iran fails.

Bin lorry crash in Glasgow causes Christmas shopping chaos in Glasgow

Fatal Glasgow bin lorry crash driver arrested after allegedly breaking driving ban

Harry Clarke lost license after after blacking out at wheel in crash that killed six.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says marijuana is 'infinitely worse' than tobacco

Harper 's comments come as Liberal rivals call for the drug to be decriminalised.

Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury 2016 tickets sell out in 30 minutes

All 118,200 tickets costing £228 were snapped up within 30 minutes of going on sale at 9am today

Kunduz hospital

US President Obama calls for investigation into airstrikes on Kunduz MSF hospital

US President described airstrikes on MSF hospital that killed 19 a 'tragic accident'.

London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith

Who is Zac Goldsmith, Conservative candidate for London mayor in 2016?

Goldsmith has a reputation for independence of mind and is a champion of environmental causes.

Serial killer Alfredo Prieto

Virginia: Serial killer Alfredo Prieto executed after courts reject intellectual disability plea

Prieto had been found guilty of a series of rapes and murders.

Zac Goldsmith

Zac Goldsmith selected as Conservative candidate for London mayor

The Richmond Park and North Kingston MP won 70% of vote.

Malorie Bantala

Teen arrested over attack on pregnant Malorie Bantala

Malorie Bantala lost her unborn baby after being punched and kicked by two assailants.

Al Nusra fighter with machine gun allegedly

Syria conflict: Jabhat al-Nusra jihadists show off weapons allegedly seized from-US trained rebels

Division 30 surrendered cache of weapons to jihadist group in latest setback for the US.