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.

Bangladeshi secular activists take part in a torch-lit protest against the killing of blogger Niloy Chakrabarti, who used the pen-name Niloy Neel, in Dhaka on August

Nine UK bloggers on Bangladeshi militant group's new hit list

Ansarullah Bangla Team is believed to be behind death of a series of bloggers in Bangladesh.

Lord Sewel drugs investigation dropped by police due to 'lack of evidence'

Peer was allegedly filmed taking cocaine with sex workers in July.

Refugees and immigrants arrive at Munich train

Germany: Salafist Islamists may be attempting to radicalise migrants says intelligence chief

BfV chief says that ranks of radical Salafists have swelled in recent weeks.

Pakistan: Plans to hang paraplegic Abdul Basit delayed for second time

Human rights groups claim that hanging wheelchair bound man would be 'cruel and degrading'.

Isis: Russia deploys 28 fighter jets and bombers to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Planes expected to be used in operations in support of Syrian government forces.

Scottish cold case investigators to dig farmland in search for schoolgirl Moira Anderson's body

North Lanarkshire farmland to be searched for remains of Moira Anderson who vanished in 1957.

Isis defectors: Brutality towards Sunni Muslims and misery of Islamic State 'utopia' sparks disenchantment of foreign legion

Study argues that law should be changed to encourage defectors to come forward and denounce group.

A Pro-Russian separatist group at a rally

Sinn Fein and black power Uhuru Movement attend Kremlin-funded 'anti-globalisation' conference

Conference comes as Russia attempts to stir up divisions in the West.

Islamic State fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of a northern Raqqa province in Syria

Should the West collaborate with Russia in the fight against Islamic State?

As Russia increases military support for Assad regime, should West join Putin's 'anti-terror coalition'?

Russian women jailed for war memorial twerk

War memorial twerking craze sweeps Russia leading to arrests and jail sentences

21-year old given 10 day sentence after performing suggestive dance in front of Pochep monument.

Ukraine launches investigation after Putin and Berlusconi quaff £60,000 bottle of wine

Political allies and friends sampled 18th century vintage on visit to historic Crimea winery.

Suspected cartel chief Gildardo Lopez Astudillo 'El Gil' arrested over disappearance of 43 students

Police claim suspected Guerreros cartel boss is behind alleged kidnap and murder of students.

China: Firefighters throw children from window of burning school building

Blaze broke out on first floor of building trapping children on upper floors.

India: US tourist allegedly gang raped in Dalai Lama's home town

Woman, 46, claims she was attacked by two men in northern Indian town.

London: Jubilee Line passenger alarm causes chaos and delays at Waterloo and Canada Water

Overcrowding at stations as passenger alarm halts busy line.

Gen. Lloyd Austin III (R), commander of U.S. Central Command, and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Christine Wormuth

Isis: US spent $500m training only 'four or five' Syrian rebels to take on Islamic State

The $500m training programme is in tatters and was heavily criticised.

PMQs: How did those outside the 'Westminster bubble' react to Jeremy Corbyn's 'open source' questioning?

Corbyn's 'open source' PMQs was meant to appeal to ordinary public fed up with Punch and Judy politics.

Saudi BinLadin Group has contracts frozen after Mecca crane crash

The construction giant is cleared of negligence though.

Lisa Borch stabbed her mother to deaththen

Danish teenager murders her mother after watching Isis beheading videos

15-year-old stabbed mother to death with extremist Muslim boyfriend.

A US billionaire is hoping to boost the morale of teachers in the US by boosting their pay packets out of his own pocket. Billionaire hedge fund manager Jim Simons is to offer an extra $15,000 a year £10,000 to 800 mathematics and science teachers in the

Jim Simons: Billionaire hedge fund boss gives 800 teachers in the US a $15,000 pay rise

Simons boosts the morale of teachers in the US by increasing their pay packets with $12m from his own pocket.

Vladimir Putin calls for West to back Assad and defends military support for Syrian government

Speech comes as Russia sends arms and military personnel to Syria.

Battle of Britain 75th anniversary: Where to watch the flypast attended by Prince Harry

Harry will join war veterans as WWII aircraft take to the skies over southern England.

How the world's press reacted to Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the Labour leadership election

From Israel to Argentina, reaction ranged from concern to jubilation.

Delta State shooting: Active gunman on Mississippi campus, professor confirmed dead

College on lockdown after shooting.

Racism in Scotland: One third of ethnic minority Scots have experienced discrimination

Research reveals that 60% of such incidents go unreported, however.

Islamic State hackers targeted UK ministerial email accounts

GCHQ officials reveal details of plot to gain classified information from ministers' email accounts.

Two British tourists killed as train derails on Himalayan 'toy train' railway

At least 5 people injured in accident near Kalka station.

Russian Orthodox Church demands further DNA testing before laying remains of Tsar's children to rest

Remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria will undergo further tests before being reburied.

Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Ed Milliband speaks during a campaign meeting in Cumbernauld in Glasgow, Scotland September 10, 2014

The Jeremy Corbyn refuseniks: Ed Miliband, Yvette Cooper join exit of Labour big hitters who won't serve with left-wing leader

Senior shadow cabinet figures resign in wake of veteran left-winger's landslide victory.

Corbyn arrives at today's leadership results announcementinLondon

Jeremy Corbyn sweeps to landslide victory in Labour leadership contest

Veteran left-winger elected Labour Party leader with support of 60% of Labour Party.