Tom Porter

Reporter

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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.

Pregnant Chinese woman fights off knife-wielding thugs who attacked construction site

Group of four women chase away armed gang that set upon workers on the building site in Xian.

General Mark Milley at his Senate confirmation

Islamic State: New US Army chief calls for US 'spotters' to be embedded with Iraqi troops to direct air strikes

Move would mark escalation in US role in fight against Islamic State (Isis).

George Osborne told to 'sit down' in furious outburst by Commons' speaker John Bercow

'Chancellor, sit down man! I told you to sit down, sit down!' shouted Bercow, as Osborne fielded questions on the economy.

France: Man sues Vatican claiming priest abuse 'made him into paedophile'

Man also wants priest to be punished after subjecting him to abuse in school in the 1970s.

Chess legend and Putin critic Garry Kasparov airbrushed from Russian sports history book

Editor allegedly pressurised to exclude chess legend from book commemorating history of Spartak club.

LAPD discovers 1,200 guns in home of man found decomposing in car

LA police describe number of firearms in the home as 'staggering'.

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Russia questions impartiality of Dutch-led criminal investigation

Russian ambassador to UN says Dutch investigation 'does not ensure due transparency'.

Isis escalates use of chemical weapons against Kurds in Syria and Iraq

Three cases of chemical use in June alone confirmed by research groups

Shark alert issued at Perpignan beach in south of France

Saturday's shark sighting near Perpignan beach was third in ten days

Hitler produced thousands of paintings as a young struggling artist before joining the Bavarian Army at the outbreak of World War I

Filipino company describes Hitler, Mao and Stalin as 'superattainer' leadership role models

The trio appear on a list of 'high achieving individuals'.

Iran nuclear deal: 'Military force still an option' says US defence chief Ashton Carter

US Defence secretary begins tour of Middle East today to reassure allies wary of Iran deal.

Findon road rage attack: Matthew Daley charged with 'road rage' murder of great-grandfather Don Lock

Lock was killed on Thursday night in what police described as an 'unprovoked attack'.

Isis militant armed with a rocket launcher

RAF teams battling to prevent Islamic State rocket attacks on airliners

Teams have provided training to security staff at airports in Africa and Gulf states.

South Korean spy denies eavesdropping on civilians in suicide note

Case comes after former spy chief was convicted for attempting to fix election.

Isis sets up training camp near isolated Bosnian village

12 fighters are believed to have left the village to fight with Islamic State in Syria, according to investigation.

David Cameron promises US more help to destroy Islamic State

Cameron noted that he would first get approval of MPs before taking military action against Isis.

Transylvanian music festival offers free tickets in exchange for blood

Festival organisers aim to boost number of donors in country where only 1.7% give blood.

Russia: Members of brutal nationalist Fedorovich gang jailed for murder and torture spree

A total of 14 people were killed in their crime spree throughout the Sverdlovsk region.

Shrine to the victims of Malaysian Airlines

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17: What do we know about who brought down the passenger plane one year on?

Evidence indicates that civilian airliner was brought down by Buk missile fired by pro-Russian militants.

Barcelona's new left-wing council leader bans 'pro-Franco' mass for civil war victims

New administration claims that annual Mass for executed Nationalists is really pro-Franco demonstration.

Saudi woman films harassment by religious police in shopping centre 'for wearing eye make up'

Six members of muttawa religious police pursue woman and challenge her for dressing 'provocatively'.

Pamela Anderson requests meeting with Vladimir Putin to 'make this a better world'

Former Baywatch star proposes talks with Russian President to address environmental and animal rights issues.

GoPro-wearing terrorist beheading plot foiled by French police

Four arrested after allegedly plotting to behead member of French military and upload video on internet.

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17: Dutch investigators claim pro-Russian militants shot down passenger plane

Sources say that report identifies missile that downed passenger plane and its trajectory.

Cyprus RAF base evacuated after missiles fall from landing fighter jet

Two Brimstone missiles fell hundreds of feet from Tornado, but did not explode.

California Police refuse to apologise after falsely accusing kidnap victim Denise Huskins of 'Gone Girl' hoax

Police initially declared that Huskins and boyfriend lied in accounts of kidnapping.

Six British tourists arrested in China over 'terror links' to be deported

Group of 11 Britons detained in Inner Mongolia on Monday were on 47-day tour of China.

Ukraine: Open air 'Museum of the Soviet Occupation' to launch in Kiev

Thousands of Soviet monuments recently deemed illegal could be re-housed in museum.

Radiation spike recorded after Chernobyl wildfire

Rise in levels of deadly cesium-137 recorded.

BP to pay $18.7bn to settle 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill claims

BREAKING: Record sum to be paid over 18 years to three US states.