Putin clamps down on dissent with ban on foreign NGOs in Russia
Russian president signs law banning organisations deemed a threat 'Russia's constitutional order, defensive capacity and security'.
Russian psychiatric hospital shows child patients Silence of the Lambs
Moscow institution hit with fine after showing "unsuitable content to minors with severe psychiatric disorders."
US London Embassy worker charged with online 'sextortion'
Michael C Ford allegedly used State Dept computers to hack accounts of women, then blackmail them.
Isis: General tells US Senate 'send 20,000 troops to fight IS or risk losing the war'
General Jack Keane tells US Senate Armed Forces Committee war against IS is being lost.
Ireland: Thousands return home to vote in gay marriage referendum
Responding to calls to make their 'Yes' vote count, Irish return home from all corners of the globe.
Far right cult may have been involved in Jeremiah Duggan death, rules UK coroner
Coroner Andrew Walker overrules suicide verdict by German authorities on UK student who died on motorway in 2003.
Isis: Russia pledges weapons to Iraq in battle against Islamic State
Iraqi Prime Minister compares battle against Islamic State to Soviet struggle with Nazi Germany in Moscow talks.
Missouri pastor resigns after his profile is uncovered on gay hook-up app Grindr
Rev Matthew Makela reportedly condemned homosexuality in social media postings.
Latvian authorities take down crucified Putin effigy after Russian protests
Russian embassy expresses 'extreme indignation and disgust' to effigy outside former KGB headquarters in Riga.
Putin's blonde, bodybuilding female 'cousin' runs for Italian local government
DJ running for election in Veneto region says she admires Putin's decisiveness
UK immigration surges 52% to near record level as David Cameron acts tough on illegal migrants
Net migration surges to levels just short of 2005 peak.
German police recover Nazi statues
Giant twin horse sculptures once stood outside Third Reich's chancellery in Berlin.
Charlie Hebdo: Home of editor Laurent Sourisseau 'staked out by Islamist militant'
Two men arrested after allegedly photographing home of Laurent Sourisseau.
Chechen official calls for polygamy to be legalised in Russia after police chief marries his 17-year-old bride
Calls come after married police chief weds 17-year-old schoolgirl in Grozny.
Canada Isis recruits: 10 arrested at Montreal airport suspected of travelling to join Islamic State
Group suspected of having links to another that travelled to join extremists earlier this year.
North Korea claims it has miniaturised nuclear weapons
North Korea claims successfully miniaturising nuclear weapons, which would allow them to be fired with missiles.
Northern Ireland: Police investigate dead bodies linked to fugitive fraudster Julia Holmes
Bodies of man and woman found in Irish farmhouse.
Spain: Police arrest gang accused of trying to force immigrant to sell kidney
Gang allegedly threatened man when he tried to backtrack on agreement to sell organ.
US Republican calls for military spouses to be armed against threat from Isis 'lone wolves'
Virginia Congressman Scott Rigell calls for families to be provided with 'tools they need to protect loved ones'
Putin the Roman emperor and five other bizarre tributes to the Russian president
Putin's personality cult has been celebrated in art, song and statue.
Rapper Chinx Drugz shot dead in New York drive-by
Rapper and companion shot while driving Porsche in Queens area of New York.
Macedonia: Tens of thousands rally in Skopje demanding 'corrupt' government steps down
Protest follows release of tapes allegedly showing ministers plotting electoral fraud and to cover up a murder.
Isis withdraws from Syria's ancient city of Palmyra
Militants reportedly pull out of areas near ancient city they seized earlier, as government positions are reinforced.
Outcry as Chechnyan schoolgirl, 17, 'forced' to wed married police chief, 47
Threats to girl's family of were backed by Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Egypt executes six Islamists, amid concerns over convictions
Some of prisoners killed claimed to have been in jail at the times of alleged offences.
Putin fires hockey team to victory in Russia in his latest action man stunt
Playing alongside former NHL players, Putin helps team claim 18-6 victory.
Spain: Rampaging bull injures 11 after it escapes near bullring in Talavera de la Reina
Bull escaped on way to bullring killed after being rammed by police car.
Latvia: Vladimir Putin's crucified effigy set up outside former KGB headquarters
Spectators invited to hammer nail into image of Russian president.
Couple caught 'going full pelt' at notorious London wife-swap and dogging spot
It was like a "full on porn movie" said witness at Wanstead Park, east London
Isis claims UK suicide bomber carried out attack in Ramadi offensive
Group names suicide bomber as Abu Musa al Britani.
