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More than 20,000 Iraqis claimed asylum in Finland in 2015.

Fisa's Section 702, which authorised spy programmes like Prism and Upstream, set to expire at the end of 2017.

Deniz Yucel was arrested on 27 February on charges of 'spreading terrorist propaganda'.

The national zoo authorities had earlier said the hippo was stabbed and beaten by unknown assailants.

This would be his first trip to the region as the US secretary of state.

Iraqi forces have liberated eastern Mosul and are currently fighting to drive Islamic State out of west Mosul.

Preval was the only democratically-elected president in Haiti to serve two separate full terms.

Ri Jong-chol was released and deported after Malaysian authorities said they did not have sufficient evidence to charge him.

Mark Sanford and Walter Jones join Democrats in disclosure request 'to serve public interest'.

Former Trump critic booed and jeered as he attends charity event in Providence.

Embattled French centre-right contender refuses to stand down over allegations of illegal payments to wife and children.

Subtle reference to sexual orientation of LeFou prompts Henagar Drive-In Theatre to pull film.

Mystery graffiti artist to open guesthouse just yards from barrier wall separating Israel and Palestinian territories

GOP representative John Bennett accused of Islamophobic questionaire voters had to answer before being allowed to meet him.

Trump drags up 14-year-old picture in response to Democrat demands for investigation into president's ties with Russia.

Actor says he will not be doing another series of US president's reality TV show.

The American socialite took the photograph while on Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island.

May's negotiations were actually with herself. No wonder Nicola Sturgeon has decided enough is enough.

Government troops supported by militias recaptured Palmyra on 2 March.

Shocking allegations emerge from divorce battle after he confirms new romance with widowed sister-in-law Hallie.

Spicer moonlighted as the man inside the Easter Bunny costume at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.

Joint FBI and NYPD investigation alleges cyberstalker was behind wave of anti-Semitic threats.

It's absurd to build the wall says politician on 30ft tall fence separating Tijuana from California.

Né Mwanda Nsémi is accused of ordering his followers to bring down the government.

European Commission has vowed to continue talks with the US administration to end the dispute.

The fighters call the communist government in Beijing 'infidel lackeys' and promise to wage global jihad.

President's proposed cuts risks safety of US troops and ability to counter terrorist recruitment, Albright urges.

Over the past month seven Christians in the town of al-Arish have been burned, beheaded and shot dead.

Following a Global Witness investigation, Glencore admitted to having paid Dan Gertler's subsidiary.