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Russia targeting ‘well known groups’ and not just Islamic State with Syria airstrikes

Russia’s airstrikes in Syria are targeting other terrorist groups as well as Islamic State militants, according to a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia...

‘464 Iran pilgrims’ died in Saudi Arabia Hajj disaster

Iran’s death toll from the Saudi hajj disaster has nearly doubled to 464 pilgrims killed, state media reported today, a development that is likely...

Paedophiles ‘downloading millions of pictures of children posted on social media’

Innocent photos of children originally posted on social media sites accounts for much of the material found on some paedophile image-sharing sites, it has...

Russian airstrikes ‘targeting Syrian opposition groups, not Islamic State’

Western governments have expressed concern that Russian airstrikes in support of the beleaguered regime of Bashar Assad are targeting moderate Syrian opposition groups. President Vladimir...

Kentucky clerk jailed over gay marriage says Pope told her to ‘stay strong’

A county clerk who went to jail for defying court orders to issue same-sex marriage licences says she met briefly with the pope during...

Uber chiefs face trial in France over low-cost taxi service

Two Uber France executives could face jail in a case hinging on the taxi company’s banned low-cost service. The trial of Thibaud Simphal and Pierre-Dimitri...

Time Present and Time Past: The Oresteia

Sean Sheehan It is over a century since Einstein established that the perception of time depends on an observer’s position but at Trafalgar Studios in...

France investigates alleged crimes against humanity by Bashar Assad

Paris prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into French government accusations that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government has committed crimes against humanity. France is trying...

Russian politicians give Putin go-ahead for troops in Syria

The upper chamber of the Russian parliament has voted unanimously to let President Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to Syria. The Federation Council discussed Mr...

David Cameron urged to make slave trade reparations during Jamaica visit

David Cameron has been pressed to consider making reparations to Caribbean countries for Britain’s role in the slave trade as he arrived for a...

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