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Refugee crisis: Hundreds stranded in freezing weather as Macedonia shuts border with Greece

Around 750 people have been stranded in Greece after Macedonia shut their border on 22 January.

Jan 23, 2016

Haiti: Presidential elections postponed as violence breaks out in Port-au-Prince

The 24 January vote has been pushed back amid accusations of fraud.

Jan 23, 2016

Israeli guard shoots 13-year-old Palestinian girl trying to stab him

After a fight with her family, the girl had left her home with a knife in her bag and with the intention of not making it back alive.

Jan 23, 2016

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: The countrys hearts are breaking for the people of La Loche

At a press conference Mr Trudeau described the shooting at a community school as every parents worst nightmare.

Jan 23, 2016

2 Dalit men taken into preventive custody for anti-Modi sloganeering

The former students of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University were staying at the hostel as guests.

Jan 23, 2016

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth anniversary: Bose family gets emotional as Modi govt declassifies files

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released 100 digital files pertaining to Netaji Bose on Saturday.

Jan 23, 2016

Delhi Police detain 1 after questioning 4 arrested from Roorkee over ISIS links

Earlier this week, four people suspected of targeting the Ardh Kumbh Mela in Haridwar were arrested from Uttarakhand.

Jan 23, 2016

8 dead as severe snow storm hits US east coast

The blizzard has led to power outage in 1,20,000 homes in the US.

Jan 23, 2016

Bomb scare on Mumbai-bound GoAir flight declared hoax after emergency landing in Nagpur

All the passengers on the flight were deplaned.

Jan 23, 2016

CIA alerts India on ISIS terror plots after decoding Facebook messages

Indian authorities have arrested 20 people on suspicion of being sympathisers of the Islamic state group in the last few days.

Jan 23, 2016

Four dead in worst Canada school shooting in decade, suspect caught

Police took the suspect into custody outside the school and seized a gun.

Jan 23, 2016

DRC elections 2016: November vote is still technically possible says FCO

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth on the DRCs presidential elections.

Jan 23, 2016

Egypt Revolution remembered: A look back at the Arab Spring protests that changed the Middle East

IBTimes UK looks back five years since the revolution in Egypt toppled then president Hosni Mubarak.

Jan 22, 2016

In Focus: Millions of people in southern Africa need global effort to cope with severe drought

IBTimes UK speaks with World Food Programme as millions face hunger due to drought exacerbated by El Nino.

Jan 22, 2016

Japan: Train station stays operational for one high school student’s studies

One train station in the snow-swept northern Japanese island of Hokkaido has been kept operational so that one girl can finish her last year of high school. That girl is 18-year-old Kana Harada who lives in the area of the former village of Shirataki – which now consists of 18 families, and just 36 people, according to NHK. The village was administratively merged with the bigger municipality of Engaru.

Jan 22, 2016