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Battle for Mosul: How ISIS went from stinking destroyers to perfumed terrorists

A perfumer in Mosul initially suffered huge losses because of the strict Sharia law that ISIS imposed, but they later became his biggest customers.

Nov 30, 2016

Donald Trump calls for unity in Thanksgiving message

Want a candlelight dinner with Donald Trump? Here's how much you will have to pay

The Republican's inaugural committee has offered donors a chance to have a candlelight dinner with US President-elect Trump.

Nov 30, 2016

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Nick Clegg: Government are ‘completely clueless’ about Brexit

The Liberal Democrats can pull off an astonishing win and dethrone Zac Goldsmith in the Richmond Park and North Kingston by-election on Thursday (1 December), Nick Clegg has claimed. The former deputy prime minister told IBTimes UK that Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney will beat Eurosceptic Goldsmith because of fears of a hard Brexit.

Nov 30, 2016

HAL Dhruv looking for EASA certification after being dumped by Ecuador?

Ecuador bought seven HAL Dhruv helicopters, but four of them have been lost in accidents.

Nov 30, 2016

Why Donald Trump's presidency is a reason to worry for the US porn industry

The GOP, on its party platform, has called porn a "public menace" and a "public health crisis."

Nov 30, 2016

How you can help Seattle in its war against hate crimes

Reports of abuse and hate crime have started flowing in help and support groups across America.

Nov 30, 2016

Time Person of the Year 2016: PM Modi front-runner, but can he hold on to the lead?

On Tuesday, a Time report said the Indian prime minister had 18 percent of the votes, down from his earlier lead of 21 percent.

Nov 30, 2016

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Stunning satellite images show how London has changed since 1984

Londons changing landscape has been captured in stunning detail in a series of satellite timeline images recorded over a 32 year period. The timelapse videos have been released under a project called Google Earth Timelapse, who said they shifted through five million satellite images from five different satellites. Each year in the timelapse video is made from 33 separate images.

Nov 30, 2016

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Mitt Romney: President-elect Trump can lead American to a better future

Mitt Romney praised President-elect Donald Trump after the pair enjoyed a lengthy dinner at Trump Towers in New York. His comments cut a considerably more conciliatory tone than he adopted during the election, when he said Trump was a phony, and a fraud. Though he fell short of an outright apology, Romney said he believed that Trump can lead the country to a better future. There are rumours that the former US Governor of Massachusetts is being considered for Secretary of State.

Nov 30, 2016

Evening wrap: 3 Army officials killed in chopper crash, cyclone Nada in TN, 'sextortion' is a thing, and more

Read about the government's plans on putting up with payday rush, and Bigg Boss 10 wild card entrant's sexist comment.

Nov 30, 2016

Donald Trump to leave business operations to focus on presidency

Trump says it is 'visually' important that there is no conflict of interest.

Nov 30, 2016

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Sextortion: Webcam blackmail cases have doubled, police say

The National Crime Agency have released a video showing how easy it is to be caught by blackmailers using ‘sextortion’; where criminals using fake identities befriend their victims, make them perform sexual acts on a webcam, then blackmail them for money. Sextortion has been linked to the suicides of four men last year.

Nov 30, 2016