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How clean toilets are revolutionising education for girls in Uganda
How clean toilets are revolutionising education for girls in Uganda

Clean toilets are something we take for granted in the West, but in many of the poorest parts of the world, they are unheard of.

ISIS releases photo of \'Schweppes bomb\' used to bring down Russian plane
ISIS releases photo of 'Schweppes bomb' used to bring down Russian plane

Islamic State's official magazine carried a photo on Wednesday of a Schweppes soft drink can it said was used to make an improvised bomb that brought down a Russian airliner over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board.

Obama: Assad must go to end war in Syria
Obama: Assad must go to end war in Syria

US President Barack Obama said on Thursday it may take some months for Russia, Iran and the Syrian ruling elite to accept that there can be no end to Syria's civil war or a political settlement while President Bashar al-Assad remains in power.

Deaths by terrorism increased to highest level of 80% in 2014 with 32,658 killed worldwide
Deaths by terrorism increased to highest level of 80% in 2014 with 32,658 killed worldwide

The terror attacks in Paris form part of a growing trend in terrorism worldwide, a study shows.

Poll shows Trump, Clinton as Americans' top choices for anti-terror president after Paris attacks

American voters have picked Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential bet Hillary Clinton as the best candidates suited to deal with terrorism after the bloody attacks in Paris, France.

First openly lesbian mayor takes helm in Salt Lake City after narrow poll win vs. fellow Democrat
First openly lesbian mayor takes helm in Salt Lake City after narrow poll win vs. fellow Democrat

Residents of Salt Lake City in Utah have elected their first openly gay mayor in a tight contest that pitted Democrats against each other.

ISIS even has help desk for secret communication while planning terror attacks, counterterror analysts reveal
ISIS even has help desk for secret communication while planning terror attacks, counterterror analysts reveal

Quite alarmingly, the extremist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has developed a help desk to help militants around the world secretly communicate while planning terror attacks.

New ISIS video threatens New York City terror attack
New ISIS video threatens New York City terror attack

ISIS has released a new video threatening a terror attack on New York City. The threat comes less than a week after hundreds were killed and injured in an ISIS attack on Paris, and just days after the Islamist group released a threat on Washington D.C.

ISIS launches cyberattacks on Britain, other countries in response to war declaration by Anonymous hacker group
ISIS launches cyberattacks on Britain, other countries in response to war declaration by Anonymous hacker group

Just when France is still scrambling to pick up the pieces following the Islamic State (ISIS) attacks in the capital, Britain finds itself targeted online as ISIS hackers launched revenge attacks against Anonymous, the shadowy group which has vowed to silence extremist propaganda and to erase ISIS from the net.

Terrorists may be using Sony\'s Playstation 4 to communicate and plan their attacks
Terrorists may be using Sony's Playstation 4 to communicate and plan their attacks

Security experts have issued a warning on how the Sony Playstation 4 may have been tapped by terrorist networks to communicate and plan their attacks.

ISIS could launch massive cyber attack on Britain, cripping vital infrastructure, warns Osborne
ISIS could launch massive cyber attack on Britain, cripping vital infrastructure, warns Osborne

After the deadly shooting and suicide bombing in public places in France, a British official recently warned that the jihadist organisation, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is plotting another attack targeting his country, but of a different kind: a cyber attack.

What does ISIS want? Jihadist group on a mission to draw infidels into Syria to wage Armageddon battle — analysts
What does ISIS want? Jihadist group on a mission to draw infidels into Syria to wage Armageddon battle — analysts

What is motivating the Islamic State (ISIS) to terrorise the world and commit the most brutal acts imaginable like killing hundreds of innocent civilians aboard a plane or in a concert hall?

ISIS may launch another attack in Europe, one that could be difficult to stop, former CIA chief warns
ISIS may launch another attack in Europe, one that could be difficult to stop, former CIA chief warns

The former head of the CIA has warned of another attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) similar to that in Paris, and that these could already be underway and may be difficult to counter.

Millenials and Marriage: They might marry later, but they still marry
Millenials and Marriage: They might marry later, but they still marry

A new poll shows that millennials are delaying marriage until they have accomplished other important milestones, such as home ownership, cohabitation and economic stability.

Vatican City \'medieval\' law infringes on free speech says Vatileaks journalist
Vatican City 'medieval' law infringes on free speech says Vatileaks journalist

Vatican law infringes on free speech, said the Italian investigative journalist accused of leaking confidential documents.

Pakistan has executed at least one person a day for 11 months
Pakistan has executed at least one person a day for 11 months

Pakistan has executed 311 people since December 2014 when the death penalty was reintroduced, according to Ekklesia.