SOMALI MAN FOUND GUILTY IN KIDNAPPING OF CANADIAN JOURNALIST

Lindhout, a freelance journalist, was taken hostage in Somalia on Aug. 23, 2008, along with Australian photographer Nigel Brennan, while working on a story... READ MORE›

ACCUSED LINDHOUT KIDNAPPER TESTIFIES HE LIED TO POLICE ABOUT RANSOM MONEY

Ali omar ader twice told undercover rcmp officers he got 10k for ransom... READ MORE›

MOTHER PLEADED FOR AMANDA LINDHOUT'S FREEDOM DURING TENSE PHONE CALLS

Ali Omar Ader, a 40-year-old Somali national, has pleaded not guilty in Ontario Superior Court to a criminal charge of hostage-taking for his alleged role... READ MORE›

FRIEDMAN THE WORLDS HOT SPOT

Let me point out a few news items you may have missed while debating the Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›

EMBATTLED MALAYSIAN PM NAJIB DROPS SPEECH TO GLOBAL ANTI-CORRUPTION GATHERING

Mahathir Mohamad, the former Malaysian prime minister Photo Rex Mr Najib has accused Mr Mahathir of leading a conspiracy to oust him... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON ADMITS HE DID HAVE A STAKE IN FATHER'S OFFSHORE INVESTMENT FUND AFTER PANAMA PAPERS LEAK

David Cameron has admitted he did have a profitable stake in his father's offshore investment fund, but sold it for around ?30,000 before he became Prime Minister... READ MORE›

ABU SAYYAF VIDEO 'SHOWS BEHEADING OF GERMAN HOSTAGE'

Abu Sayyaf is a small, but highly active group known for beheading, kidnapping, bombing and extortion in the south of the country... READ MORE›

'YOU DON'T KNOW FAMILIES ON THE BREADLINE'

David Cameron has rejected Phillip Schofield's suggestion he is out of touch and does not know any poor working families... READ MORE›

KIDS COMPANY'S CAMILA BATMANGHELIDJH ASKED TO STEP DOWN BY GOVERNMENT

The Cabinet Office is withholding A?3m unless Kids Company moves on its chief executive, Camila Batmanghelidjh... READ MORE›

SIR ALAN DUNCAN MP SAYS CRITICS OF DAVID CAMERON ARE LOW-ACHIEVERS WHO HATE WEALTHY PEOPLE

Panama papers Sir Alan Duncan MP says critics of David Cameron are low-achievers who hate wealthy people... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIA'S BELEAGUERED ABBOTT ENDURES ONE FINAL NIGHTMARE BEFOREA CHRISTMAS

The problem is, neither he nor the prime minister has managed to explain that satisfactorily to voters... READ MORE›

6 CHANGES FOUND IN THE FINE PRINT

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced his cabinet Wednesday, the new faces weren't the only changes afoot... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE IS RUBBING ITS HANDS WITH GLEE OVER THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS

The media have focused on the human tragedy of the tens or hundreds of thousands of people from areas under the bloodthirsty murderers of Isil... READ MORE›

CAMERON'S TAX CRITICS ARE 'LOW ACHIEVERS'

What matters most is the winning the election and David Cameron becoming the prime minister... READ MORE›

As four Americans languished in the Islamic State's network of jails in Syria, at least 15 hostages held alongside them were released... READ MORE›

MASSIVE PROTESTS IN ICELAND OVER PM'S LINK TO OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS

The prime minister walked out of the interview, saying What are you trying to make up here?... READ MORE›

A NEW WAY TO INTERVIEW THE PRIME MINISTER

Prime Minister Trudeau will also join us at that time as we review the encounters and the issues they reveal... READ MORE›

BRITAIN SAYS IT KILLED 3 ISIS SUSPECTS IN SYRIA STRIKE

Mr. Cameron's announcement came as France said it would start sending reconnaissance flights over Syria and was considering airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syrian territory... READ MORE›

CAMERON WANTS BRITAIN TO DO MORE AGAINST ISIS

Britain has provided logistics air-to-air refueling and surveillance Mr. Cameron said... READ MORE›

TRUDEAU MEETS MONTREAL MAYOR AS ENERGY EAST PROMPTS NATIONAL UNITY QUESTIONS

The meeting between the prime minister and the former Liberal cabinet minister was held at Montreal City Hall... READ MORE›

ESCAPED CHIBOK GIRL AMINA ALI NKEKI

Chibok girl Amina Ali Nkeki in red, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, with her baby daughter... READ MORE›

DOCTORS FURY AT MINISTERS OVER DELAYS TO PLAIN CIGARETTE PACKAGING

Nearly 4,000 health professionals have written to the prime minister to express alarm that plain packets may be delayed... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICAN HELD HOSTAGE BY AL-QAIDA IN MALI TELLS OF HIS ORDEAL

Stephen McGown, who was longest held of the Timbuktu Three, reveals he converted to Islam during his six years in captivity... READ MORE›

BRITISH MUSLIM VOICES: SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE IN THE UK

Discussions about Islamist terrorism radicalisation and British Muslims have dominated both the news and the political agenda in the UK in recent weeks... READ MORE›

EX-HOSTAGE SAYS THERE MAY BE CANADIAN AL-QAEDA LINK

Former hostage Matthew Schrier worries about a Canadian in his early 20s who converted to Islam in his late teens, a man he has never met... READ MORE›

AS MANY AS 30 PEOPLE ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE

Social media posts by alleged hostages claimed the gunman wanted to speak directly with Prime Minister Abbott... READ MORE›

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GREEK PLANS FOR A DEBT "HAIRCUT"

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GREEK ELECTION CONFUSION RAISES FRESH FEARS OVER ABILITY TO PAY DEBTS

Political mood becomes even more poisonous as former PM Antonis Samaras accuses Alexis Tsipras of acting like drunk captain of a rudderless ship... READ MORE›

THAILAND ELECTIONS DELAYED AS DRAFT CONSTITUTION IS REJECTED

The draft appeared aimed at halting any comeback for popular former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck's brother, who was also deposed in 2006... READ MORE›

JEREMY CORBYN RESPONDED BRILLIANTLY TO DAVID CAMERON'S SUIT JIBE

The comments come in the wake of Wednesday's PMQs, during which Mr Cameron launched a heated personal attack against, Mr Corbyn ridiculing his dress sense... READ MORE›

SWEDISH MAN KIDNAPPED BY ISLAMIST MILITANTS IN MALI RELEASED AFTER SIX YEARS

Gustafsson, 42, was flown to Stockholm on a special Swedish government plane later Monday but he did not appear before media... READ MORE›

GREEK JUDGE APPOINTED CARETAKER PM UP TO ELECTIONS

The conservatives said all must be done to avoid a new round of elections that Greece did not need... READ MORE›

ICELAND PREMIER NAMED IN PANAMA PAPERS SAYS HES NOT QUITTING

Mr. Gunnlaugsson's deputy, Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, initially said the prime minister had offered to resign... READ MORE›