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Ansbach explosion: Bomber pledged allegiance to IS

A video showing the Syrian man who blew himself up in Ansbach, Germany, on Sunday evening pledging allegiance to the leader of so-called Islamic State has been found on his phone, says Bavaria's interior minister. Joachim Hermann says two…

Nice attack: City refuses police call to delete CCTV images

The local authorities in Nice have refused a request by French anti-terror police to destroy CCTV images of last week's lorry attack. The Paris prosecutor's office said the request had been made to avoid the "uncontrolled dissemination" of…

Idris Elba: I’m too old to play James Bond

Idris Elba has said he feels he is "too old" to play James Bond. The 43-year-old actor has been widely tipped by bookmakers to take over the role when Daniel Craig leaves the film series. Read more:…

Commitment to accuracy

Further investigation by ZIZ News has led to the discovery that source material referring to Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery used in the article "The legacy of the CBI", is inaccurate. The source article, from the Daily Pioneer has been…

German train stabbing: De Maiziere warns of lone attacks

Germans should be prepared for further attacks carried out by small groups and radicalised "lone wolves", Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has warned. Five people were wounded, two critically, by a 17-year-old who went on the rampage…

Nice attack: Prosecutor says suspect had accomplices

Nice truck attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel received logistical support for his Bastille Day attack from five suspects who are now in custody, French prosecutor Francois Molins has said. Mr Molins told a news conference the crime had…

Turkey PM vows to purge Gulen movement ‘by the roots’

The Turkish Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, has vowed to purge supporters of an exiled cleric "by the roots" in the aftermath of the failed coup. He said he had sent the US evidence of Fethullah Gulen's criminal activities - allegations…

Brexit throws ‘spanner in the works’ of global growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the UK's decision to leave the European Union has "thrown a spanner in the works" of its global growth forecast. Instead of predicting 3.2% growth in 2016, the IMF's World Economic Outlook…

US election: Anti-Trump rebellion quashed in vote

The movement to stop Donald Trump from gaining the Republican presidential nomination prior to the party's convention has been crushed by a vote. The party's rules committee rejected a proposal that would have allowed delegates to back the…

India ‘gold man’ battered to death

An Indian man who bought one of the world's most expensive shirts made entirely of gold has been allegedly battered to death, police said. Datta Phuge shot into the global limelight in 2013 when he bought a shirt made with more than 3kg of…