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Sick game of pass the parcel: Horrifying video appears to show Greek coast guard deliberately sinking life raft carrying dozens of Syrian migrants so they'll be picked up by Turkish instead

Video 'shows Greek coast guard SINKING Syrian migrants' life raft'

Footage recorded on November 12 by Turkish rescuers shows a crewman on a Greek-marked coast guard ship jabbing a pole into an inflatable ship in the Aegean Sea. The raft's 58 passengers scream and shout as the vessel starts to sink, before the Greek vessel sails away. Later footage shows the migrants being picked up (right) by Turkish authorities, who have spoken out against the Greeks.

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More than three Mali hotel attackers are still on the run, say security forces as first pictures emerge of American aid worker killed in siege on Radisson Blu

At least three terrorists are on the run following yesterday's attack on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali which killed 27 people including US aid worker Anita Datar, 41.

Pictured: Helicopter pilot who died along with four British tourists on New Zealand glacier

Pilot Mitch Gameren, 28, died along with four Britons and two Australians when the Eurocopter Squirrel crashed into Fox Glacier on New Zealand's south Island.

German football match was cancelled after French spies warned of 'five bomb plot' by five jihadists including a woman to carry out Paris-style attack on stadium

Five jihadists were just 90 minutes away from carrying out a deadly series of five bomb attacks, including at Hanover's football stadium, were stopped after a warning from French intelligence.

EXCLUSIVE - Extraordinary lengths five young Syrian men went to in bid to enter US amid ISIS fears: Greek passports forged in Brazil, hopping from country to country and not checking luggage to avoid scrutiny

Five Syrian men who caused international alarm when they were stopped in Central America on their way to the United States were only caught because their flight was delayed.

Flagship Manhattan Apple Store brought to a standstill as man terrorizes customers with a Samurai sword

The man was subdued by two off-duty cops after entering the Fifth Avenue Apple Store at 3.55 pm Friday brandishing a samurai sword, terrifying hundreds of customers inside.

'There were white, black, red and orange wires': Video shows the incredible moment Paris nurse fought to resuscitate injured man on cafe floor - before realising he was a suicide bomber

Incredible footage has emerged from the Paris attacks showing the moment a Parisian nurse tried to save the life of a man who was badly injured in the cafe only to realise he was the suicide bomber.

Six men with links to Italian Mafia boss are arrested in home town of Don Corleone over alleged plot to kill a government minister

Police have arrested six members of Sicily's Cosa Nostra mafia, including its boss Giuseppe Lo Bue (in picture) as they foiled a plot to kill Interior Minister Angelino Alfano.

66 shares Six with Mafia links arrested over plot to kill government minister

New Zealanders begin voting on a new flag from a shortlist of five designs - so will they opt to make a change or stick with what they've got?

Kiwis will have to submit their ballots by December 11, electing one of five proposed new designs, three of which feature the fern - an unofficial but frequently featured symbol for New Zealanders.

Deranged woman 'stabs pregnant woman to death, cuts baby out of the victim's womb and attempts to pass the child off as her own' - but the newborn SURVIVES

Ashley Wade, 22, allegedly killed Angelikque Sutton (pictured) and performed a makeshift Cesarean section on the woman at Wade's apartment in the Bronx, New York.

Money to burn! China finds new way of generating electricity by cremating truckloads of banknotes worth BILLIONS

A city in China keeps its lights on at night using the power generated through burning damaged banknotes. This year alone over 1,800 tonnes of money has been incinerated in Yancheng.

Huddling together in fear, a pod of pilot whales circle one another after dolphin hunters at Japan's infamous Taiji cove round them up for slaughter

Poignant footage captures the mammals gathering in a tiny circle, clinging together to protect themselves from injury as the men drive the animals towards the netted shoreline in the cove.

'Cowgirl' cousin did NOT blow herself up... but died when third ISIS terrorist detonated suicide vest standing next to her in Paris siege apartment, police reveal

Witnesses told of how Hasna Ait Boulahcen (pictured) yelled 'help me, help me' and 'he's not my boyfriend' moments before the explosion that killed her in Saint Denis, Paris, on Wednesday.

Is this the luckiest woman in the world? The shocking moment elderly lady avoids being crushed as horror car crash misses her by a matter of INCHES

The miraculous footage was captured on a dashcam in Odessa, Ukraine and shows the woman continuing to walk home in a causal manner after avoiding being crushed by inches.

Pig in the city! Massive wild boar wreaks utter havoc in Istanbul as it chases pedestrians through streets and charges into shops

The crazed animal was first captured on camera swimming alongside a boat in the Bosphorus River before reaching land and rampaging through the Beykoz district of Istanbul.

Truck driver dies when he falls ill, slips on his own vomit, falls out of his vehicle... and a giant wheel goes over his head

Garry Willem Voorkamp, 53, of New Zealand, died from fatal head injuries when the five tonne Caterpillar road grader (pictured) ran over his head as he maintained road verges.

Will astronauts use this jet-pack to explore an ASTEROID? Gyroscopic gas thrusters tested for future spacewalks

Massachusetts-based space company Draper has trialled a gyroscopic jet-packthat could help give astronauts new freedom when working in orbit or exploring asteroids in the future.

Jonah Lomu's heartbroken mother breaks down remembering the rugby great - as it's revealed he died suddenly from a heart attack related to his kidney disease

All Blacks rugby legend Jonah Lomu will be farewelled with a public service. Former coach John Hart announced the news with Lomu's weeping mother, Hepi, at his side in Auckland on Friday.

Trump backs database to track EVERY Muslim in America - and would make it MANDATORY for followers of the religion to register

The Republican front runner was at an event in Newton, Iowa, when he said Muslims would be signed up at 'different places,' adding: 'It's all about management.'

Shocking audio footage reveals moment female suicide bomber blew herself to pieces after screaming 'he's not my boyfriend' at police

Hasna Ait Boulahcen, 26, blew herself to pieces during the siege of Saint Denis after anti-terror police closed in on the safehouse where she was hiding with her cousin, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.

ISIS on the run: Sun sets on another day of heavy losses for terror group as Russia's heavy bombing blitz enters its third day

Russian jets flew more than 100 combat sorties on Thursday, targeting the terror group's headquarters in Idlib, as well as ISIS-controlled oil refineries, ammunition depots and factories.

Revealed: The cheap, easy-to-make amphetamine pill that is fuelling Syria civil war by keeping ISIS fighters on their feet for days at a time

The small tablets of the highly addictive substance Captagon are produced in Syria and are credited with helping ISIS fighters in the country stay alert for days at a time during gruelling gun battles.

Eyewitness 'saw Paris terror mastermind sitting in the street drinking from a whisky bottle after attacks'

Neighbour Jean-Jacques told MailOnline that Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, offered him a sip from the bottle as he passed on Saturday - less than 24 hours after the attacks which left 129 dead.

'Stop with the belief, stop with emotion': Sir Bob Geldof blames terrorism in France and Syria on 'blood-stained young generation' in bizarre rant

The Boomtown Rats singer, 64, launched a tirade against today's youth, telling them 'stop with the violence' and 'take action' after the devastating attacks in Paris killed 129 people.

The sickening moment a would-be thief was shot dead at point blank range by an undercover police officer after he tried to rob him in a Venezuelan bank

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. The officer dropped his valuables to the floor in the bank in Venezuela, and as the robber bent down, the policeman pulled out the gun.

Jihadi suspect arrested in Sweden after crossing Arctic Circle on a BICYCLE to sneak into Europe via the backdoor

Mutar Muthanna Majid, 25, was arrested at a refugee hostel in Boliden, Sweden. He had cycled from Russia. A loophole allows cyclists to be waved straight across the Norwegian border.

Shot in the head by a police sniper and then blown to pieces by grenades: French authorities reveal how Paris massacre mastermind died in siege of Saint-Denis after saliva tests identified his remains

$pic shows: Abdelhamid Abaaoud, aka Abou Omar Soussi\n\nA Belgian national who is currently believed to be in Syria is suspected of being behind FridayÂ¬Â¥s attacks in Paris, according to a source close to the French investigation.\n \nAbdelhamid Abaaoud, was reportedly the person likely behind the killing of at least 129 people in Paris on Friday.\nAbaaoud is a 27 year-old from the Molenbeek suburb of Brussels, home to other members of the militant Islamist cell that carried out the attacks.\n\n\n\n\nPicture by Pixel8000 07917221968$

Belgian jihadist Abdelhamid Abaaoud, 27, is believed to have been the ringleader of last Friday's massacres which left 129 dead across the French capital.

ISIS are preparing a CHEMICAL attack, warns French PM, as US security sources confirm that jihadis are trying to produce the deadly weapons

epa05032309 (FILE) A file photograph showing French Prime Minister Manuel Valls answers a question during the questions to the government at the French Parliament in Paris, France, 17 November 2015. Manuel Valls on 19 November 2015 has warned that France could face chemical or biological attack from terror groups. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

Manuel Valls warned French Parliament that terrorists linked to the Paris cell could attack the country with chemical and biological weapons, calling terrorists' 'macabre imagination' limitless.

From 'black widows' hellbent on revenge to girls as young as ten: How female suicide bombers have been used by terror groups from Nigeria to Turkey long before ISIS

FILE - This image made from television on Sunday Nov. 13, 2005 shows Iraqi Sajida Mubarek Atrous al-Rishawi opening her jacket and showing an explosive belt as she confesses on Jordanian state-run television to her failed bid to set off an explosives belt inside one of the three Amman hotels targeted by al-Qaida in Jordan. While most suicide bombers are men, Islamic militant groups have occasionally deployed women to carry out such attacks. Long before the rise of Islamic radicalism, women suicide bombers were used by leftist and separatist groups in the Arab and beyond. (Jordanian TV via AP, File)

Europe's first female suicide bomber Hasna Aitboulahcen who blew herself up at a Paris apartment during a police siege yesterday was far from the world's first to carry out such an attack.

The most dangerous terrorist group in the world is NOT ISIS - but Boko Haram: Figures reveal African Islamists killed 6,664 last year compared to Islamic State's 6,073 as 11-year-old carries out attack in Nigeria

The jihadi group Boko Haram have been revealed as the most brutal terror organisation last year, killing more people than ISIS. The group regularly target civilians in Nigeria.

Russia and Cairo sign deal to build a NUCLEAR power plant in Egypt... just weeks after ISIS bomb brought down passenger jet bound for Moscow over Sinai

Russia have signed an agreement today to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant, in a televised ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Bomb alert on jet flying to Egypt forces plane to land in Bulgaria... where Polish passenger 'who had been drinking' admits he was joking

A plane carrying 161 tourists from Poland to Egypt has been forced to make an emergency landing in Bulgaria after an elderly passenger claimed there was a bomb on board.

Now THAT'S a rock! Giant diamond is the second largest gem quality stone of its type ever to be discovered

The world's second largest gem quality diamond has been discovered in a mine in Botswana.The 1,111-carat diamond is the largest diamond to be found in over a century.

Terrifying moment Brazilian police officer is shot in the face after turning on car siren in a traffic jam... and scared criminals thought they were after them

Terrifying moment police officer is shot in the face while driving

This is the horrifying moment a Brazilian police officer is shot in the face after scaring a crew of robbers into thinking they were on their trail in an unknown city in Brazil last February.

Kissed off: Furious Indian James Bond fans take to Twitter to mock censors' decision to cut out scenes from Spectre that show 007 smooching

The Mumbai-based Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has reined in the fictional British spy's famously lusty romantic life by cutting the length of two passionate embrace scenes.

Pakistan's top model pleads not guilty to smuggling $500,000 out of the country in controversial case that has seen one investigator assassinated and a row over her 'VIP' treatment in custody

Pakistani fashion model Ayyan Ali, 22, was indicted and plead not guilty during a court appearance today following her arrest for money laundering in March.

Police blast protesters with Katy Perry songs to disperse the crowd outside APEC meeting in Philippines... and force them to retreat to the sound of Dolly Parton and the Bee Gees

Hundreds of left-wing protesters clashed with police outside a venue in Manila, Philippines where US President Barack Obama and other leaders of the 21-member APEC group were meeting.