North Korean fashion police crack down on banned haircuts

    The North Korean authorities have reportedly stepped up a crackdown on “non-socialist” behaviour, including unapproved hairstyles, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the country’s founding in September.  Youth groups affiliated with the regime are said to have been deployed across the country to warn or detain citizens found sporting banned fashions or hairstyles, North Korean sources told…

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      The Assassin’s Creed series, ranked

      Assassin’s Creed is a series all about history – well, that and stabbing people in the neck. So, for the release of Origins, we thought we’d celebrate by delving into the history of the series. It’s a lot less messy than doing the stabbing in the neck thing ourselves. Below, find our absolutely official definitive…

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        Greek fires: Alexis Tspiras assumes ‘political responsibility’ as criminal investigation launched

        Greece has opened a criminal investigation into the deadly wildfires that devastated a coastal resort near Athens this week, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras said he assumed "political responsibility" for the tragedy.  At a cabinet meeting broadcast by Greek media, Mr Tsipras said he wanted first of all "to assume completely before the great Greek…

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          Deported mother tells of moment  five-year-old son was taken from her by Japanese officials – ‘I still cannot forget his crying voice’

          Japanese immigration officials have been accused of forcibly removing a crying five-year-old boy from the lap of his Vietnamese mother before she was deported from the country. The mother was among 46 Vietnamese deported by immigration officials in February for staying illegally in Japan, with members of 12 families reportedly separated as a result. Nguyen…

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