Alex Croft looks at how Sergei Torop, also known as Vissarion, ended up in jail after he was accused of harming his followers

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A 34-year-old Sydney man has been arrested for alleged arson in Melbourne

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Earlier this week, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader confirmed plans for a successor.

The UK has re-established diplomatic ties with Syria, David Lammy has said, as he made the first visit to the country by a British minister for 14 years.

Search and rescue efforts continue after flash floods swept through central Texas killing at least 51.

They rose to their feet in ecstatic surprise, shouting "heydar, heydar" - a Shia victory chant.

People burst into cheers and chanted slogans as Ayatollah Khamenei entered a mosque in Tehran, state TV showed

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Israeli negotiators to hold proximity talks in Doha for return of hostages

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Eight-year-old Renee Smajstrla and "strong and powerful" camp director Jane Ragsdale were swept away.

Survivors describe a deluge that pounced with devastating speed in the pre-dawn hours in central Texas.

State TV showed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving and nodding to a chanting crowd in Tehran.

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, turns 90 on Sunday after a week of celebrations.

ICE has arrested about 1,600 people in Southern California in recent months

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At least 51 people have died after heavy rain caused flash flooding, with water bursting from the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas.

Brandon Ware and William Wheeler were arrested days after the fatal drive-by shooting

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Carlson, who has been a staunch critic of the US's involvement in Israel's conflict with Iran, said he expects to be "criticized for doing this interview."

Local lawmakers admitted that “there’s going to be a lot of finger-pointing” over what went wrong before the devastating floods

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Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the U.S. over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service, and flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related killer

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The devastating Texas floods have killed at least 43 people, including 15 children and 28 adults

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Political scientists have a term for the tactic, that has been used by some leaders including Nixon, to persuade adversaries that they are temperamentally capable of anything, to extract concessions. But can it work in the long term?