VIDEO: Our top 10 most read stories of 2015 ... in world news

With another year at Examiner Towers almost over we will - over the next few weeks - be taking a look at irishexaminer.com's most read stories for 2015. We continue this series today with our world section.  

The countdown is listed below but to get you in the mood here's a video summary...

10. Neanderthal DNA discovery

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9. Man who wed his rapist speaks out in US

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8. Escalator death sparks fury in China

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7. IS video shows boy executing ‘Russian spies’

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6. ‘Just 3 in 10,000 Ashley Madison women real’

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5. Malaysian flight downed by missile, says expert

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4. More than 1,100 complain about Sky News presenter Kay Burley

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3. Zimbabwe charges man over Cecil the lion hunt

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2. Peanut health benefits ‘remarkable’

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1. Airplane stowaway plunges to his death

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In the coming weeks we will be sharing our most read stories from news, sport, video, lifestyle, viral, technology and viewpoints on our Facebook page.

Video by Breda Graham