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ISIL fighters make gains in northern Iraq

Al-Jazeera.com :The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has continued to gain ground in northern Iraq despite weeks of US-led air strikes, and is now moving closer to the Iraq-Kurdish city of...

Afghan president drops his tribal name

AP, Kabul :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has decided to drop his tribal name of Ahmadzai and has asked all government departments and media to use his family name only.A letter was sent last week...

ISIL ‘kills scores’ in Iraqi province

Al-Jazeera.com :The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has killed at least 200 people from the Albu Nimr tribe, which had taken up arms against the fighters, police officers cited by news...

UN urges civilian transfer in Burkina Faso

Al-jazeera.com :The United Nations has threatened to impose economic sanctions on Burkina Faso, if the army does not hand over the power to civilian rule.The army stepped into the power vacuum left by President...

Turkish officials assist a survivor while the bodies of illegal migrants lie on the ground in Istanbul, on Monday.

Migrants boat sinks near Turkey: 24 killed

BBC Online :At least 24 people have been killed and scores are missing after a boat said to be carrying migrants sank off the north coast of Istanbul, officials say.The accident took place at...