Iran confirms air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State

Reuters, Baghdad :A senior Iranian official has confirmed his country carried out air strikes in neighboring Iraq against Islamic State fighters at the request of...

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South Africa calls China an anti-colonial force

AFP, Beijing :South African President Jacob Zuma said Friday that China’s growing influence in Africa would allow the continent to free itself from “colonial shackles”...

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US-led forces conduct 20 air strikes against IS

Reuters, Washington :The United States and partner nations have conducted 20 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq since Wednesday, the U.S....

King Abdullah II of Jordan (L) talks to US President Barack Obama after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday in Washington.

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Jordan king warns IS militants

AFP, Washington :Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned Friday that the fight against Islamic State militants is a “third world war,” as President Barack Obama pledged...

Philip Hammond said the new base would accommodate ships including Type 45 destroyers.

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UK to open new military base in Bahrain

BBC, London :Britain is to establish its first permanent military base in the Middle East since it formally withdrew from the region in 1971.The base,...

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Two Sierra Leone doctors die of Ebola in one day

Reuters, Freetown :Two doctors died of Ebola in Sierra Leone on Friday, a government and a hospital source said, bringing to 10 the number of...

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Tea seller crushed to death at BAUBAU CorrespondentA tea seller was crushed to death under a maxi cab on Mymensingh-Goforgoan at Sesmore area adjacent to...

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