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ISIS captures up to 3,000 fleeing IraqisReuters, GenevaISIS fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of...
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Closing EU door to Turkey ‘serious foreign policy mistake’: Juncker
AFP, Berlin :European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday rejected Austria’s call for the EU to end membership talks with Ankara, warning that it would...
Tremors from Turkey coup rattle US, EU
AFP, Istanbul :From the roads of Pennsylvania and corridors of power in Washington to the public squares of Cologne and EU offices in Brussels, the...
Obama to talk IS fight at Pentagon as US expands Libya role
AP, Washington :President Barack Obama is assessing what’s working and what’s not in the fight against the Islamic State group as the U.S. military ramps...
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US, Israel close many gaps in defense aid talks Reuters, WashingtonThe United States and Israel have closed many of the remaining gaps in negotiations over...
South Sudan security forces killed, raped civilians :UN
Reuters, Geneva :Government soldiers and security forces in South Sudan executed civilians and gang-raped women and girls during and after ethnically-charged fighting last month in...
South African opposition takes election lead in major cities
Reuters, Pretoria :South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance led in three major cities today as votes were counted in local elections, threatening to deal the biggest...
Tremors from Turkey coup rattle US, EU
AFP, Istanbul :From the roads of Pennsylvania and corridors of power in Washington to the public squares of Cologne and EU offices in Brussels, the...
Lawmakers , rights groups for swift reforms to Philippines penal system
AFP, Manila : Images of hellish conditions at an overcrowded Philippines jail triggered calls Thursday from lawmakers and rights groups for swift reforms to the penal...
Obama to talk IS fight at Pentagon as US expands Libya role
AP, Washington :President Barack Obama is assessing what’s working and what’s not in the fight against the Islamic State group as the U.S. military ramps...
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US, Israel close many gaps in defense aid talks Reuters, WashingtonThe United States and Israel have closed many of the remaining gaps in negotiations over...
South Sudan security forces killed, raped civilians :UN
Reuters, Geneva :Government soldiers and security forces in South Sudan executed civilians and gang-raped women and girls during and after ethnically-charged fighting last month in...