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China carries out war games in South China Sea this week
December 18, 2015
China carries out war games in South China Sea this week
China's military carried out war games in the disputed South China Sea this week, with warships, submarines and fighter jets…
US Defense Secretary makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
December 18, 2015
US Defense Secretary makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Afghanistan on Friday for meetings with US troops and military commanders and Afghan…
CNN: Feds say NY store owner who plotted to send jihadists to Syria pleads guilty
December 18, 2015
CNN: Feds say NY store owner who plotted to send jihadists to Syria pleads guilty
A man who owns an upstate New York food store has pleaded guilty to trying to provide material support to…
Story of Syrian family’s suffering and loss goes viral
December 18, 2015
Story of Syrian family’s suffering and loss goes viral
Photographs depciting what remains of a Syrian family, only the father, daughter and son, after a rocket hit their house…
CNN: ISIS goes global – Mapping 50 attacks in 18 countries that killed 1,100 people
December 18, 2015
CNN: ISIS goes global – Mapping 50 attacks in 18 countries that killed 1,100 people
When a married couple killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, they committed the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil…
CNN: Putin praises ‘bright and talented’ Trump
December 18, 2015
CNN: Putin praises ‘bright and talented’ Trump
Donald Trump has said that he would "get along very well" with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The feeling is apparently mutual. Putin…
World’s refugees and displaced exceed record 60 million: UN
December 18, 2015
World’s refugees and displaced exceed record 60 million: UN
The number of people forcibly displaced worldwide is likely to have "far surpassed" a record 60 million this year, mainly…
Nigeria: 49 Boko Haram killed in gun battles, says army
December 18, 2015
Nigeria: 49 Boko Haram killed in gun battles, says army
At least 49 Boko Haram militia have been killed in two days of sustained battle with Nigeria’s military in northeast…
Muslim ‘anti-terror’ bloc to offset Russia, Iran: Experts
December 18, 2015
Muslim ‘anti-terror’ bloc to offset Russia, Iran: Experts
Lebanese political and security analysts told Anadolu Agency that a recently established Saudi-led coalition against terrorism was necessary to prevent…
United Nations condemns human rights abuses in Iran, North Korea
December 18, 2015
United Nations condemns human rights abuses in Iran, North Korea
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Thursday condemned human rights abuses in North Korea and Iran, a rebuke rejected…