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Air strike kills 17 Islamic State militants, nine civilians in Iraq

Air strike kills 17 Islamic State militants, nine civilians in Iraq

A coalition air strike near the Iraqi border town of al-Qaim killed at least 17 Islamic State militants and nine…
Avalanches kill 186 in Afghanistan

Avalanches kill 186 in Afghanistan

More than 180 people have been killed in north Afghanistan in some of the worst avalanches there for 30 years,…
Scientists discover black hole so big it contradicts growth theory

Scientists discover black hole so big it contradicts growth theory

Scientists say they have discovered a black hole so big that it challenges the theory about how they grow. Scientists said…
Poll: Half of British Muslims ‘discriminated against’

Poll: Half of British Muslims ‘discriminated against’

Half of the British Muslim population say they are discriminated against in the United Kingdom as it has become less…
Taliban suicide bombing targets Turkish envoys in Kabul

Taliban suicide bombing targets Turkish envoys in Kabul

A Taliban suicide bomber targeted a Turkish diplomatic vehicle on Tuesday, police said, killing a Turkish national and an Afghan…
UAE court sentences 6 Iranians to life in jail over British businessman’s kidnap

UAE court sentences 6 Iranians to life in jail over British businessman’s kidnap

A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced six Iranians, three of them in absentia, to life in prison…
Cuba, US at odds on ending Havana’s terror blacklist

Cuba, US at odds on ending Havana’s terror blacklist

Just two days ahead of a second round of talks on restoring diplomatic ties frozen for five decades, Cuba and…
US official: More moderate Syrians ready to battle Islamic State than expected

US official: More moderate Syrians ready to battle Islamic State than expected

Moderate Syrian fighters in greater numbers than U.S. officials had expected are stepping forward to battle Islamic State militants, the…
Bahrain court rejects bail for Shiite opposition chief

Bahrain court rejects bail for Shiite opposition chief

A Bahraini court on Wednesday again rejected a request for bail from a Shiite opposition chief whose trial for allegedly…
UN report finds torture still widespread in Afghan jails

UN report finds torture still widespread in Afghan jails

Afghan authorities tortured or mistreated more than a third of nearly 800 suspected Taliban-linked detainees who human rights investigators were…
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