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Islamic State deputy leader killed in US air strike

Gunmen patrol after clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014.

The Irish Times: The second-in-command of the Islamic State militant group was killed during a US air strike in Iraq on Tuesday, the White House has said, dealing a blow to the group that has sought to form a...

Dozens killed amid airstrikes and fighting in key Yemeni city

The Los Angeles Times: Fierce fighting in the crossroads city of Taiz in Yemen killed dozens of people, officials and aid groups said Friday, with deaths blamed on airstrikes by a Saudi-led military coalition and shelling...

Tests show mustard gas traces in ISIS attack

A hooded Tunisian police officer stands guard ahead of the visit of top security officials of Britain, France, Germany and Belgium at the scene of Friday's shooting attack in front of the Imperial Marhaba hotel in the Mediterranean resort of Sousse, Tunisa, Monday, June 29, 2015.

CBS News: Officials have been looking into reports that ISIS militants used chemical weapon in the August 11 attack in Makhmour......

AMISOM admits troops killed Somali civilians

photo: US DoD / Tobin Jones

Turkish President, with no majority, calls for new elections in November

photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici

Blind man tasered by cops who thought he had a samurai sword

photo: Creative Commons / Junglecat

UN peacekeepers sexually abused minors as young as 11: official

photo: UN / Catianne Tijerina

Will fresh plea for justice take Gujarat riot probe to Modi’s doorstep?

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Britain and France to Announce Measures to Contain Migrant Crisis in Calais
New York Times 2015-08-20

Under plans to be formally declared later on Thursday, British police and border protection forces will work with their French counterparts at a “command and control center.”......

Calais Migrants France Britain Deal Photos Port Security Wikipedia: Calais

Rival Koreas trade artillery fire at border
Star Telegram 2015-08-20

South Korea's military fired dozens of shells Thursday at rival North Korea after the North lobbed a single artillery round at a South Korean border town, the South's Defense Ministry said. ......

Artillery Firing North Korea Photos South Korea Wikipedia: Division of Korea

Health before wealth: Study links working long hours to heart strokes
Yahoo Daily News 2015-08-20

Washington DC, Aug 20 (ANI): Working extra hours in office? Well it's time to take a pause for a cause as a new study has linked working long hours to greater risk of coronary heart disease or a stroke. In the study, researchers analysed data from 25 studies...

Health Care Heart Stroke Photos Wikipedia: Myocardial infarction Working Long Hours

US proposes UN arms embargo on South Sudan
Stars and Stripes 2015-08-20

UNITED NATIONS — The United States is proposing that the U.N. Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan after its president shocked rebels and observers by refusing to sign a peace deal. The U.S. circulated a draft resolution to council members Wednesday evening, and diplomats said they...

Photos Politics of S. Sudan S. Sudan Peace Deal Sudan Conflict Wikipedia: South Sudan–United States relations

Serena Williams wins Cincinnati opener in straight sets
The Times of India 2015-08-20

MASON: Serena Williams pumped her fist after each important point and screamed as she smacked another emphatic shot. The defending Cincinnati champion wasn't going to ease into the tournament. Williams put a lot of emotion into her opening match at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday afternoon,...

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UK approves e-cigarettes as healthier alternative
Al Jazeera 2015-08-20

Smokers in the UK could be prescribed e-cigarettes to help...

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Tunisian police officer killed in beach resort of Sousse
BBC News 2015-08-19

19 August 2015 From the section Africa Tunisia is struggling to contain a growing militant threat across the country A Tunisian police officer has been shot dead in the beach resort of Sousse, where 38 people, mainly British tourists, were killed in June. Officials said three officers were attacked...

Bardo Museum Photos Sousse massacre Terrorism in Tunisia Wikipedia: 2015 Sousse attacks

Blagojevich loses bid for full appeals court to rehear his appeal
Chicago Tribune 2015-08-19

A federal appeals court in Chicago has denied former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's long-shot effort for a rehearing of his appeal before the full court. ......

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Turkey In Political Crisis As Violence Spirals
Huffington Post 2015-08-19

ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on Turkish police outside an Istanbul palace and eight soldiers were killed in a bomb attack in the southeast on Wednesday, heightening a sense of crisis as the country's political leaders struggle to form a new government. The...

Dolmabahce attack Islamic State Photos Terrorism in Turkey Wikipedia: Turkey–ISIL conflict

Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram massacre rises to 160: Locals
Deccan Chronicle 2015-08-19

Kano: The number of villagers massacred by Boko Haram jihadists in a remote village in northeastern Nigeria rose to 160 on Wednesday, according to locals, as the military rejected accounts of the attack. Residents of Kukuwa-Gari in Yobe State described how more than 150 of their relatives and...

Boko Haram Kukuwa-Gari Photos Terrorism in Nigeria Wikipedia: Boko Haram insurgency

Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle sought sex with minors, had child pornography
Chicago Tribune 2015-08-19

Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle traveled to pay for sex acts with minors while he stayed in upscale hotels and received child pornography that he knew had been secretly produced by the former director of his charitable foundation, federal prosecutors allege in a document released Wednesday. ......

Guilty to Child Pornography Charges Jared Fogle Photos US Criminal Justice Wikipedia: Jared Fogle