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Iraq crisis: Fierce battles for Baiji and Tal Afar
Full Article BBC News
20 Jun 2014

Islamist-led militants and pro-government forces are engaged in fierce battles for the Baiji oil refinery and Tal Afar airport in northern Iraq. Baiji, Iraq's biggest refinery, is surrounded by the rebels, who say they have seized most of Tal Afar airport. The fighting comes a day after the US said it would send some 300 military advisers to...

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Al-Qaeda inspired militants stand with captured Iraqi Army Humvee at a checkpoint outside Beiji refinery, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 19, 2014. The fighting at Beiji comes as Iraq has asked the U.S. for airstrikes targeting the militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. While U.S. President Barack Obama has not fully ruled out the possibility of launching airstrikes, such action is not imminent in part because intelligence agencies have been unable to identify clear targets on the ground, officials said.
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updated 20 Jun 2014; published 20 Jun 2014
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Iraq Crisis Fierce Battles For Baiji And Tal Afar
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Iraq Crisis: Iraq Forces Fight Over Key Oil Refinery
updated 20 Jun 2014; published 20 Jun 2014
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June 20 2014 Breaking News Iraq crisis: Fierce battles for Baiji and Tal Afar
updated 20 Jun 2014; published 20 Jun 2014
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Heavy Fighting For Two Cities In Iraq.
updated 18 Jun 2014; published 18 Jun 2014
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Iraq crisis Militants driven back from nation's main oil refinery, military says
updated 18 Jun 2014; published 18 Jun 2014
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IRAQ crisis: Militants driven back from nation's main oil refinery | LATEST NEWS.
MH370 hunt to shift south, says Report
Full Article Deccan Chronicle
20 Jun 2014

SYDNEY: The drawn-out search for missing Malaysian Flight MH370 will revert to an area hundreds of kilometres south of the previously suspected crash site following new analysis of the plane's flight path, a report said on Friday. Investigators grappling to solve the mystery of the jet's disappearance are set to scour a zone 1,800 kilometres (1,116...

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Flight Lt. Jayson Nichols shields his face from the sun as he looks out the cockpit of a Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion aircraft during a search operation of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 over the southern Indian Ocean, Thursday, March 27, 2014. Planes and ships searching for debris suspected of being from the downed Malaysia Airlines jetliner failed to find any Thursday before bad weather cut their hunt short in a setback that came as Thailand said its satellite had spotted even more suspect objects.
photo: AP / Michael Martina, Pool

updated 15 Apr 2014; published 15 Apr 2014
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Drone deployed in hunt for MH 370 aborts mission
updated 16 Apr 2014; published 16 Apr 2014
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Drone sub dives again on hunt for MH 370
updated 18 Apr 2014; published 18 Apr 2014
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Drone deployed in hunt for MH 370 aborts mission
updated 12 Apr 2014; published 12 Apr 2014
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MH370: 8 Countries 17 Vessels 19 Aircraft In The Hunt For Missing Plane's Black Box Lying 15,000ft
updated 09 Mar 2014; published 09 Mar 2014
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"Malaysia Airlines Flight Found" Is FALSE! Missing/Crashed (Flight MH-370) Malaysia Plane Crash
updated 14 Apr 2014; published 14 Apr 2014
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MH 370 Deep sea Hunting
Global refugee figure passes 50m for first time since second world war
Full Article The Guardian
20 Jun 2014

UNHCR report says more than half of those displaced are children, with aids organisations reaching breaking point Women and their children sit outside their tents at the Zam Zam refugee camp for internally displaced people in North Darfur, Sudan. Photograph: Albert Gonzalez Farran/AP/UNAMID The number of people forced to flee their homes across the...

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File - A boy plays with a soccer ball inside Za’atri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan, 7 December, 2012.
photo: UN / Mark Garten

updated 20 Jun 2014; published 20 Jun 2014
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Global refugee count crosses 50 million UN
updated 20 Jun 2014; published 20 Jun 2014
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Global refugee figures highest since Second World War, UN says
updated 20 Jun 2014; published 20 Jun 2014
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June 20 2014 Breaking News Global refugee figure passes 50m for first time since second world war
updated 20 Dec 2013; published 20 Dec 2013
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Refugees for a second time: The Palestinians forced to flee Syria for Lebanon
updated 07 Mar 2014; published 07 Mar 2014
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Most Shocking Second a Day Video | Save The Children UK Ad | War Impact on British Young Girl
updated 17 Dec 2013; published 17 Dec 2013
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Syrian refugees struggle in bitter weather conditions
President Obama can 'bypass Congress' over Iraq action
Full Article BBC News
19 Jun 2014

US President Barack Obama had told Congressional leaders he does not need lawmakers' approval for any action in Iraq, the top Senate Republican says. Senator Mitch Mc McConnell was speaking after a meeting between the president and senior members of Congress. Iraq has asked for US air strikes against advancing Sunni militants. Meanwhile US...

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President Barack Obama convenes an Oval Office meeting with his national security team to discuss the situation in Iraq, June 13,  2014.
photo: White House / Pete Souza

updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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President Obama can 'bypass Congress' over IRAQ action | LATEST NEWS.
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Iraq Crisis: President Obama can 'bypass Congress'
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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President Obama could take military action in Iraq without Congress | BREAKING NEWS.
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Iraq crisis: Barack Obama says no Congress nod needed to strike ISIS,NewspointTV
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Raw Obama Congressional Leaders Meet on Iraq
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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OBAMA to Congress: I don't need new permission on IRAQ | BREAKING NEWS:19/06/14
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe becomes king
Full Article Al Jazeera
19 Jun 2014

Spain's Crown Prince Felipe ascended to the Spanish throne at midnight on Wednesday, but there weren't any ritzy official celebrations. The economic crisis that has left a quarter of Spaniards out of work prompted Europe's newest king to be relatively frugal at his proclamation. The former king, 76-year-old Juan Carlos, misjudged public anger at...

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Spain's Queen Sofia, left sits with King Juan Carlos, 2nd left, Spanish Crown Prince Felipe, 3rd left and Princess Letizia before signing an abdication law during a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Madrid
photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza

updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Spain's Crown Prince Becomes King Felipe VI
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Spain's Crown Prince Felipe takes over crown
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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New King of Spain Felipe VI receives royal sash from predecessor Juan Carlos (recorded live feed)
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Spain's King Felipe VI crowned
updated 02 Jun 2014; published 02 Jun 2014
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Prince Felipe set to be crowned Felipe VI, King of Spain
updated 02 Jun 2014; published 02 Jun 2014
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Spanish PM: King Juan Carlos Plans to Abdicate; Crown Prince Felipe to Become Next King.
Militants lay siege to Iraq's largest oil refinery
Full Article STL Today
18 Jun 2014

BAGHDAD (AP) — Islamic militants laid siege to Iraq's largest oil refinery Wednesday, threatening a facility key to the country's domestic supplies as part of their ongoing lightning offensive, a top security official said. The attack comes militants have seized wide swaths of territory in Iraq — and as the specter of the sectarian warfare that...

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File - In this Monday, Oct. 6, 2003 file photo, an abandoned watchtower and lines of barbed wire are seen surrounding Iraq's largest oil refinery as smoke rises from a petroleum gas flare, in the city of Beiji, north of Baghdad. On Wednesday, June 18, 2014, a top Iraqi security official said Islamic militants of the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant laid siege to Iraq's largest oil refinery late Tuesday night, threatening a facility key to the country's domestic supplies as part of their ongoing lightning offensive across the country. The Beiji refinery accounts for a little more than a quarter of the country's entire refining capacity and any lengthy outage at Beiji risks long lines at the gas pump and electricity shortages, adding to the chaos already facing Iraq.
photo: AP / Ivan Sekretarev, File

updated 18 Jun 2014; published 18 Jun 2014
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Militants Lay Siege to Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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June 19 2014 Breaking News Militants lay siege to Iraq's largest oil refinery
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Militants attack oil refinery in Iraq
updated 18 Jun 2014; published 18 Jun 2014
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Militants Lay Siege To Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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ISIS Militants Seize Iraq's Largest Oil Refinery
updated 18 Jun 2014; published 18 Jun 2014
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Militants ATTACK IRAQ's largest oil refinery | BREAKING NEWS.
Karzai rejects situation in Afghanistan could get worse as Iraq
Full Article Khaama Press
18 Jun 2014

Afghan President Hamid Karzai rejected that the situation in Afghanistan could worse as Iraq and dismissed the possibility of al Qaeda groups comeback in the country. President Karzai was speaking during an interview with...

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File - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 14, 2011.
photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo

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June 19 2014 Breaking News Karzai rejects situation in Afghanistan could get worse as Iraq
updated 18 Jun 2014; published 18 Jun 2014
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Afghan President Karzai dismisses 'al-Qaeda comeback' | BREAKING NEWS - 18 JUNE 2014
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Karzai's War - Afghanistan
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Joint Press Availability with President Karzai of Afghanistan and President Bush (2007)
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Afghan President Karzai dismisses 'al-Qaeda comeback' | BREAKING NEWS - 19 JUNE 2014
updated 26 Feb 2014; published 26 Feb 2014
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US planning full Afghan pullout, Obama tells Karzai
Global peace index charts 'staggering' $9.8tn cost of war
Full Article The Guardian
18 Jun 2014

Annual index shows worldwide peace deteriorated for seventh year in a row because of conflicts in Syria and South Sudan Syria overtook Afghanistan as the world's least peaceful nation this year. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters The world's costly drift away from peace continued last year, with nations spending an estimated $9.8trn (£5.8trn) on...

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File - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Reese takes a knee with his military working dog Grek after hearing gunfire within 100 meters during a search for insurgents in Buhriz, Iraq, April 10, 2007.
photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall

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June 19 2014 Breaking News Global peace index charts 'staggering' $9.8tn cost of war
updated 20 Dec 2012; published 20 Dec 2012
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Cost of War: UK reveals staggering £17bln price tag for Afghan war
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Cost of War
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Crisis costs world $US 1.5 trillion - Medvedev
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The Insane Cost of War
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Social Justice, Incarceration and Reentry: New Directions for a Better Way
Seven new Ebola deaths reported in Liberia
Full Article Al Jazeera
18 Jun 2014

Seven people believed to have the Ebola virus have died in recent days in the first deaths reported in the Liberian capital since the outbreak began, a health official said on Tuesday. Deputy Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah told AP news agency the latest deaths brought to 16 the number of people believed to have died from the virus in...

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In this photo provide by MSF, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders), taken on Friday, March 28, 2014, healthcare workers from the organisation prepare isolation and treatment areas for their Ebola, hemorrhagic fever operations, in Gueckedou, Guinea.
photo: AP / Kjell Gunnar Beraas, MSF

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June 19 2014 Breaking News Seven new Ebola deaths reported in Liberia
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Beware the Ebola
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61 People have died in Guinea Over Ebola Attack
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Death by Ebola
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Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Rises To Over 140 In Liberia, Guinea
updated 19 Jun 2014; published 19 Jun 2014
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Seven new Ebola deaths reported in Liberia
US captures Libyan suspect accused in Benghazi embassy attack
Full Article The Guardian
17 Jun 2014

Ahmed Abu Khattala 'in US custody in secure location outside of Libya' after operation by American special forces, officials say The US consulate in Benghazi after the attack. Photograph: Ibrahim Alaguri/AP The US military and the Federal Bureau of Investigation jointly captured a man indicted in connection with the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed...

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File - A burnt car is seen after an attack on the U.S. Consulate by protesters angry over a film that ridiculed Islam's Prophet Muhammad in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012.
photo: AP / Ibrahim Alaguri

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Why did it take so long to capture key Benghazi suspect?
updated 18 Jun 2014; published 18 Jun 2014
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Benghazi Suspect Caught, Fox Sees Conspiracy & Insanity Ensues
updated 17 Jun 2014; published 17 Jun 2014
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Attack Key Suspect US Benghazi 9/11 Captures of
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US seizes Benghazi raid 'ringleader' Ahmed Abu Khattala
updated 18 Jun 2014; published 18 Jun 2014
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Nabbed Libyan Militant Lived Openly in Benghazi
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Benghazi Attack: US Forces Capture Suspect

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The State
(SportsNetwork.com) - When the World Cup draw took place back in December, experts and columnists alike made their predictions as to which teams will reach the semifinals and final...
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Skynews
America says it is alarmed about what will happen next in Iraq but the question it is pondering is what role the US can and will play in halting the crisis in Iraq. But President...
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The Guardian
Nothing has exposed the delusionary disaster of the war on terror like the past week's eruption of its mutant progeny across Iraq. David Cameron declared today that the Islamic...

Senator Bong Revilla walking along Commonwealth Avenue after he attended the wake of the Executive Minister of Iglesia Ni Cristo in the INC church located in  Quezon City , Philippines , September 29 , 2009.
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Ramon 'Bong' Revilla became the first politician detained following a massive corruption scandal allegedly involving dozens of lawmakers. A Philippine senator who rose to fame as an action movie hero was arrested on Friday, becoming the first...
photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks during a press conference
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BEIJING: Seeking to allay fears over China's expansionist agenda, Premier Li Keqiang said territorial expansion is not part of the Chinese DNA and the country will never indulge in it. "Expansion is not in the Chinese DNA, nor...
photo: AP / Ng Han Guan
President Barack Obama talks on the phone with FBI Director Robert Mueller to receive an update on the explosions that occurred in Boston, in the Oval Office, April 15, 2013.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted on Thursday that his decision to send military advisers to Iraq and consider targeted strikes against insurgents from an al Qaeda splinter group did not mean U.S. troops would again be at war in...
photo: White House / Pete Souza
Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California capped a meteoric rise through the ranks of power on Thursday, winning election as House majority leader as Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor's primary defeat in...
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In this Feb. 10, 2014 file photo, Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest, against Uganda's increasingly tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Feb. 10, 2014.
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By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday cut aid to Uganda, imposed visa restrictions and canceled a regional military exercise in response to a Ugandan law that imposes harsh penalties on homosexuality. The...
photo: AP / Ben Curtis, File
The Future European Extremely Large Telescope.
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Officials with the European Southern Observatory made way for the future European-Extremely Large Telescope on June 19, 2014 with a modest explosive blast atop a mountain in Chile. Credit: ESO View full size image A modest mountaintop blast in Chile...
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Leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie, bottom center, and senior Brotherhood figurer Salah Soltan, right, gesture, during an appearance at a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.
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CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court signalled on Thursday that it wanted death sentences for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 13 other defendants charged with murder and firearms possession, when it referred the case to the country's...
photo: AP / Mohammed Abu Zaid