Iraqi army to raid ISIL fighters' 'hub'
Full Article Al Jazeera
17 Dec 2014

Multiple fronts, opened by fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), in addition to a serious shortage of weapons and equipment, may force the Iraqi government to re-prioritise and give up more towns in Anbar province in order to gain control of Salahaddin, Iraqi military officers and tribal fighters told Al Jazeera. ISIL...

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File - Iraqi army soldiers from 1st Brigade, 9th Iraqi Army Division patrol in the Zafaraniyah area of East Baghdad, Iraq
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Iraqi army, Shia fighters clear village from ISIL in Salahuddin
updated 14 Jun 2014; published 14 Jun 2014
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Iraqi Air Force Launch Airstrikes on ISIL Positions in Salah ad-Din 12-06-2014
updated 10 Sep 2014; published 10 Sep 2014
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Iraq War: Army launches major offensive south of Salahuddin against #ISIS
updated 25 Oct 2014; published 25 Oct 2014
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Iraqi army, volunteers advancing in Salahuddin province
updated 13 Aug 2014; published 13 Aug 2014
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Iraqi troops fighting ISIL terrorists in Salahuddin 2014
updated 06 Dec 2014; published 06 Dec 2014
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Iraqi army makes gains in fight against ISIL
Stakes high as Greek MPs vote on new president
Full Article The Guardian
17 Dec 2014

Failure of parliament to pick a president would trigger national elections that could put country on collision course with creditors ...

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Pensioners take part in a protest outside the Finance Ministry and in front of Christmas decorations outside Greece's Parliament in central Athens on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. The protesters demanded a return of benefits axed under successive austerity measures.
photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris

updated 10 May 2014; published 10 May 2014
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Greek 'neo Nazis' poised for success in European elections
updated 17 May 2013; published 17 May 2013
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Golden Dawn and Syriza clash over 'Heil Hitler' cries in Greek parliament
updated 25 May 2014; published 25 May 2014
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Greece: We are the winners of the EU election - Golden Dawn acting leader
updated 26 Oct 2014; published 26 Oct 2014
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'I’ll replace MPs with computers': Darth Vader campaigns for Ukrainian parliament
updated 04 May 2012; published 04 May 2012
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Greece: A New Political Force Emerges | European Journal
updated 25 May 2014; published 25 May 2014
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Greece: Golden Dawn heralds 'new beginning for Europe'
Dalai Lama concedes he may be the last
Full Article BBC News
17 Dec 2014

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said he realises that he may be the last to hold the title. But he told the BBC it would be better that the centuries old tradition ceased "at the time of a popular Dalai Lama". He also suggested that the UK had taken a soft line with China over Hong Kong's...

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File - His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking during teachings requested by a group from Taiwan at the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, HP, India on October 6, 2014.
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updated 02 Nov 2012; published 02 Nov 2012
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Does Dalai Lama Matters in US Election - BBC Question Time
updated 22 Sep 2010; published 22 Sep 2010
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Compassionate Ethics in Difficult Times - The Dalai Lama
updated 22 Feb 2014; published 22 Feb 2014
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Obama meets with Dalai Lama despite warnings from China
updated 19 Apr 2012; published 19 Apr 2012
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HH Dalai Lama Interview about Tibet & Tibetan people (CNN News)
updated 18 Apr 2012; published 18 Apr 2012
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HH Dalai Lama explains Why he will not speak out on Self-immolations (BBC News)
updated 21 Oct 2012; published 21 Oct 2012
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Ann Curry of NBC News Interviews His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Pakistan's 9/11
Full Article CNN
16 Dec 2014

December 16, 2014 -- Updated 1740 GMT (0140 HKT) Soldiers patrol the streets in Peshawar, Pakistan, near a school that was attacked by the Pakistan Taliban on Tuesday, December 16. Militants stormed the military-run school in northwest Pakistan, killing more than 140 people, most of them children. More than 100 people were injured. The uncle and...

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Pakistani parents escort their children outside a school attacked by the Taliban in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014.
photo: AP / B.K. Bangash

updated 16 Dec 2014; published 16 Dec 2014
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Taliban School Attack Peshawar (VIDEO) Pakistan Children Shot Dead in Army School
updated 16 Dec 2014; published 16 Dec 2014
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Terrorist Attack on Army School in Peshawar Pakistan (VIDEO) Taliban Shot Dead Dozens Of Children
updated 16 Dec 2014; published 16 Dec 2014
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Taliban Kill More Than 100 People in Attack on School in Pakistan (RAW VIDEO)
updated 16 Dec 2014; published 16 Dec 2014
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Taliban School Attack Peshawar - 130 Dead In Taliban Attack - RAW VIDEO
updated 16 Dec 2014; published 16 Dec 2014
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Taliban School Attack -- Indian PM Narendra Modi condemns deadly Taliban attack on Pakistan school
updated 16 Dec 2014; published 16 Dec 2014
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Pakistan school attack: Taliban militants kill scores of children
Boko Haram could 'disenfranchise Nigeria voters'
Full Article BBC News
16 Dec 2014

At least 1.5 million people displaced by the Islamist insurgency in north-east Nigeria may not be able to vote in elections if the law is not changed, an electoral official has told the BBC. Discrepancies in the law needed to be resolved in "very good time" or people could be disenfranchised, he added. Ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari...

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An unidentified woman who fled her home following an attack by Islamist militants, in Mubi, prepares a meal at the camp for internally displaced people in Yola, Nigeria, Friday Nov. 28, 2014.
photo: AP / Sunday Alabama

updated 16 Nov 2014; published 16 Nov 2014
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Nigeria army 'retakes Chibok' from Boko Haram
updated 07 Aug 2014; published 07 Aug 2014
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100 Dead As Boko Haram Takes Over Gwoza Town In Borno
updated 19 May 2014; published 19 May 2014
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DEJI360 EP 32: Should Nigeria negotiate with Boko Haram for release of girls?
updated 31 May 2014; published 31 May 2014
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DEJI360 EP 33: How to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency
updated 18 Mar 2014; published 18 Mar 2014
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Nigeria Unveils New Approach To Tackle Boko Haram
updated 24 Feb 2014; published 24 Feb 2014
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ICC Begins Examination Of Nigeria's Effort In Tackling Boko Haram

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Why Thierry Henry is the best-dressed footballer
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The Guardian
Thierry Henry has just announced his retirement from football. A world-class footballer but also a style leader. Here are three lessons we’ve learned from the king of va va voom ...
Bill Cosby may win one case in court
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CNN
updated 7:20 PM EST, Mon December 15, 2014 At least 23 women have spoken to various media outlets about alleged misconduct by actor and comedian Bill Cosby. Here are 20 who have...
Alcatraz 1962 escapees had small chance of success
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Three inmates who famously escaped from the US island prison Alcatraz had a small chance of making it to land alive - but the odds were stacked against them, a new study suggests....

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Nearly 200 dead as Syria bases lost to al-Qaida: Monitor
In this Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 photo, Syrian rebels listen to their trainer on how to use a rocket propelled grenade in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria.
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The Times of India
BEIRUT: Nearly 200 combatants on both sides were killed in 24 hours when the Syrian branch of al-Qaida took two regime bases in Idlib province, a monitoring group said on Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which is based in Britain but...
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Government to set up a committee to strengthen cyberspace monitoring
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The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Stating that ISIS propaganda on the internet and social media was a matter of concern for the security establishment, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said the government was in the process of setting up a committee to examine ways to...
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Israel arrests 10 in anti-Arab extremist swoop
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Police say ten members of the Lehava organisation have been arrested for questioning following incitement and calls for racist acts of violence. Israeli police on Tuesday arrested 10 members of extremist anti-Arab group Lehava which has been linked...
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Saudi cleric’s wife shows face on TV, sparking uproar
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Sheikh Ahmed Al Ghamedi said covering the face is not a must for women under Islam. A Saudi cleric has sparked uproar by appearing on television along with his wife — whose face was uncovered in an open challenge to strict tradition in the...
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Sydney siege ends after 16 hrs
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Deccan Herald
Heavily armed police officers ended a hostage crisis at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe here around 2:45 am local time on Tuesday, storming its premises where an armed man — said to be a self-proclaimed Sheik — held employees and customers,...
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Suspect in five killings barricaded in Philadelphia house
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The Irish Times
A suspect in five killings has barricaded himself in a home outside Philadelphia, local media outlets reported. Police had discovered the bodies of five people, all shot at close range, in three separate locations in suburbs northwest of...
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Burkina Faso's former ruling party suspended
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Transitional authorities in Burkina Faso have suspended the political party of the president who was forced from power earlier this year. Monday's decision came a day...
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