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The Attempt To Recover Mosul Uncovers Grisly Mass Graves by ISIL

The Iraqi military found a mass grave containing the bodies of over 100 decapitated people in the ISIL-held city of Mosul near the town of Hammam al-Alil, according to Al Jazeera. Most of the remains were reduced to only skeletons in the small town but soldiers said that most if not all had their heads cut off. A forensics team will further investigate the site as the state

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LAX Gunman From 2013 Attack Sentenced To Life In Prison

Paul Ciancia, 26, was sentenced to life plus 60 years in prison for his attack on Los Angeles International Airport that wounded three others and killed a federal transportation security officer, according to CBS News. Prosecutors originally

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange reads a statement to the media and supporters at a balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned over rape allegation

STOCKHOLM: Julian Assange will be questioned in person next week over longstanding rape accusations, Sweden's public prosecutor's office announced on Monday, saying an Ecuadorian prosecutor would visit the WikiLeaks

South Korean Prosecutors Investigate Possible Samsung Connection To Presidential Political Scandal

Prosecutors raided the offices of Samsung Electronics on Tuesday as part of the probe over the currently political influence scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her lifelong friend Choi Soon-sil, according to Reuters. Prosecutors said they are looking into whether or not Samsung improperly provided financial assistance to Choi's daughter as the company is still

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UVA Administrator Awarded $3 Million Over Rolling Stone Defamation

Jurors decided on Monday to award former associate dean of students at University of Virginia $3 million for her portrayal in a now-discredited article about the school's mishandling of a brutal gang rape in Rolling Stone, according to The Associated Press. The 10-person jury concluded that the magazine, publisher, and reporter were all responsible for defamation, with actual

File - Yellow fever mosquitoes -- Aedes aegypti -- are reared in the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research insectary by the thousands for use in pre-clinical Zika vaccine experiments and for research into new vector control products and methods.

Beware of zika virus: Deadly aedes waiting in the wings

JAIPUR: If rising chikungunya and dengue cases are a cause of concern, yet another threat could be looming large for the state which is battling vector-borne diseases, especially those spread by aedes aegypti mosquito. According to recent reports, the state is a 'fertile ground' for the dreaded zika fever, which like dengue and chikungunya is spread by the aedes mosquito. The

Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden shows how FBI managed to check 650,000 Clinton-related emails - so quickly

NEW DELHI: Using just 138 characters, famous - or infamous - US whistleblower Edward Snowden late yesterday demonstrated how the FBI could so quickly analyze 650,000 emails to prove US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton did no wrong. Jeff Jarvis, a journalist, tweeted the NSA whistleblower about whether such an analysis could be done so quickly, because US Republican Donald

VIDEO: Early Voting Counts Begin To Roll In As Candidates Make Their Final Push

Hillary Clinton spent the night before Election Day at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, PA with the Obamas and quite a few celebrity musical guests to excite voters as the early voting results already came pouring in on Monday evening, according to The Associated Press. Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen both took to the stage to play for the audiences but also took time out

Hillary Clinton speaking at a campaign event in Tempe, Arizona, 2 November 2016

Clinton wins early vote in tiny New Hampshire town

While Clinton won half the Dixville votes, Libertarian Gary Johnson took one and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney got a write-in vote. ...

A South Korean protester is blocked by police officers after a rally calling for President Park Geun-hye to step down in downtown Seoul, South Korea

Choi-gate: South Korean president forced to let opposition choose next PM

Park Geun-hye dealt severe blow to authority as she withdraws her nominee for prime minister and agrees to give up control of cabinet amid cronyism scandal

Kashmiri protestors clash with indian police during protest in Soura outskirts, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India, 28 October 2016.

India’s crackdown in Kashmir: is this the world’s first mass blinding?

A bloody summer of protest in Kashmir has been met with a ruthless response from Indian security forces, who fired hundreds of thousands of metal pellets into crowds of civilians, leaving hundreds blinded.

2016-11-08
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Gay rights advocates welcome Australia rejecting public vote

Gay rights advocates have welcomed Australia's Senate voting down a government plan to hold a nonbinding public vote on recognizing gay marriage and called on Parliament to legislate for marriage … Click to Continue » ...

Members of a family under a 21 day quarantine, at the entrance of their courtyard, in Susan Bay's area of Freetown, Sierra Leone, following the death of a member of the household from Ebola, 14 December, 2014.

Life after the epidemic: reviving Sierra Leone's post-Ebola economy

Sierra Leone’s economy contracted by 22% during the Ebola epidemic. The president’s plan aims to reverse the damage

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

2016-11-07
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FBI confirms Clinton email probe is over

FBI Director James Comey has suddenly announced that Hillary Clinton should not face criminal charges related to the newly discovered emails from her tenure as Secretary of State. Comey stated the decision not to charge Clinton was “not even a close ... ...

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Prince Charles in Birmingham Koran display in UAE visit

Prince Charles is to present a digital replica of the ancient Koran fragments discovered by the University of Birmingham, in a visit to the United Arab Emirates. The copy of the manuscript will be a centrepiece of a year of cultural links between the UK and the Gulf state. The original Koran fragment, possibly the oldest in the world, remains in the University of Birmingham.

A member of Moroccan security stands guard next to flags of participating UN member states, on the entrance to the COP22 village, a day ahead of the opening ceremony, in Marrakesh, Morocco

2016-11-07
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'Trump threat' to dominate UN climate negotiations

Concerns over a Trump presidency are set to dominate the early days of global climate talks in Morocco. Some 20,000 participants will meet in Marrakech for two weeks, starting on Monday, to agree new rules to limit warming on the planet. These plans were boosted when the Paris Climate Agreement came into force last week. However Mr Trump, who calls climate change a "hoax", has

Protesters scuffle with police officers after clashing as thousands of people march in a Hong Kong street, China

China bans Hong Kong pro-democracy politicians as crisis grows

Beijing makes landmark ruling on the future of the former British colony, barring two pro-democracy parliamentarians from office

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World War 3 Deterrence: Russia’s Aggression Prompts Eastern European Homegrown Troop Build-Up

With all the talk of World War 3 being just a diplomatic mistake or military confrontation away, deterrence as a strategy has been seized as a credible alternative to actual war with Russia in the eastern Europe countries that border the Russian Federation and its allies. The line of thinking suggests that if there are enough troops on the ground or ready to mobilize at a

British PM May says country should unite on Brexit plan

British Prime Minister Theresa May has shrugged off an adverse court ruling on her government's plans to leave the European Union and maintains that Brexit will be carried out in full ... ...

Islamic State hits back in Mosul but faces new Raqqa front

Baghdad: Islamic State fighters targeted Iraqi troops with car bombs and ambushes in Mosul, stalling an army advance in their north Iraq stronghold, but faced attack on a new front on Sunday when US-backed rebels launched a campaign for the Syrian city of Raqqa. The jihadists have lost control of seven eastern districts of Mosul to Iraqi special forces who broke through their

Chelsea Clinton Reportedly Used Foundation To Pay For Wedding

Trailblazer Grace Hopper A Pioneer Woman In Technology

Yasser Arafat museum to open in his old West Bank headquarters

Prince Harry condemns 'sexism and racism' in coverage of American girlfriend

French investigators name plotter of Paris, Brussels attacks

Winner Of This Election Has Been Decided – And It’s Not Trump Or Clinton

Hitler's Wife's Knickers Sell For 3,000 Pounds At Auction

Americans Choose Between Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump