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74 Islamic State fighters killed in Iraq's Kirkuk as governor declares three-day clash over: Besides the militants, 46 people died in the attack, which was seen as an attempt by the Islamic State group to distract Iraqi troops from their operation to capture Mosul from them.

Turkish artillery has killed 17 IS militants in Mosul operation: Minister: Turkish artillery fire has killed 17 Islamic State militants since the battle to drive them from the Iraqi city of Mosul began and four Turkish F-16 fighter jets are on standby to take part

Wave of strikes as ISIS puts up tough defense of Mosul: Iraqi forces advancing on Mosul faced stiff resistance Monday from ISIS despite an unprecedented wave of air strikes by the US-led coalition in support of the week-old offensive.

Turkey-Iraq row over ISIL operation: Ongoing tensions between Turkey and Iraq have intensified after Turkey said its troops fired artillery rounds at ISIL targets near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, following a request by Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

Russia accuses US-lead coalition of 'war crimes' in Iraq: The Russian defence ministry on Saturday accused the US-led coalition fighting jihadists in Iraq of committing war cries, a day after an air raid killed 15 women at a shrine near the city of Kirkuk.

Nearly 100 civilians said killed in Turkish Syria op: Monitoring group says 22 children among casualties from offensive by Ankara and its rebel allies to oust IS, Kurdish militants from border region

NGO says the raids were carried out by either Syrian or Russian aircraft.: - Sixteen civilians, including three children, were killed on Monday in heavy bombardment across rebel-held Idlib province in northwest Syria, a monitoring group said.

Russia's Big Guns Go to War; The two largest ships of the Russian Navy, are steaming toward the eastern Mediterranean. Their mission is to stop the planned American war on Syria and to prevent the US Navy from launching airstrikes or Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian Arab Army or the Russian forces in Syria

Plans to send heavier weapons to CIA-backed rebels in Syria stall amid White House skepticism: As rebel-held sections of Aleppo crumbled under Russian bombing this month, the Obama administration was secretly weighing plans to rush more firepower to CIA-backed units in ­Syria.

32 militants killed, Taliban offensive foiled in Afghanistan: "Taliban attack on Faizabad district which begun on Saturday, has been thwarted and the rebels, after suffering huge casualties, and leaving 32 dead bodies behind, have run away," Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying.

24 Maoist fighters killed in a clash with police in eastern India: Police acted on a tip-off that about 30 fighters had gathered close to the border with Andhra Pradesh state.

Venezuela's Right Wing Wants to Impeach President Maduro: Venezuela's right-wing opposition-led National Assembly said Sunday they will move on impeaching President Nicolas Maduro for purportedly 'violating democracy,' in the wake of a nixed recall referendum against Maduro.

83 People Tear Gassed, Arrested in Dakota Pipeline Protest: Local police officers used tear gas as hundreds of protesters tried to halt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline at Standing Rock.

Hacked Emails Prove Coordination Between Clinton Campaign and Super PACs: News analysis: The emails show consistent, repeated efforts by the Clinton campaign to collaborate with Super PACs on strategy, research, attacks on political adversaries and fundraising

Farrakhan on Hillary Clinton: "That's a Wicked Woman" - Video -

'The System IS Rigged!' Pat Buchanan Goes Off On CNN Propagandist!; Video - Pat Buchanan went off on the Clinton News Network host Michael Smerconish for trying to claim the system is not "rigged" against Donald Trump.

White House Watch: Still Neck-and-Neck: The new national telephone and online survey of Likely U.S. Voters shows Trump with 43% support to Clinton’s 41%. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gets five percent (5%) of the vote, while Green Party nominee picks up three percent (3%).

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Erdogan regime killed more than 150 innocent civilians in Aleppo northern countryside: General Command of the army and armed forces said on Thursday that warplanes of Erdogan regime perpetrated on Wednesday a massacre that killed more than 150 innocent civilians

Syrian army says it will 'bring down' any Turkish war planes in its air space: "Any attempt to once again breach Syrian airspace by Turkish war planes will be dealt with and they will be brought down by all means available," the Syrian army general command said in a statement.

Truce holds in Aleppo but UN delays evacuations: The U.N. said Friday that security concerns had forced it to delay planned evacuations from Syria's Aleppo, despite a truce that was largely holding for a second day in the ravaged city.

Al-Nusra Front Open Fire at Civilians Leaving Aleppo - Militia: "Some 2,000 – 2,500 civilians who wanted to use the corridors and flee eastern Aleppo gathered in Bustan al-Qasr. Al-Nusra [Front] militants opened fire and did not allow them to leave. Several people were wounded,"

UN rights chief denounces Aleppo raids as 'war crimes': The siege and bombing of eastern Aleppo in Syria constitute "crimes of historic proportions" that have caused heavy civilian casualties amounting to "war crimes", according to the top United Nations human rights officia

UN Human Rights Council votes to open probe into Aleppo ‘war crimes’: The UN Human Rights Council has voted to start an independent special inquiry into the situation in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo, indicating that the blame for most of the civilian casualties lies with Syria and Russia.

Moscow summons Belgian ambassador, presents data on F-16s bombing of Syrian civilians: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it has presented, Belgium’s ambassador in Moscow, with evidence proving the involvement of Belgian Air Force jets in a recent airstrike on a Syrian village that killed four civilians.

Turkish military says it killed 18 Kurdish militants in Iraq and southeast: The Turkish military said on Friday it had killed 12 Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey and another six in air strikes in northern Iraq, while also targeting their allied fighters in northern Syria.

15 women killed, dozens more wounded in air raid on shrine near Kirkuk – report: “It was expected that ISIS sleeper cells would make a move one day in Kirkuk now that the Mosul offensive has started and they want to boost their own morale this way,” Kirkuk Governor

Daesh puts up fierce resistance near Mosul: Daesh are continuing to hold off advancing Peshmerga fighters in the plains and villages around Bashiqa, 15 kilometres northeast of Mosul, inflicting heavy casualties on the Kurdish militias.

Turkey, Iraq reach agreement 'in principle' on Mosul, U.S. says: Turkey and Iraq have reached an agreement in principle that could eventually allow a Turkish role in the campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday after talks with President Tayyip Erdogan.

Islamic State fighters kill 13 in assault on power plant in northern Iraq's Kirkuk: Islamic State militants armed with assault rifles and explosives attacked targets in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk early Friday

U.S. says it killed 8 alledged al Qaeda-affiliated militants in Yemen: The U.S. military killed eight al Qaeda-affiliated militants in two strikes in Yemen this month, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Friday.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen for alleged rock-throwing: The young Palestinian, later identified as Khalid Bahr Ahmad Bahr, 15, was reportedly shot by Israeli forces in the back, with the bullet exiting through his chest.

Rise in torture of imprisoned children; The “overwhelming majority” of Palestinian minors held in Israel’s Megiddo and Ofer prisons have been tortured during their detention and interrogation, the Palestinian Committee of Prisoners’ Affairs said

'Libyan coast guard' attacks migrant boat leaving four dead and at least 25 missing: The assailants arrived on a speedboat carrying the Libyan coastgaurd insignia before beating migrants with clubs, sending many of them into the water.

Israeli Weapons Fueling War in South Sudan: Israeli and Bulgarian arms have been helping to fuel war in the South Sudan, according to a United Nations panel, with a number of U.N. leaders threatening to put an arms embargo in an attempt to end ongoing fighting in the world's newest nation.

South Africa Wants to Leave the Contentious ICC: Since its inception, the court has been plagued with the criticism that it holds a neo-colonial bias against African states.

Seven Pakistan troops killed in Kashmir border fire: India: Indian border security forces on Friday said they shot dead seven Pakistani soldiers in retaliation to a ceasefire violation on the disputed Kashmir border, with Pakistan refuting the claims.

China, Philippines Reportedly Set To Agree To Joint Oil Exploration In South China Sea: According to the report, Philippine officials said they were in talks with their Chinese counterparts to finalize a deal that could see both sides working to find oil and natural gas in the South China Sea.

Philippines: Anti-U.S. protesters demand action after violent police response: About 1,000 protesters, carrying placards that read “U.S. troops out now” marched 1.8 mile to the presidential palace in Manila to condemn the violent police action and seek justice for those injured.

Duterte gets highest approval, trust ratings among top nat’l officials – Pulse Asia: President Rodrigo Duterte garnered the highest performance and trust ratings among the top five national officials in government, the latest Pulse Asia survey results showed Friday.

Hillary’s top assistant admits to a $12 million dollary pay-for-play from Morocco!: This leaked email from the 13th batch of John Podesta’s hacked emails shows direct confirmation that a meeting was set up with Hillary Clinton, and it was paid for with that massive cash payoff:

The 5 Most Repressive Voter Laws in the United States: As the 2016 U.S. presidential election looms near, voter suppression laws in nearly every state are curtailing voting access to large segments of the population—indeed, curtailing democracy.

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Turkey: Army kills up to 200 YPG fighters in Aleppo: A Syrian-Kurdish forces leader, however, said that while Turkish jets and artillery were attacking, no more than 10 fighters had been killed so far.

Radar data proves Belgian F-16s attacked village near Aleppo, killing 6 - Russia: Russia insists two Belgium warplanes flying from an Air Force base in Jordan attacked a village in Syria, citing radar data. Belgium denies conducting any airstrikes.

Hundreds of rebels leave Syrian town of Mouadamiya: witnesses: Under an amnesty deal with the government, 1,800 people including 700 rebels left Mouadamiya for Idlib, the largest area under control of the myriad insurgent groups seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad

Aleppo humanitarian pause extended by 24 hours – Russian Defense Ministry : The goal is to allow people wishing to leave the city to do so, including both civilians and militants, who were offered separate corridors to leave Aleppo with their arms.

Syrian government forces prepare corridors out of Aleppo: Russia's military has promised two corridors will be opened for militants to flee to the neighboring rebel-held province of Idlib, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m, while other corridors will allow civilians to move to government-held areas.

Reports: 3 Russian officers wounded in Aleppo: Russian state-run media say three Russian officers are reported to have been wounded by gunfire along one of the humanitarian corridors leading out of the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.

'Kill all Isil fighters to stop influx into Syria' - Russia: "It's essential not to chase the terrorists from one country to another, but to destroy them on the spot," Valery Gerasimov said.

‘Don’t chase terrorists to other countries, kill them on sight’ – Russia on Mosul offensive: The Russian military says it hopes the US-led coalition will not allow Islamic State terrorists holding Mosul to flee the city and go to Syria. It warned the operation is still being monitored.

ISIS reassures its fighters after failed coup attempt against Baghdadi: “ISIS media began a campaign to assure its fighters and supporters that Baghdadi would not leave Mosul, and denied any news regarding his escape to the Syrian city of Raqqa,”

ISIS forces Mosul residents to donate money to support the Caliphate: Iraqi media outlets announced on Thursday, that ISIS launched a large fundraising campaign to support its “Caliphate State” in the battles of Mosul and forced Mosul residents to donate their money to support this cause.

Mosul offensive going faster than planned, Iraqi PM says; Howitzer and mortar fire started at dawn, hitting a group of villages held by ISIS about 10-20 km (6-12 miles) from Mosul, while helicopters flew overhead, according to Reuters reporters at two frontline locations north and east of Mosul.

U.S. service member killed in northern Iraq: A U.S. service member died Thursday from wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.

Yemeni forces kill 30 Houthi militants in Haja province: Yemeni pro-government Armed Forces declared the killing of 30 militants from among the Houthi fighters and their allies, who are loyal to the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Army kills dozens enemy Saudi soldiers, bombs military sites in Jizan, Najran: Among the dozens killed, two Saudi soldiers were killed by the army`s snipers in al-Karn and al-Dawd military site in Jizan.

Saudi Arabia borrows $17.5B in first international bond offering: HSBC; The world's largest oil exporter, Saudi Arabia is seeking financing as it moves to diversify its economy following the global collapse in crude prices.

US Air Force Chief Sees Decades of More War Operations: "We've been deploying now for 15 years," Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said. "We've probably got 15, 20 years to go."

UK sends warships to watch Russian ship in English Channel: Britain is sending warships to monitor a Russian aircraft carrier group and other vessels as they sail through the North Sea and the English Channel.

Afghanistan: US Kills 8 in drone strike: At least eight alledged, Taliban fighters including one of their senior commanders were killed in a US drone strike in northern Parwan province, local officials said on Thursday.

Two Americans Killed by Afghan Service Member in Attack Near Kabul: An Afghan soldier killed a U.S. military service member and an American civilian in an attack near a coalition base close to Kabul on Wednesday in which the assailant was also killed

Afghan troops causing more civilian casualties, U.N. says; Afghan civilians are paying the price for increased fighting in populated areas around the country, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, with government troops responsible for a growing share of civilian casualties.

Anti-U.S. protest in Philippines turns violent: Protesters had gathered to demand an end to the presence of U.S. troops in the country and to support a call by President Rodrigo Duterte for a foreign policy not dependent on the U.S., the country’s longtime ally.

Secrecy over UK drone strike deaths in Syria faces legal challenge: Human rights group appeals against decision not to publish information following the deaths of UK nationals

The Debates Are Over, and No One Asked About Climate Change: . It threatens the economy, national security and health, exacerbates poverty and racism, and threatens to undermine or compound virtually all other issues discussed on the stage tonight

'She created this mess': Clinton aide reveals concerns in #PodestaEmails13: An email from Clinton aide Huma Abedin to Robby Mook and Podesta from January 2015 discussed Morocco donating to the Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to get access to Clinton.

Donna Brazile's Russia Dodge!: VIDEO - TYT Politics Reporter Jordan Chariton grilled interim DNC chair and former CNN contributor Donna Brazile on the email, recently released by WikiLeaks, that shows her providing the Clinton campaign with a town hall question beforehand.

Chris Wallace GRILLS Hillary On Clinton Foundation Corruption [VIDEO]: “Emails show that donors got special access to you,” - ? Why isn’t it what Mr. Trump calls pay to play?”

Podesta Says It’s OK for Illegals to Vote With Driver’s License: Wikileaks: In the latest Wikileaks Podesta documents John Podesta actually says it is OK for illegals to vote if they have a driver’s license.

James O'Keefe Releases Second Video, VOTER FRAUD Uncovered: Project Veritas' undercover journalists uncovered evidence that operatives working for the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee are willing to engage in massive voter fraud.

Trump says he'll accept 'clear' election result, reserves right to challenge: Republican Donald Trump on Thursday said he would accept a "clear" election result but reserved the right to file a legal challenge, clarifying his stance a day after he refused to promise he would trust the outcome if he loses on Nov. 8.

Donald Trump accused of sexual misconduct by 10th woman: Karena Virginia appears alongside lawyer Gloria Allred to describe incident involving Trump in 1998, when she says he touched her breast