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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

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

2016-11-07
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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

2016-11-07
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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

File - Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks

2016-11-07
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WikiLeaks releases more DNC emails near eve of election

Washington (CNN)With just two days before the election, WikiLeaks late Sunday night released a new trove of emails apparently hacked from the Democratic Party, the latest dump from the website which has been targeting Democrats. The release of more than 8,000 emails came after WikiLeaks has, on a daily basis over four

2016-11-07
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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes central Oklahoma

CUSHING, Okla. (AP)kla. (AP) - A sharp earthquake centered near one of the world's key oil hubs Sunday night triggered fears that the magnitude 5.0 temblor might have damaged key infrastructure in addition to causing what police described as "quite a bit of damage" in the Oklahoma prairie town of Cushing. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission said it and the

2016-11-07
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China unveils the first satellite smartphone

The first satellite phone made by China is capable of covering the whole coutry. China has unveiled its first satellite smartphone capable of covering the whole country and the disputed South China Sea. The satellite

Indian army soldiers patrol near the highly militarized Line of Control dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Pallanwal sector, about 75 kilometers from Jammu, India, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.

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Ceasefire violation: Pakistan engages in heavy firing along LoC in J&K;, Indian troops retaliate

Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts at Mendhar Sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. ...

An Indian family arrives at a protest against air pollution in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016.

Delhi pollution: With masks, necessity becomes mother of fashion

NEW DELHI|KOLKATA: When the movie “Pink” was released in mid-September, some viewers may have sniggered every time Amitabh Bachchan was shown wearing a mask as he stepped out of his New Delhi home. Regardless of whether the elevation training mask worn by Bachchan’s character was one of his eccentricities or a subtle reminder by the film’s makers about Delhi’s polluted air,

President Barack Obama and Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton only candidate who will bring Americans together, says Barack Obama

WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who will bring all Americans together and uplift them, outgoing US President Barack Obama has said as he assailed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of lying with "impunity". Addressing an election rally in Kissimmee in Florida, Obama praised his former secretary of state for embracing America's diversity as a

A Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 file photo of Montenegro's Prime Minister and long-ruling Democratic Party of Socialists leader Milo Djukanovic, center, speaking in his party headquarters, in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Russians accused of organising plot to assassinate a European leader

Russian nationalists were behind a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister of Montenegro, the country’s

File - Arctic ice seen in the Arctic Ocean (at 85°41‘N, 135°39‘E) from aboard M/S Hanseatic.

2016-11-07
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Arctic Sea Ice Could Disappear By 2045

Summer ice has crashed since 1979, when satellites first measured ice coverage of the Arctic ocean. Now, a paper in Science has predicted when we will see an ocean completely devoid of ice. In the process, the authors have quantified the damage each tonne of carbon dioxide does to the (un)frozen North when released into the atmosphere. If you look at a

In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, left, speaks as Hillary Clinton watches during a CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas.

2016-11-07
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Sanders Voters Get Behind Clinton With Varied Levels of Enthusiasm

Voting for Hillary Clinton on Saturday was a lot easier for Nathaniel Pleasants, a 34-year-old who caucused for Bernie Sanders during the Iowa primary in February, than he thought it would be. “I was a little unsure of what I wanted to do, but it did assure me to hear Bernie talk and to see all the similarities,” the retail worker said after attending a Sanders rally for

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, right, and first lady Rosario Murillo, wave to supporters during an event commemorating the 36th anniversary of the Sandinista National Liberation Front withdrawal to Masaya, in Managua, Nicaragua

2016-11-06
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Nicaraguan President seeks another term, this time with wife as VP

(CNN)Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is widely expected to win his fourth term in elections on Sunday -- this time with his wife as his running mate. First lady Rosario Murillo has long been the country's unofficial co-president, effectively running the government, analysts of Nicaraguan politics say. In August, when the couple made their ticket official, Ortega said she was

Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC, receives Theresa May, British Prime Minister in Brussels

Theresa May tells MPs: Accept the Brexit vote

Adam Berry / Stringer British Prime Minister Theresa May told MPs to allow the government to carry out its Brexit plan or risk getting a worse deal in negotiations with the European Union. Writing in The Telegraph, May said the government would stick to its Brexit timetable,

Hillary Clinton during Campaign rally at Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina.

2016-11-06
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US election 2016: How Clinton could start new Welsh history chapter

Hillary Clinton could become the first woman United States president if the Democrat

Childhood Cancer Survivors Living Longer But Face Health Issues Later On

Lake Superior-Sized Body Of Water Discovered Beneath Bolivian Volcano

Longtime Republican Strategist Ana Navarro Votes For Hillary Clinton

UK Government Preparing Legislation To Trigger Article 50 Brexit, Official Says

Neymar: Barcelona footballer's fraud trial should go ahead, says judge

Egypt Says Saudi Arabia Halted Fuel Shipments Indefinitely Due To Syria Stand

NASA to train in Hawaii for future Mars missions

Kim Jong-un To Fire US Election Day Missile