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Islamic State steps up counter-attacks as fighting edges closer to Mosul
Islamic State expanded its attacks on Monday against the army and Kurdish forces across Iraq, trying to relieve pressure on…
India police kill 24 Maoists in shoot-out
Indian police on Monday killed 24 rebels in a shoot-out in eastern India, one of the heaviest casualties inflicted in…
Ex-Guantanamo inmate Jihad Diyab ends hunger strike
Former Guantanamo inmate resettled in Uruguay who went on hunger strike to demand relocation to another country has dropped his protest…
Afghan Taliban release drone footage of suicide attack
Afghanistan’s Taliban have released drone footage showing a suicide bomber driving a Humvee into a police base in Helmand province…
Air strikes, fighting break Russian-declared ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo
Fierce fighting and air strikes broke the third day of a four-day unilateral Russian ceasefire in the divided Syrian city…
Salma Hayek claims Trump asked her out and she refused
Mexican-born Oscar-nominated actress Salma Hayek has claimed Donald Trump leaked a story about her because she refused to go on a…
Muslims in Italy protest over freedom to worship
Several hundred Muslims staged a protest prayer outside the Colosseum in Rome on Friday over what they see as unfair…
Indian court acquits 14 over 2002 massacre of Muslims
An Indian court on Thursday upheld appeals by 14 Hindus convicted over the massacre of 33 Muslims burnt alive during…
Iran steps up weapons supply to Yemen’s Houthis via Oman
Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, US, Western and…