Islamic State fighters have raised their flag over an ancient citadel in Syria’s historic city of Palmyra, pictures posted online overnight by the group’s supporters
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Chelsea : Title party’s ‘over’ for Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said he won’t be indulging in any more celebrations when the English champions complete their Premier League season at home
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West Africa’s health systems need rebuilding post-Ebola: WHO
Health care systems in West Africa that collapsed during the Ebola epidemic must be rebuilt urgently to provide basic services and confront other killer diseases,
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ISIS controls 50 percent of Syria after takeover of Palmyra, activists say
The Islamic State terror group now controls over half of Syrian territory after seizing the village and archaeological site of Palmyra Thursday, activists monitoring Syria’s
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ISIS captures part of ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, home to UNESCO World Heritage Site
Fighters from the militant group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized around a third of the historic Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday
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New nuclear threat? North Korea claims it has miniaturized warheads
North Korea claimed Wednesday that it has manufactured nuclear warheads small enough to fit on the head of a missile, an announcement that is likely
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Bomb outside Afghan Justice Ministry kills five, wounds dozens
A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens as civil
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Kanye West’s performance muted at Billboard Music Awards
Kanye West was repeatedly muted during his Billboard Music Awards performance on Sunday 05.17.2015. The 37-year-old rapper performed his tracks ‘Black Skinhead’ and ‘All Day’
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Night raid in Syria: The special forces operation that killed Islamic State’s money man
Under the night sky, a fleet of Black Hawk helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft carrying Army Delta Force commandos took off from Iraq and slipped across
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Abu Sayyaf, an ISIS Leader, Killed in Syria by Special Forces, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON — American Special Operations forces mounted a rare raid into eastern Syria early Saturday, killing a leader of the Islamic State and about a
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ISIS nears Syria’s ancient Palmyra, advances in Iraq
BEIRUT: Extremists from ISIS closed in on Syria’s ancient metropolis of Palmyra Friday, hours before seizing a government headquarters in the strategic Iraqi city of
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Saudi-Led Airstrikes Don’t Slow in Yemen Ahead of Cease-Fire
SANAA, Yemen — Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up their airstrikes in Yemen on Tuesday, targeting the positions of Shiite rebels and their allies
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At least 66 dead after new quake in Nepal
At least 48 people have died and another 1,261 have been injured in Nepal due to the latest large earthquake there, said Nepalese government spokesman
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Indonesia executions: Brazilian was ‘unaware until end’
A Brazilian man executed in Indonesia for drug smuggling did not know that he was going to die, says his priest. Father Charlie Burrows has
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Pakistan court jails 10 for Malala Yousafzai attack
A court in north-west Pakistan has jailed 10 men for life for the attack on education activist Malala Yousafzai. Ms Yousafzai, who was 15 at
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