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More on Syrian refugee new life in Rome
Syrian refugee Nour Essa started learning Italian on her first day in Italy after arriving on the papal flight from Lesbos on Saturday with her husband Hasan and her two-year-old son Riad.She recounted her story, from escaping war-torn...
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Top US official says IS group losing territory
The US administration's diplomatic point man in the international fight against the Islamic State group on Sunday said the extremists were losing ground.Brett McGurk, a presidential envoy to the 66-member anti-IS coalition, said the tide...
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Kerry denies US has no leverage in Syria war
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday denied that the US has no leverage in the Syrian conflict.Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Kerry said leverage could be found in "the fact that this war will not end" for Syrian President...
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CLEAN : Iraq Christians train to recapture homes from IS
CLEAN : Iraq Christians train to recapture homes from IS
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US envoy: After Mosul, IS isolated in Raqqa
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the liberation of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria would ultimately signal the end of the caliphate declared by the Islamic State group (IS) over a year ago.An offensive to liberate...
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CLEAN : Iraq: ISIL will continue to try to expand (analyst)
CLEAN : Iraq: ISIL will continue to try to expand (analyst)
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VOICED : Petanque fever kindles passion of world champs Madagascar
It was no coincidence that the first time Madagascar organised the world championships in a sport it was in a form of bowls called petanque a game that sparks passion in fans and a dash of controversy
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Iraqi PM: IS Group 'Doesn't Have Gut' to Fight
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4068494Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Islamic State group fighters lack the "gut" to put up long-term resistance in Mosul, despite hundreds of car bombs that have killed and maimed Iraqi...
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CLEAN : Israel PM issues Holocaust day warning
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to destroy those who call for the destruction of Israel in a speech to mark the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day
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CLEAN : Thai doctors battle cancer causing fish dish
Raw riverfish ground with spices and a dash of lime juice is a coveted culinary treat in Thailand's northeast
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CLEAN : Iraq forces see end to IS caliphate as Mosul battle continues
Fighting between Iraqi forces and fighters from the jihadist Islamic State group continued Thursday in Mosul's Old City with Iraqi commanders saying the IS group's caliphate would soon be coming to an end
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Analyst on Raqqa's post-IS future
Despite their defeat in Raqqa, the Islamic State group (IS) will still have to be defeated in its ideology, a political analyst says.
Speaking with the Associated Press on Thursday, Kamel Wazne, Founder and Director of...
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Analyst: "America wants creative chaos"
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A former member of the Syrian parliament speaks to The Associated Press, saying a rare US strike on government-backed troops in eastern Syria shows that "America wants creative chaos."
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US-backed forces celebrate taking IS encampment
US-backed Syrian forces on Tuesday seized control of an encampment held by the Islamic State group (IS) in eastern Syria, after hundreds of militants surrendered overnight, a spokesman said, signalling the group's collapse after months...
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Iraq accused of torturing children
Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation with the Islamic State group, often using torture to coerce confessions, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
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India Begins Counting Votes
May.23 -- India begins counting votes today for the largest democratic exercise in the world, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi widely expected to win. Haslinda Amin reports on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
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Kurdish official says IS pushed out of Kobani
A senior member of the Kurdish Democratic Party in Iraq said on Monday that Kurdish fighters have gained full control of the Syrian town of Kobani, taking it back from Islamic State group militants after four months of fighting.
Ali...
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Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi pleased with help offered to combat IS threat
Iraqi Prime Minister on Thursday praised the efforts by the US-led coalition in fighting the militants from the Islamic State group (IS), who have seized large parts of both Iraq and Syria.
Al-Abadi was speaking at a joint news...
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Abbas outlines plan for more peace talks, condemns IS group and Al Qaeda
Mahmoud Abbas said Palestinians were "ready for peace" in a speech on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday.
The Palestinian president said that during his address to the United Nations later...
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Secretary of State John Kerry says a new congressional authorization for U.S. military operations against the Islamic State should not be limited to Iraq and Syria and should not bind President Obama from ever deploying ground troops. (Dec. 9)
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Secretary of State John Kerry says a new congressional authorization for U.S. military operations against the Islamic State should not be limited to Iraq and Syria and should not bind...