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October 23, 2016

3 Iraqis killed while fleeing Daesh-held Mosul

Three members of the same family were killed and five others injured in a bomb explosion south of Mosul in northern Iraq. Also read: Battle for Mosul: Explaining Daesh’s...

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October 23, 2016

Rescuers save 2,400 migrants in Mediterranean, recover 14 bodies

Rescuers pulled 2,400 boat migrants to safety on Saturday, the Italian coastguard said, adding 14 dead bodies had been recovered in the past two days. Could you make it...

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October 23, 2016

Iraqi PM declines Turkish offer to help in Mosul battle

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declined on Saturday an offer from Turkey to take part in the battle to drive Daesh militants from Mosul, a decision that could rile...

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October 23, 2016

Battle for Aleppo intensifies after ceasefire ends

The battle for control of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo intensified on Sunday with air strikes, ground offensives and shelling, the morning after a resurgence in fighting ended...

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October 23, 2016

Worker dies in ‘work-related fatality’ at World Cup stadium in Qatar

A worker has died in a “work-related fatality” at the site of a 2022 World Cup stadium in Qatar, the country’s World Cup organising body said late on Saturday....

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October 23, 2016

Two police killed, 19 people wounded in bomb in east Turkey

Two police officers were killed and 19 people were wounded when a car bomb exploded near a passing police vehicle in the eastern Turkish province of Bingol on Sunday,...

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October 23, 2016

Sanaa air raids resume as Yemen truce expires

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets in Sanaa at dawn on Sunday, hours after a three-day truce in Yemen’s war expired, residents in the capital said. The ceasefire,...

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October 23, 2016

Analysis: Egyptians losing patience with Sisi as economy deteriorates

A cartoon which appeared on social media shows a drowning Egyptian, only his hand protruding from the depths, waving for help. The next strips show President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi...

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October 23, 2016

Algeria’s ruling FLN party chief steps down

The long-standing chief of Algeria’s ruling FLN party Amar Saadani has resigned just weeks after making accusations that a retired spy chief and a former prime minister had been...

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October 23, 2016

Iran’s president says US election offers only bad or worse choice

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday the choice offered to voters in the US presidential election was between “bad and worse” and that harsh exchanges in the debates...

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