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US Adds Bin Laden’s Son To Terror List

Hamza bin Laden, a son of Osama bin Laden, has been officially designated a global terrorist by the United States....

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Car Bomb Hits Busy Square In Baghdad’s Sadr City

At least 33 people were killed and 48 wounded in a car bomb attack on a busy square in Baghdad's sprawling Sadr City...

International

28 Dead As Twin Bombs Rip Through Market

The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More than 50 people were injured. Police said a...

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28 Dead As Twin Bombs Rip Through Market

At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State...

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Deadly Blasts Rip Through Baghdad Market

Iraqis look at the aftermath following a double bomb attack in a busy market The attacks took place early Saturday...

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Gunmen Kidnap Iraqi Journalist In Baghdad, PM Orders Investigation

An Iraqi journalist was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from her home in Baghdad overnight, police and relatives said...

International

Baghdad Hit By Deadly Bombings, At Least 11 Dead

Separate bombings in and around Baghdad have killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 34 others, according to Iraqi...

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Is Akufo-Addo the Change Ghanaians Really Want? [3]

By Francis Kwarteng “The idea of value judgment, emotions, and subjectivity all come into play in assessing the...

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Is Akufo-Addo The Change Ghanaians Really Want? 3

“The idea of value judgment, emotions, and subjectivity all come into play in assessing the statistical probability...

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Islamic State Strikes Back To Slow Iraqi Forces In Mosul

Islamic State fighters retreating in the face of a seven-week Iraqi military assault on their Mosul stronghold have hit...

International

Nearly 2,000 Iraqi Troops, 900 Civilians Killed In November

Nearly 2,000 Iraqi troops were killed across Iraq in November as they battled to force ISIS extremists from the...

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Shia Pilgrims Among More Than 80 Killed In IS Attack In Iraq

At least 80 people, many of them Shia pilgrims, have been killed in a truck bomb attack at a road stop in Iraq, a...

International

The Variety of ‘Oil City’

About a month ago, photographer Eugenio Grosso traveled a 70-mile stretch in northern Iraq, from the city of Kirkuk to...

International

Hundreds of Bodies Discovered In Mass Graves Near City

Iraqi security forces have discovered two mass graves near the city of Mosul containing around 250 bodies, police said...

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Nov. 15 World News Summary At 0045 GMT

BRUSSELS — The European Union (EU)’s foreign and defence ministers on Monday agreed on a new plan on security and...

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Solving the Middle East’s Many Problems

The next US President will have a lot of global challenges to deal with, and the Middle East is one of them. Here's...

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John Kerry Asserts US Is Still A Global Player

US Secretary of State, John Kerry has touted the United States’ engagement around the world and efforts it has put...

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What Does the Rest of the World Think?

US election: What does the rest of the world think? As the voting day in the US approaches, the world's attention is...

International

US Defence Chief Carter In Surprise Iraq Visit To Assess Battle For Mosul

the defense secretary has arrived in Iraq to retake the northern city of Mosul US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived...