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Philippine troops rescue abducted Catholic priest
Associated Press, Published on 17/09/2017
» MANILA: Philippine troops have rescued a Roman Catholic priest and another civilian who were among dozens of people abducted in May when hundreds of militants aligned with the Islamic State group laid siege on southern Marawi city, officials said Sunday.
Indonesia releases family detained for joining IS in Syria
Associated Press, Published on 14/09/2017
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian family that spent nearly two years with the Islamic State group in Syria has denounced IS militants as interested only in power, money and sex in a video released by Indonesia's counterterrorism agency.
Angelina Jolie on the power of family and her Cambodian epic
Associated Press, Published on 14/09/2017
» TORONTO: Angelina Jolie arrives for an interview with the familiar harried air of a parent who has just barely managed to withdraw from her children, all six of whom she's left having breakfast upstairs in their Toronto hotel suite.
Trump asks US Supreme Court to restore refugee ban
Associated Press, Published on 12/09/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is back at the Supreme Court, asking the justices to continue to allow strict enforcement of a temporary ban on refugees from around the world.
Myanmar army 'using land mines' against Rohingya
Associated Press, Published on 11/09/2017
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Myanmar's military has been accused of planting land mines in the path of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in its western Rakhine state, with Amnesty International reporting two Rohingya civilians wounded Sunday.
Aussies beat Thailand 2-1
Associated Press, Published on 05/09/2017
» MELBOURNE - A nervous Australia lineup wasted dozens of opportunities and needed a late winner to edge Thailand 2-1 on Tuesday and maintain hope of gaining automatic entry to the World Cup.
In payback mode, US demands Russia close 3 facilities
Associated Press, Published on 01/09/2017
» WASHINGTON -- Escalating a diplomatic tit-for-tat, the United States abruptly ordered Russia on Thursday to shutter its San Francisco consulate and close offices in Washington and New York, intensifying tensions between the former Cold War foes. Washington gave Moscow 48 hours to comply
Iraq: Car bombing at busy Baghdad market kills 10
Associated Press, Published on 28/08/2017
» BAGHDAD -- A car bomb ripped through a busy market area in eastern Baghdad on Monday morning, killing at least 10 people, Iraqi officials said.
Trump commits US to fight on in Afghanistan; no speedy exit
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2017
» WASHINGTON -- Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan Monday night, declaring US troops must “fight to win.”
Spain: Terrorists planned 'massive' bomb attack
Associated Press, Published on 21/08/2017
» BARCELONA - Police put up scores of roadblocks across northeast Spain on Sunday in hopes of capturing a fugitive suspect from the 12-member Islamic extremist cell that staged two vehicle attacks and plotted much deadlier carnage using explosives favoured by Islamic State militants.