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U.S. says it hit Islamic State in Syria in response to attack on troops

U.S. says it hit Islamic State in Syria in response to attack on troops **U.S. Military Conducts Precision Strike Against ISIS in Syria Following Fatal Attack** In a calculated response to a recent attack that resulted in the deaths of two U.S. service members and an interpreter in December, the... read more »

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Trump officials consider military options as Iranian protests spread

Trump officials consider military options as Iranian protests spread **Title: U.S. Weighs Contingency Plans Amid Escalating Unrest in Iran** Washington – As protests intensify across Iran, fueled by economic grievances and demands for greater social freedoms, the United States government is... read more »

Massacre feared in Iran as security forc...

Massacre feared in Iran as security forces seek to crush protests

Massacre feared in Iran as security forces seek to crush protests **Title: Rising Death Toll Feared Amidst Iranian Internet Blackout** International concern is mounting over reports of a severe crackdown on protests in Iran, exacerbated by a near-total internet shutdown imposed by the government. A... read more »

Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end p...

Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end protest violence and restore interne...

Fact-finding mission urges Iran to end protest violence and restore internet **Title: UN Investigation Calls for De-escalation and Internet Reinstatement in Iran Amidst Protests** An independent human rights fact-finding mission, operating under a United Nations mandate, has issued a strong appeal... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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