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Turkey accused of collaborating with IS following release of 49 hostages

Mystery surrounds the surprise release of 49 Turkish diplomats and their families held captive for three months by Isis. The Turkish government is denying any deal with the hostage-takers, making it unclear why Isis, notorious for its cruelty and ruthlessness, should hand over its Turkish prisoners... read more »

Teen forced to sleep with 1800 men in Sa...

Teen forced to sleep with 1800 men in Satanic sex cult

The daughter of a woman involved in a Satanic sex cult has revealed how she will never forgive her “evil” mother for forcing her to sleep with 1800 men by the time she was 18 years old. The woman, who goes by the name Annabelle Forest, says she was made to watch her own mother perform a... read more »

Isis encourages Egyptian insurgents to c...

Isis encourages Egyptian insurgents to continue attacks

Islamic State (Isis) has called on insurgents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula to press ahead with attacks against the country’s security forces and continue beheadings – an announcement likely to deepen concerns over ties between the militant groups. “Rig the roads with explosives for them.... read more »

Israel-Hamas Talks, Abbas at UN

Israel-Hamas Talks, Abbas at UN

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: It’s a busy week in Mideast diplomacy, book-ended by the launch of Israel-Hamas talks about a border deal for blockaded Gaza and the Palestinian president’s UN speech about a new strategy for dealing with Israel. The talks about Gaza’s future seem to be a long... read more »

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GAZA CITY, Palestinian territories: Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza on Thursday, retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiraling violence that left a truce extension... read more »

Syria: 52 dead as IS jihadists capture eight villages

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Pope Francis to take message of peace to Korea on first Asia trip

Pope Francis’ five-day visit to South Korea will be the first time in a quarter-century that a pope has been on the divided Korean peninsula, and the pontiff plans to bring a message... read more »

Saudi Arabia give UN $100m to fight terrorism

United Nations: Saudi Arabia handed over a check for $100 million (Dh367 million) to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday to help finance the UN’s centre to combat global terrorism. The... read more »