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Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city
March 6, 2015
Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city
Islamic State fighters have looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqi government said, in their latest…
NASA: Mars ocean was bigger than the Arctic
March 6, 2015
NASA: Mars ocean was bigger than the Arctic
Mars once had a body of water bigger than Earth's Arctic Ocean and vast enough to cover the entire surface…
Fears of UK campus radicalism rise after ‘Jihadi John’ unmasked
March 6, 2015
Fears of UK campus radicalism rise after ‘Jihadi John’ unmasked
The identification last week of Islamic State militant "Jihadi John" as Mohammed Emwazi, a graduate of the University of Westminster…
Work linked to Filipino MERS cases in Saudi Arabia
March 6, 2015
Work linked to Filipino MERS cases in Saudi Arabia
The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed on Friday, March 6, that 3 Filipino hospital workers contracted the deadly…
Warplanes hit Tripoli airport before UN talks start
March 5, 2015
Warplanes hit Tripoli airport before UN talks start
Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport on Thursday just hours before United Nations-backed…
Kerry briefs Iran’s Gulf rivals on nuclear talks
March 5, 2015
Kerry briefs Iran’s Gulf rivals on nuclear talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia's king and Gulf Arab foreign ministers in Riyadh on Thursday to…
Frontex: Huge surge in migrants entered EU in 2014
March 5, 2015
Frontex: Huge surge in migrants entered EU in 2014
Nearly triple the number of migrants entered the European Union in 2014 compared to the previous year, mainly due to…
Pakistan’s ruling party looks for gains in upper house election
March 5, 2015
Pakistan’s ruling party looks for gains in upper house election
Pakistani lawmakers voted for new senators in parliament's upper house on Thursday in an election that could strengthen Prime Minister…
Knife-wielding attacker slashes face of US ambassador in South Korea
March 5, 2015
Knife-wielding attacker slashes face of US ambassador in South Korea
US ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert underwent two-and-a-half hours of surgery after he was slashed in the face by…
Chad’s president vows to ‘wipe out’ Boko Haram
March 5, 2015
Chad’s president vows to ‘wipe out’ Boko Haram
Chadian President Idriss Deby on Wednesday vowed to "wipe out" Boko Haram and called on the group's chief Abubakar Shekau…