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Suicide attack on Pakistani shrine kills over 50, reports say

Feb 16, 2017

BBC - A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 50 people, reports say.The bomber blew himself up among devotees in the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the town of Sehwan, in Sindh…

NATO says Libya requested security training for military, defence sectors

Feb 16, 2017

NATO's chief said on Thursday that he had received a formal request from Libya to help strengthen its security institutions and that the alliance is looking into exactly what can be done.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said…

Scores killed in inter-factional fighting among rebels in Syria’s Idlib

Feb 15, 2017

Dozens of fighters have been killed in clashes between two Islamist factions in northern Syria, reports say, wrote the BBC.The battles involved Tahrir al-Sham and Jund al-Aqsa, which regarded as close to so-called Islamic State…

Iraq: Deadly suicide attack kills over 18 people in Shia area in Baghdad

Feb 16, 2017

BBC - At least 18 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a predominantly Shia suburb of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, security sources say.A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle in Sadr City, targeting a busy street full of garages…

Scientists link brain damage (dementia) to football headers

Feb 15, 2017

The most detailed British research into dementia among retired soccer players has concluded the condition may be connected to repeated head 'impacts', caused by collisions and thousands of headers, the Irish Independent reported.The…

US mulls over sending ground troops to fight IS in Syria, reports say

Feb 16, 2017

US Defense Department might propose that the US send conventional ground combat forces into northern Syria for the first time to speed up the fight against ISIS, CNN has learned."It's possible that you may see conventional forces…

Tripoli International Airport to reopen Thursday

Feb 15, 2017

The Tripoli International Airport is scheduled to reopen on Thursday, sources from the National Salvation Government (NSG) of Khalifa Al-Ghweil reported.According to the sources, the NSG will hold the reopening ceremony on Thursday…

Constitution Drafting Assembly member slams deliberate negligence to Libya’s constitution

Feb 16, 2017

The member of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) Nadia Omran, has revealed that there is a deliberate negligence for the swift completion of the Libyan constitution, which she said would be the best solution for Libya’s current…

India successfully launched 104 satellites on one mission

Feb 15, 2017

India has created history by successfully launching 104 satellites on a single mission, overtaking the previous record of 37 satellites launched by Russia in 2014, the BBC wrote on Wednesday.All but three of the satellites are from…

Real Madrid seals 3-1 win over Napoli at Champions League

Feb 16, 2017

Real Madrid came from a goal down to beat Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, wrote the BBC.The visitors took the lead after Keylor Navas was caught off guard by a superb Lorenzo Insigne strike inside…

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