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Iraqi forces recapture Mosul Airport from IS

Feb 23, 2017

BBC - Iraqi security forces have recaptured Mosul airport, a key part of the government's offensive to drive the so-called Islamic State (IS) from the western half of the city.The operation took four hours. IS continued to fire…

Geneva talks between Syrian government and opposition are underway

Feb 23, 2017

UN-sponsored peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition are under way in Geneva for the first time in nearly a year, the BBC reported.The two sides will not meet face-to-face to begin with, the BBC added.Staffan…

NASA unveils seven Earth-size planets with possible water and habitable traits

Feb 23, 2017

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet…

Russian Defence Minister says “our bear can do what he pleases” slamming UK…

Feb 23, 2017

The Russian Defence Minister, Sergey Shoygu, attacked the UK defence minister, Michael Fallon's remarks in a speech at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the Independent wrote on Wednesday.“What is on coat of…

Exercise could help boost language learning process, UQ’s research says

Feb 23, 2017

Understanding how exercise affects language learning could help patients with brain conditions such as stroke, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.A trial by University of Queensland researchers will examine the effects of exercise…

Eating 10 fruits and veggies a day prolongs life, research says

Feb 23, 2017

Eating loads of fruit and vegetables - 10 portions a day - may give us longer lives, say researchers.The study, by Imperial College London, calculated such eating habits could prevent 7.8 million premature deaths each year,…

Iraqi forces toughen battle as the advance on Mosul airport

Feb 23, 2017

BBC - Iraqi security forces have launched an attack on Mosul airport, a key part of the government's offensive to drive so-called Islamic State (IS) militants from the western half of the city.Military police have entered the…

Amnesty International: Haftar responsible for civilian killings in Ganfudah

Feb 23, 2017

The annual report of Amnesty International has said that the "Libyan National Army" which it described also as armed groups led by Khalifa Haftar and contain Gaddafi brigades' fighters and tribal forces, bombed the civilian area of…

Turkey lifts ban on headscarf for female army officers

Feb 22, 2017

BBC - A ban on female army officers in Turkey wearing the Muslim headscarf has been lifted by the government.The military is the last Turkish institution to see the ban removed. It has long been seen as the guardian of Turkey's…

Benghazi security commander survives car explosion

Feb 22, 2017

Sources from the Libyan - German Hospital in Benghazi said Wednesday evening that the commander of Benghazi security department, Salah Al-Howedi, has arrived in the hospital after he survived an explosion targeting his car in Benghazi's…

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