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BBC - A Turkish cargo plane flying from Hong Kong has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 37 people, most of them on the ground, officials say.The Boeing 747 TC-MCL aircraft operated by ACT Airlines crashed as it landed in fog…

Al-Jazeera - A top Egyptian court has issued a final ruling rejecting a government plan to transfer two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal that had provoked outrage among Egyptians and prompted rare protests.…

The Foreign Minister of Italy, Angelino Alfano, said his country is going to send humanitarian aids to the eastern region areas controlled by Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity forces.Speaking on Italian TV, Angelino Alfano added…

Al-Jazeera - Troops allied to the Syrian government have shelled a village in a rebel-controlled area near its capital Damascus, killing at least seven civilians, according to a monitoring group.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory…

BBC - Islamic State militants have launched a fierce assault on government-held areas in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour, with dozens reportedly killed.Twelve government soldiers and 20 IS fighters were killed, said the…

Bahrain has executed three Shia men who were convicted of killing three police officers in a bomb attack in March 2014, the authorities say, wrote the BBC.They were killed by a firing squad on Sunday, state news agency BNA reports.…

BBC - Iraqi forces have seized full control of Mosul University in their battle with so-called Islamic State, Iraqi state television said.Military forces have been attempting to retake the city - the last major IS stronghold in Iraq…