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Peshmerga encircle IS-held town on the outskirts of Mosul

Oct 25, 2016

Kurdish forces taking part in the offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State militants are besieging a key town to the north-east.Peshmerga fighters have surrounded Bashiqa, which lies on a crucial supply route…

Four persons killed on a park ride in Thunder River Rapids, Australia

Oct 25, 2016

Four people have been killed on a ride at a theme park on Australia's east coast, police and park officials say.Two men and two women died when a raft apparently overturned on the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on…

Sony charges consumers for demo-trial of new PlayStation Virtual Reality headset

Oct 25, 2016

Consumers have complained about retailer Game's decision to charge for demos of Sony's new PlayStation Virtual Reality headset.The firm is charging £5 ($6) for 10 minutes or £15 for a half hour in-store trial.Game said that the…

Women caught up with men’s alcohol drinking rates and health problems, study shows

Oct 25, 2016

Women have all but caught up with men at knocking back alcohol, a global study of drinking habits shows.The analysis of 4 million people, born between 1891 and 2001, showed that men used to be far more likely to drink and have…

Sirte to fall in hands of Libyan forces any minute soon

Oct 25, 2016

Three fighters from the Misurata-led forces of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous were killed and thirty others were injured in clashes with IS radicals in Jizah district in Sirte, a doctor from the field hospital said on Tuesday.The doctor told…

Over 59 cadets killed in suicide attack on Pakistan police college

Oct 25, 2016

At least 59 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say.Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college late on Monday, reportedly taking…

Presidential Council to hold discussion sessions on GNA new cabinet in Ghadames city

Oct 25, 2016

The Libyan UN-backed Presidential Council (PC) has decided to hold consultative sessions for forming the new government in the city of Ghadames on the border with Algeria after it failed to meet in Tripoli.The council chose the city…

French officials killed in Malta-airport plane crash are intelligence, says French journal

Oct 24, 2016

Putting the mystery of the crashed aircraft in Malta at rest, the French Le Monde journal confirmed that three of the officials on board were French intelligence (DGSI) heading to Libya.The French Defense Minister, on the other…

Russia rules out any possibility for another truce in Syria’s Aleppo

Oct 24, 2016

Russia says it is not currently considering a new truce in the Syrian city of Aleppo after a brief ceasefire ended over the weekend.On Thursday Russia had announced an 11-hour ceasefire to allow civilians, anti-government fighters and…

Sabha Medical Center faces shutdown over shortage of medicines

Oct 24, 2016

Sabha Medical Center spokesman, Osama Al-Wafi, warned of the acute shortages of medicines in the center due to the accumulating number of patients inside the center’s sections.Al-Wafi said that there are over 250 patients in the…

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