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MSmoke is seen as members of the Iraqi Army clash with Islamic State fighters at a frontline in northwest of Mosul, Iraq, May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui   Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) More than 200 Islamic State militants were killed in the southwestern direction of Tal Afar, which was handled by the army’s Counter-Terrorism Service, the Joint […]

File photo: Zdenka1967/Depositphotos  Five people were killed and a sixth seriously injured after a climbing accident Sunday morning in the Austrian Alps, rescue services said. The cause of the accident, which occurred below the Mannlkarscharte pass near Zell-am-See, about 80 kilometres south of the central city of Salzburg, has not yet been determined. “We think […]

Photo: DPA German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said the Libyan coastguard should be supported in its efforts to stem the flow of migrants to Europe, but warned that rights abuses would not be tolerated. A day before a Paris summit on the migrant crisis, Merkel said the Libyan coastguard had to become capable of […]

Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP Spain’s King Felipe VI joined thousands of people in a defiant march against terror through Barcelona on Saturday following last week’s deadly vehicle attacks. People who tended the victims of the attack were given pride of place at the front of the procession behind a large white- and-black banner that read “No […]

Lebanon declares truce to pave way for release of ISIL-held troops as Syrian army and Hezbollah halt separate campaign. Lebanon’s army has announced a ceasefire in its offensive against ISIL fighters at the country’s northeast border with Syria. The ceasefire took effect at 7am local time (04:00 GMT) on Sunday in order to determine the […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a luncheon meeting with the ruling Democratic Party lawmakers at Cheong Wa Dae, Saturday. / Yonhap South Korean President Moon Jae-in called Saturday for patience in dealing with North Korea as Pyongyang fired at least three projectiles into the sea off its east coast in the latest provocative […]

(Screengrab) 14-year-old was brought to police along with father, asked to sign pledge vowing to protect his son and not violate public morals  Saudi police said Wednesday they have released a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing to the “Macarena” at an intersection in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, according to local media report […]