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French jihadist mothers in Syria face terrible choice

French jihadist mothers in Syria face terrible choice

For dozens of French women detained in Syria, an impossible choice looms: keeping their children in a war zone, or sending them home knowing they might never see each other again. Like other Western nations which experienced a jihadist exodus to Iraq or Syria, France is grappling with how to handle citizens left in the […]

November 1, 2018 | By | Reply More
‘At least six dead’ in suspected terror shooting at Munich mall

‘At least six dead’ in suspected terror shooting at Munich mall

July  22, – Police warned of an “acute terror” situation in the southern German city, which saw panicked shoppers fleeing the mall as armed police roamed the streets on the hunt for the attackers. At least six people are believed to have been killed in a shooting rampage in a Munich shopping centre on Friday […]

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Iraq breaks months-long jihadist siege

Iraq breaks months-long jihadist siege

Aug 31, – It is the biggest offensive success for the Iraqi government since militants led by the Sunni Islamic State (IS) jihadist group overran large areas of five provinces in June, sweeping security forces aside. Iraqi forces broke through to the jihadist-besieged Shiite town of Amerli Sunday, where thousands of people have been trapped […]

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U.S. planes strike militants near Iraq’s Amreli, airdrop aid

U.S. planes strike militants near Iraq’s Amreli, airdrop aid

Aug 31, – President Barack Obama authorized the new military action, broadening U.S. operations in Iraq amid an international outcry over the threat to Amerli’s mostly ethnic Turkmen population. The United States carried out air strikes on Saturday against Islamic State fighters near the besieged Shi’ite town of Amerli in northern Iraq and airdropped humanitarian […]

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Competitiveness of educational excellence

Competitiveness of educational excellence

Oct 28, – Some of the richest, most competitive, most fashionable parents on the planet leave no stone unturned in the fight to provide their children with the upper hand. Babies who cannot even form sentences in their native English are signed up to “baby and me” lessons in Chinese or French in the ultra-trendy […]

October 28, 2013 | By | Reply More
Bodies recovered in Mekong after Laos plane crash

Bodies recovered in Mekong after Laos plane crash

Oct 17, – Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee said search teams had recovered the bodies of 15 crash victims by the time their operations ended Thursday because of the strong current and darkness. He said they were unable to immediately identify them or their nationalities. Rescuers in fishing boats pulled bodies from the muddy […]

October 17, 2013 | By | Reply More
Google ads may include user names, photos

Google ads may include user names, photos

Oct 12, – The changes, which Google announced in a revised terms of service policy on Friday, set the stage for Google to introduce “shared endorsements” ads on its sites as well as millions of other websites that are part of Google’s display advertising network. Google plans to launch new product-endorsement ads incorporating photos, comments and […]

October 12, 2013 | By | Reply More
Australian Open announces prize money increase

Australian Open announces prize money increase

Oct 02, – In keeping with player demands to see a larger slice of Grand Slam revenues, all four of the sport’s most prestigious tennis tournaments have greatly increased their prize money in the past two years. Australian Open organizers said Wednesday that the tournament will increase its prize money by AU$3 million ($2.8 million) […]

October 2, 2013 | By | Reply More
Kenya minister says 59 killed in mall attack

Kenya minister says 59 killed in mall attack

Sep 22, –  The attack by al-Qaida-linked militants at an upscale mall in Nairobi killed at least 59 people and wounded 175, Kenya’s interior Cabinet secretary said Sunday. Multiple barrages of gunfire erupted Sunday morning from inside the building where there is a hostage standoff with Islamic extremists nearly 24 hours after they attacked using […]

September 22, 2013 | By | Reply More
Europeans topless protesters may face 2 years in prison

Europeans topless protesters may face 2 years in prison

May 31, AP Tunis – They have been charged with offending public decency and threatening public order The defence lawyer for the three European feminists that protested topless in front of the Tunis courthouse says they have been charged with offending public decency and threatening public order. Souhaib Bahri said Friday they would appear in […]

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