Istanbul (dpa) – A suicide bomber targeted a funeral on Saturday in a mostly Shiite neighbourhood of northern Baghdad, killing at least 34 people and injuring more than 35, al-Sumaria television reported. The Islamic State claimed the attack, the radical Sunni extremist group’s Amaq news agency said. The blast in the Shaab area of the
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Middle EastThe Hague (dpa) – Extrajudicial killings targeting alleged drug dealers and users in the Philippines may fall under the purview of the International Criminal Court, warned the chamber’s top prosecutor Friday. “Let me be clear: any person in the Philippines who incites or engages in acts of mass violence including by ordering, requesting, encouraging or
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InternationalRussian military aircraft successfully completed a supersonic flight into the stratosphere, the Interfax News Agency reported Friday. The Sukhoi-34 flight was part of a tactical exercise conducted by Russia’s Eastern Military District in which planes practiced bombing runs in teams of two. “The pilots completed exercises in air navigation, takeoff, and landing at airfields in
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InternationalBogota (dpa) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Thursday extended the ceasefire with the FARC guerilla group until the end of December in a bid to reach a final peace deal. In a televised speech, Santos said the new date was not “an ultimatum or a deadline” for a comprehensive agreement welcomed by all sectors
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InternationalIsrael”s UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, on Friday blasted leftist organizations Peace Now and B”Tselem for taking part in a UN Security Council meeting on Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. The members of the Security Council had convened the special meeting, entitled “Illegal Israeli Settlements: Obstacles to Peace and the Two-State Solution” and initiated by
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International, Middle EastThree men in Kansas have been charged with plotting a bomb attack targeting local Somali immigrants. The members of a militia group called the Crusaders, had allegedly planned a strike on an apartment complex in Garden City. The building was home to 120 people, including Muslim immigrants from Somalia. The trio are charged with one
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USAIslamic State group supporters ambushed Egypt’s security forces at a checkpoint Friday, killing 12 law enforcement officials and injuring eight others in the North Sinai province, Reuters reported. It was the first major attack in the central Sinai area, signaling that the militant group also known as ISIS may be extending its reach in Egypt.
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Middle EastSyria”s President, Bashar Al-Assad, claimed on Thursday that there is “no contradiction” between Israel and jihadist groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS). Assad was speaking in an interview with the Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda and was responding to a question regarding Israel and ISIS. “For me, it”s a very strange thing,” the interviewer said,
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Middle East$20 million building will be fully operational by spring Rutgers Hillel executive director Andrew Getraer holds up a ceiling tile to be used in the new dining hall. Photos by Debra Rubin Workers in the final stages of completing work on the grounds outside the new Rutgers Hillel building Stained-glass windows dating back to the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAReligious, civic leaders gather to condemn vandalism Swastikas spray-painted onto the Union home of Democratic congressional candidate Peter Jacob. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg The swastikas drawn on the pavement in front of Jacob’s home, in a photo taken by neighbor Kathy Dematos. Photo courtesy Kathy Dematos Peter Jacob addresses an Oct. 11 press conference at
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USAA Colorado high school student killed himself “to show his allegiance to the Nazi party and the killing of the Jewish people,” according to media reports. He was the leader of a student-based Nazi-themed Facebook group that advocated the murder of Jews and African Americans, according to Boulder Police. At least 15 students, all from
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USAFormer Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva is currently battling more legal troubles. It is being reported that he will be facing corruption charges for his involvement in an alleged scheme. According to FOX News Latino, Lula de Silva is facing his 3rd corruption charge for an alleged scheme involving the construction giant Odebrecht.
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InternationalIndonesia’s parliament has voted to allow incredibly strict punishments against convicted pedophiles, including chemical castration, 10-year mandatory minimum prison sentences and execution, the BBC reported this week. Indonesian President Joko Widodo proposed the changes. The Indonesian Doctors Association said the punishments would violate its members’ professional ethics. The new laws will mandate at least 10
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InternationalWASHINGTON, October 15, 2016 – The Supreme Court of the Republic of Haiti announced yesterday that it is holding an emergency meeting in response to the announcement of the Provisional Electoral Council to hold elections on 20 November 2016. George May Figaro, a spokesperson for the Court, explained that the justices are specifically meeting to
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