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MAKKAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 27, (RTRS): Dozens of Saudi craftsmen, mostly in their 40s and 50s, are hard at work in a factory in Makkah …
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Harvey unleashes catastrophic floods in Texas – ‘Recovery from disaster going to take years’
ROCKPORT, United States, Aug 27, (Agencies): Tropical Storm Harvey lashed central Texas with torrential rains on Sunday, unleashing “catastrophic” floods after the megastorm — the …
Read More »Iraqis poised for Tal Afar ‘victory’
TAL AFAR, Iraq, Aug 27, (Agencies): Iraqi forces backed by local militia and a US-led coalition were poised Sunday to drive the Islamic State group …
Read More »2nd man arrested in sword attack – ‘Likely involved in commission, instigation of terrorism’
LONDON, Aug 27, (AFP): British police investigating Friday’s sword attack outside Buckingham Palace in London arrested a second man on Sunday, as authorities in Belgium, …
Read More »B’desh sends back 90 Rohingya migrants – Pope laments ‘persecutions’ in Myanmar
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Aug 27, (Agencies): Bangladesh has detained and forcibly returned 90 Rohingya migrants to Myanmar, police said Sunday, just hours after Myanmarese troops …
Read More »Clashes over ‘guru’ kill 32 – 3 Indian police killed in Kashmir
PANCHKULA, India, Aug 26, (Agencies): Hundreds of troops Saturday patrolled a northern Indian city hit by deadly clashes that killed at least 32 people after …
Read More »US-backed fighters seek to oust DAESH from Deir Ezzor – Syria Kurds preparing 1st vote in ‘federal region’
SHADADI, Syria, Aug 26, (Agencies): US-backed Arab and Kurdish fighters said on Friday they would launch an offensive “very soon” to oust the Islamic State …
Read More »Belgium knife attacker shot dead – Defiant Barcelona stages march against ‘terror’
BRUSSELS, Aug 26, (Agencies): Belgian soldiers shot dead a man in the centre of Brussels on Friday evening after he came at them with a …
Read More »N. Korea fires short-range missiles – China bans new business with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 26, (Agencies): North Korea fired several rockets into the sea Saturday in the continuation of its rapid nuclear and missile expansion, …
Read More »Over 40 killed in Kabul Shiite mosque attack – ‘Govt failed to protect us’
KABUL, Aug 26, (RTRS): Victims of the latest attack on Shi’ite Muslims in Afghanistan directed their anger squarely at the Afghan government, accusing it of …
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