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Pentagon chief urges ‘isolation operation’ for IS-held Raqa

ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) -- US defence chief Ashton Carter said Sunday that an operation to isolate the Islamic State group…

Riding high in polls, Clinton barnstorms swing states

by Jerome CARTILLIER RALEIGH, United States (AFP) -- With just over two weeks to go before Americans vote for a…

Shark attacks surfer in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A man escaped with cuts to his leg Monday after a shark crashed into his board…

Tears, relief as Somali pirate hostages land in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP)--A group of 26 hostages freed from nearly five years in the hands of Somali pirates touched down in…

California woman accuses Trump of sexual misconduct

  (Reuters) Another woman has come forward to accuse Republican candidate for President Donald Trump of inappropriate conduct on Saturday…

Cameroon rail accident toll rises to at least 60

https://youtu.be/-Ouxlo06xtM   by Reinnier Kaze Yaoundé, Cameroon | AFP | -- At least 60 were killed when a packed passenger…

China slams ‘provocative’ US sail-by in South China Sea

  BEIJING, China | AFP | -- China has slammed the US for sailing a warship near disputed territory in…

Huge waves surge as Typhoon Haima lands in south China

GUANGDONG, China (CCTV) -- Huge waves of more than 10-meters tall lashed the wharf in Shanwei, Guangdong Province of south China,…

Suicide attackers kill 16 at Iraq power plant: officials

KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) -- Suicide attackers stormed the site of a power plant being built by an Iranian company in…

6.2 quake hits western Japan: USGS

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit western Japan Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was…

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