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Suicide bombs kill at least 64 people in north-eastern Nigeria:
Suicide bombs have killed at least 64 people in multiple blasts in north-eastern Nigeria, according to officials. Police said two female suicide bombers killed 12 people at prayer grounds in Damaturu. Hours earlier two bombs killed dozens of people buying goods for the holiday at the market of Gombe town
Girl, elderly woman carry out bombings in northeastern Nigeria, army says:
A 10-year-old girl and an elderly woman carried out two suicide bombings Friday targeting Muslim prayer grounds in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state, an army spokesman said.
Niger army kills 30 suspected Boko Haram insurgents: sources:
The army launched the operation on Thursday, a day after gunmen thought to be from Boko Haram crossed over from Nigeria and killed at least a dozen villagers on the Niger side of the border.
US Kills 30 People In Kenya:
AT least 30 alleged, members of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab militants have been killed in a US drone strike, the Kenyan government has said, but backtracked on its earlier claim that the alleged mastermind of the Garissa University massacre was among the dead.
Chad troops kill 19 insurgents after Boko Haram raid on Army post:
"Boko Haram attacked the post of Konguia at around five in the morning," the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The army responded, killing 19 Boko Haram members. A soldier died and the attackers fled to Nigeria.
6 killed as deadly clashes erupt in Egypt after Eid prayers:
Supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi had held small marches in Giza after the Friday morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Margaret Thatcher demanded UK find ways to 'destabilise' Ethiopian regime in power during 1984 famine:
A top secret Downing Street memo reveals how the former Prime Minister wanted to support rebels fighting the authoritarian regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam and suspend some types of relief to the Ethiopians after a year of aid operations to alleviate the famine which killed a million people
31 killed in clashes with IS in Iraq:
In Iraq's western province of Anbar, the security forces and allied paramilitary militias known as Hashd Shaabi, or popular mobilization, clashed with IS militants in east of the town of Baghdadi, leaving 12 IS militants killed, a provincial security source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Car Bomb In Iraq Kills At Least 21, Including Children:
The bomb exploded on July 17 in a busy market as Iraqis celebrated the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Khan Bani Saad, a town 30 kilometers northeast of Baghdad.
Bombs kill 11 civilians in IS town in Syria:
The "intensified air attacks by regime forces on Al-Bab are aimed at foiling IS efforts on multiple fronts," including the nearby Kweyris military airport, which IS has besieged for more than a year.
ISIS child beheads Syrian soldier: activists:
The child is among several hundred so-called "Cubs of the Caliphate". They are children, ranging in age from pre-teens to mid-teens, given military training and hardline indoctrination after being recruited near schools, mosques and in public areas where ISIS is operating.
54 U.S.-trained fighters enters Syria: U.S. officials call them the 'New Syrian Force':
Turkish news media said 54 fighters crossed in Sunday in a convoy of 30 vehicles, commanded by an ethnic Turkman colonel who'd defected from the Syrian army.
Syria air strikes conducted by UK military pilots:
This is despite UK MPs voting in 2013 against military action in Syria.
UAE says military officer killed in action in Yemen:
UAE news agency WAM reported that Al Ka'abi was killed while "performing his national duty with the participating forces of the Operation Restoring Hope Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to support the legitimate government in Yemen".
Yemen's Aden falls to Saudi-backed fighters, clashes subside, residents say:
Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters completed their offensive to retake the southern city of Aden from the Houthi militia on Friday, residents said, as fighting in one main district subsided.
Saudi Special forces sent into Yemen: Report:
Saudi Arabia has reportedly sent Special Forces into Yemen under the pretext of escorting some fugitive former Yemeni officials back into its war-torn southern neighbor, in another violation of Yemeni sovereignty.
Islamic State says car bomb explodes near Saudi prison, driver killed:
A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Saudi Arabia's highest security prison at sunset on Thursday, killing the driver and wounding two security officials, the interior ministry said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
Hamas's Meshaal in rare meeting with Saudi King Salman:
Meshaal was accompanied by a number of senior Hamas members when he met King Salman along with other top Saudi officials, including the kingdom's crown prince and defence minister
Saudi FM threatens Iran with confrontation after nuclear talks breakthrough:
Following a Thursday meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Riyadh is "committed to confront" the Islamic Republic should Iran "try to cause mischief in the region."
47% of Israelis would back 'unilateral Iran strike: Asked:
"In your view, does the agreement that was signed bring Iran closer to obtaining a nuclear weapons capability?" 71 per cent said yes.
Iran? Is That the One We Invaded?:
75 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 can't locate Iran on a map, according to a National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs Geographic Literacy Study in 2006, let alone be grateful for a complicated diplomatic deal crafted half a world away.
2 killed as Afghan president says negotiations with Taliban are solution:
In a message to the nation on a major Muslim holiday, the Afghan president said Friday that negotiations with the Taliban are the only way to "end the bloodshed" and bring peace to the country.
'Was there a 2nd plane?' New footage shows MH17 crash site minutes after Boeing downing:
News Corp Australia has obtained a previously unknown video allegedly taken minutes after Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was downed in Ukraine exactly one year ago. The voices cited by the transcript of the full footage claim a warplane shot down the Boeing.
3 French arrested in IS-inspired plan to attack base:
Three young men plotted an attack on a French military base after receiving orders from an Islamic State group contact in Syria to strike in France, prosecutors said Friday.
Greece debt crisis: German MPs vote 'yes' to bailout talks:
The German parliament has voted in favour of starting negotiations on Greece's €86bn (£60bn) bailout deal.
Greece: ministry, banks will not open on Monday after all:
"The Greek Finance Ministry and the Bank of Greece examine all possibilities and technical details so that banks can open as soon as possible," says a finance ministry announcement, thereby negating previous reports that Greek banks will open on Monday.
Greece's Tsipras Culls Rebel Ministers :
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sacked a group of dissident ministers Friday from his government, following divisions within the party over economic reforms over a new bailout deal.
John Pilger on Greece. :
John Pilger, on the last minute flip flop and betrayal of the Greek people, by their own government.
UK: Report shows tenants spend half income on housing :
Tenants across England spend an average of 47 percent of their after-tax income on rent, according to the annual English Housing Survey published in February. In London this figure is even higher, with people spending an average of 73 percent of their pre-tax income on rent.
Goldman Sachs' bankers set to share £5.3BILLION in pay and bonuses despite profits slump:
The US-based investment bank made £670million in the three months to the end of June but that was down by 53% on the same period last year
Drug Trafficking, Corruption Funds Politics in Guatemala:
Drug-trafficking money and corruption are the key sources of political parties' finances in Guatemala, a new report by the U.N's International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala said Thursday.
Four US marines and gunman killed in 'act of terrorism' in Tennessee:
Official sources did not agree on whether the attack was being treated as an act of domestic or international terrorism. US attorney Bill Killian told reporters officials were treating the attacks as an act of "domestic terrorism" but the FBI said it and its partners were still investigating a motive.
Everything we know about the Tennessee shooter so far:
A former engineering graduate, 24-year-old Abdulazeez was born in Kuwait and came to the US in 1996. His family members were all naturalized US citizens, but it is unclear if or when Abdulazeez became an American citizen, according to the Associated Press.
After Chattanooga shooting, Trump calls for Marines to carry guns:
"These are four great Marines ... and that they're not allowed to carry guns is absolutely ridiculous," Trump told Fox News's Bill O'Reilly Thursday.
Watch: Police Slam Woman's Face on the Ground in Hospital :
A video obtained by the Colorado Springs Independent shows an incident that's at the center of an excessive force lawsuit that's being prepared
A Life Behind Bars - :
Sentenced at just 15 years old, Efran Paredes is now 41 and has spent most of his life behind bars. teleSUR In Depth 17 July 2015 Sentenced at just 15 years old, Efran Paredes is now 41 and has spent most of his life behind bars. teleSUR's Kim Brown looks into a cruel system that sentences teenagers to life without parole.
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