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Factbox: Islamic State loses second leader in two years
Middle East

Factbox: Islamic State loses second leader in two years

ISTANBUL, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The death of its second leader in just over two years has dealt another blow…
Gunmen kill two female Supreme Court judges in Afghanistan: police
Middle East

Gunmen kill two female Supreme Court judges in Afghanistan: police

KABUL (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed two female judges from Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Sunday morning, police said, adding to…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
Middle East

Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…
Wikileaks’ Assange signals release of documents before US election
World

Wikileaks’ Assange signals release of documents before US election

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday the whistleblowing organization would publish around one million documents related to three governments…
Jordanian writer shot dead in front of court before trial over cartoon
Middle East

Jordanian writer shot dead in front of court before trial over cartoon

A gunman on Sunday killed prominent Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar outside a court where he was facing charges for sharing…
UPDATE: Former grand mufti Ali Gomaa survives assassination attempt
Egypt

UPDATE: Former grand mufti Ali Gomaa survives assassination attempt

Egypt's former grand mufti Ali Gomaa survived an assassination attempt on Friday that left one person injured after a gun-battle…
Three out of 4 Egyptian Nobel Prize laureates faced tragic endings
Egypt

Three out of 4 Egyptian Nobel Prize laureates faced tragic endings

Egyptian chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail died suddenly on Tuesday, leaving his family and friends in shock. Zewail…
Judge frees President Reagan’s would-be killer Hinckley
World

Judge frees President Reagan’s would-be killer Hinckley

John Hinckley Jr., who wounded U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three other people in a 1981 assassination attempt prompted by…
Islamic State kills Christian priest in Egypt’s North Sinai
Egypt

Islamic State kills Christian priest in Egypt’s North Sinai

Islamist militants gunned down a Christian priest in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula as he was fixing his car, the Interior Ministry…
Britain mourns murdered lawmaker, EU referendum campaign in limbo
World

Britain mourns murdered lawmaker, EU referendum campaign in limbo

Britain mourned lawmaker Jo Cox on Friday after a man wielding a gun and knife killed the 41-year-old in an…
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