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ORLANDO — A disgruntled former employee returned to a local RV accessory business Monday and fatally shot five people before killing himself, another horror in a city still healing from a bloody mass murder at a nightclub less than one year ago. John Robert Neumann Jr, 45, who had been fired in April, entered the Fiamma […]

Arab countries’ decisions led by Saudi Arabia are founded on ‘baseless’ allegations, Qatar foreign ministry says. FAST FACTS Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen and the Maldives cut ties with Qatar Arab states halt air traffic with Qatar, Saudi closes border Qatar says measures are a violation of its sovereignty Qatar accuses Saudi of trying to […]

Baaj (IraqiNews.com)  Iraqi paramilitary forces fighting the Islamic State have recaptured nine more villages, proceeding with a campaign to impose control over the Iraqi borders with Syria. Badr Organization, a part of the mainly-Shia Popular Mobilization Units, said Monday it  had taken over nine villages northwest of Baaj, with dozens of militants fleeing to Syrian […]

Police said situation is now contained but reported at least five fatalities following shooting near an industrial area.  At least five people have been reported killed in the US state of Florida following a shooting near an industrial area. Orange County Police said on Monday that the attacker also killed himself, adding that the situation […]

Philippines police on Sunday revealed that the Resorts World Manila attacker was 42-year-old father-of-three Jessie Javier Carlos, a Catholic man with a gambling addiction and no connection to terrorism. “He was barred by Pagcor (the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) from all casinos because of the request of next of kin. This could have probably […]

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has cut relations with Qatar and says it supports the decision by the Saudi-led coalition to end Qatar’s participation in the war on the Houthis there. The government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi says it severed ties with Qatar in part over is support of extremist groups in Yemen “in […]

No one reported injured after fire erupts in apartment on the second floor Dubai: A newborn baby was rescued from a building where an apartment caught fire on Sunday, a Dubai Civil Defence spokesperson told Gulf News. The fire happened in an apartment on the second floor of a building in the Discovery Gardens. Image […]

Despite a court order halting most of his extreme vetting policy, President Trump’s administration has quietly been working toward his goal of a drastic cut in the number of refugees the U.S. will accept this fiscal year. President Obama had set a target of up to 110,000 on his way out the door, but Mr. […]

Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for Saturday night’s attack in London which killed seven people and wounded dozens, the militant group’s agency Amaq said on Sunday. “A detachment of fighters executed yesterday’s London attack,” a statement posted on Amaq’s media page said. Police specialists collected evidence in the heart of London after a series of […]

North Korea has denounced the latest round of sanctions placed on it by the UN Security Council as a “hostile act,” and will continue developing its nuclear arsenal at a rapid pace, a foreign ministry spokesman said. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution expanding sanctions on the isolated Asian country on Friday, adding […]