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Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi security forces recaptured on Sunday two major districts in western Mosul from Islamic State fighters, both near the city’s airport which the troops conquered a few days earlier. Sky News Arabia quoted Haider al-Maturi, an Iraqi army commandos chief, as saying that the forces invaded al-Tayaran. He said the forces detonated nine […]

Bill Paxton, a cast member in the HBO series “Big Love,” poses at the show’s third season premiere in Los Angeles. (AP Photo) American actor Bill Paxton, who rose to stardom with roles in Hollywood blockbusters such as “Aliens” and “Titanic,” has died at age 61 after complications from surgery, his family said in a […]

BATULO ABDALLA (YOUTUBE) It took Batulo 36 days to be reunited with her family following President Trump’s immigration ban — days characterized by fear and uncertainty as the 22-year-old questioned whether she would ever see them again. Batulo’s father, Abdalla, had been determined to seek safety for his family, which had been torn apart in […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Kim Jong-nam died within 20 minutes of being poisoned, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. Dr Subramaniam added that the amount of VX given to Jong-nam would have been more than the lethal amount of 10 milligrams. “It only requires 10mg to be absorbed into the system to be lethal, so […]

  President Robert Mugabe, flanked by his wife Grace and Zanu PF youth secretary Kudzai Chipanga, eats his birthday cake in Matobo yesterday . Picture: Aaron Ufumeli Mugabe told ZTV in his traditional birthday interview last week that Grace had become acceptable to the people while dismissing senior Zanu PF leaders often linked to his […]

Scene from Call The Midwife one-off special set in South Africa (BBC/PA) An anti-female genital mutilation campaigner who worked with Call The Midwife on a storyline has launched a fundraising drive to help cut maternal mortality rates in Somaliland. Nimco Ali, the co-founder of non-profit organisation Daughters of Eve, was the victim of FGM as […]

Iraqi Ministry of Defense’s War Media cell announced on Saturday, that security forces fully liberated al-Yarmouk Power Station in western Mosul, while emphasized that the station is serving the whole city. The cell said in a press statement, “Troops of the army’s 9th armored brigade managed to liberate al-Yarmouk Power Station, and raised Iraqi flag […]

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants to expand the military’s ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted attacks against America, senior U.S. officials said. The recommendations sent to the White House would allow U.S special operations forces to increase assistance […]

 It’s a trap – a costly one at that Scamming has certainly gone hi-tech with a new phone scam that swindles money from its targets. According to Daily Mail, a major phone scam involving phone calls from an unknown number has been spreading across the US. The scam tricks users into saying ‘yes’ before editing […]

South African police fire rubber bullets to avert a confrontation between foreigners and anti-immigrant marchers in Pretoria on Feb. 24, 2017. (Kim Ludbrook / European Pressphoto Agency)Robyn DixonContact Reporter South African authorities are under fire for allowing an anti-immigrant “march of hatred” to go ahead in Pretoria Friday, just days after a series of violent […]