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IS bombings, mortar fire and clashes kill 22 in Iraq ASIA

IS bombings, mortar fire and clashes kill 22 in Iraq

Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group, clashes and mortar fire killed at least 22 people in Iraq on Monday, security and medical officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Army seizes key IS bastion in central Syria: state TV ASIA

Army seizes key IS bastion in central Syria: state TV

Syrian troops on Sunday seized the key Islamic State group bastion of Al-Qaryatain, dealing the jihadists a new blow in the country's centre a week after expelling them from Palmyra, state television said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mass grave of victims of IS found in Syria's Palmyra ASIA

Mass grave of victims of IS found in Syria's Palmyra

The Syrian army has found a mass grave containing the bodies of 42 civilians and soldiers executed by the Islamic State jihadist group in Palmyra, a military source said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria's Palmyra scarred forever by IS ASIA

Syria's Palmyra scarred forever by IS

A view of the remains of Baalshmin temple, which was destroyed by the Islamic State (IS) group in 2015, in the Syrian ancient city of Palmyra. AFP

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Noisy US welcome as Erdogan defends hardline stance ASIA

Noisy US welcome as Erdogan defends hardline stance

US President Barack Obama met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington, the White House said, amid tensions over press freedom and the war in Syria.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brussels airport to take 'months' to reopen fully after bombings INTERNATIONAL

Brussels airport to take 'months' to reopen fully after bombings

Bomb-damaged Brussels airport held a drill for a partial restart on Tuesday but warned it could take months to reopen fully.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian troops press advance after blow to IS in Palmyra ASIA

Syrian troops press advance after blow to IS in Palmyra

Syrian forces strengthened their hold on Palmyra and pushed forward against the Islamic State group after dealing it a major blow by retaking the ancient city.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistanis hunt militants behind blast that killed at least 70 INTERNATIONAL

Pakistanis hunt militants behind blast that killed at least 70

Pakistani authorities hunted on Monday for breakaway Taliban militants who once declared loyalty to Islamic State after the group claimed responsibility for an Easter suicide bomb targeting Christians, that killed at least 70 people.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Belgium terror suspect held in Italy refuses to speak INTERNATIONAL

Belgium terror suspect held in Italy refuses to speak

An Algerian held in Italy as part of a probe into fake ID documents used by the Paris and Brussels attackers was interrogated on Sunday but refused to answer questions, a judicial source said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Man released after false IS alarm on Vienna-London flight INTERNATIONAL

Man released after false IS alarm on Vienna-London flight

An Iraqi man hauled off an easyJet flight in Vienna just before takeoff after a passenger thought he might be an Islamic extremist, has been released, officials said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State driven out of Syria's ancient Palmyra city ASIA

Islamic State driven out of Syria's ancient Palmyra city

Syrian government forces drove Islamic State fighters out of Palmyra on Sunday, the army said, inflicting a major defeat on the militants who seized the desert city last year and dynamited its ancient temples.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria army edges forward in jihadist-held Palmyra ASIA

Syria army edges forward in jihadist-held Palmyra

Syrian troops backed by Russian ground and air forces on Saturday pushed deeper into the Islamic State group stronghold of Palmyra, as Washington considered boosting its anti-jihadist fight in neighbouring Iraq.

4:45 AM November 25 2016