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Kerry vows to up pressure on IS during Iraq visit ASIA

Kerry vows to up pressure on IS during Iraq visit

US Secretary of State John Kerry vowed Friday to turn up the heat on the Islamic State jihadist group as he visited Baghdad in a show of support for Iraq's crisis-hit government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kidnappers in Iraq release Qatari citizen ARABIA

Kidnappers in Iraq release Qatari citizen

A Qatari citizen kidnapped in Iraq last year with 26 other Qatari nationals has been freed, along with a Pakistani man...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State's oil revenues 'slashed' by air strikes: French experts ASIA

Islamic State's oil revenues 'slashed' by air strikes: French experts

Air strikes targeting oil facilities controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq have greatly eroded the jihadists' production capabilities and almost halted exports, French industry experts have told a parliamentary committee.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq kidnappers free two hostages from Qatari hunting party ARABIA

Iraq kidnappers free two hostages from Qatari hunting party

Kidnappers in Iraq have freed a Qatari and an Asian who were among more than 20 people abducted from a hunting party in the desert south last December, Qatar said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
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
About 25 killed in suicide attacks, shelling across Iraq ASIA

About 25 killed in suicide attacks, shelling across Iraq

About 25 people were killed on Monday across Iraq, most of them in suicide attacks targeting members of militias and military forces, security officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi PM names new cabinet to fight corruption ASIA

Iraqi PM names new cabinet to fight corruption

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi named Nizar Salem al-Numan as a candidate for the key post of oil minister as part of a cabinet reshuffle aimed at fighting corruption.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Opec output rises in March as Iran, Iraq growth offsets outages ECONOMY

Opec output rises in March as Iran, Iraq growth offsets outages

Opec oil output is rising in March, a Reuters survey found, as higher supply from Iran after the lifting of sanctions and near-record exports from southern Iraq offset maintenance and outages in smaller producers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oil prices up slightly in thin holiday trading ECONOMY

Oil prices up slightly in thin holiday trading

Oil prices climbed in thin Easter holiday trading on Monday, adding to gains in recent weeks as optimism holds that a production freeze among major producers may be implemented.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage ASIA

Iraq buries young victims of football pitch bomb carnage

Iraq on Saturday buried the victims, among them many young boys, of a suicide attack that ripped through a trophy ceremony after a football tournament and killed 32 people.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suicide bombers kill 3 soldiers in attack on Iraq base ASIA

Suicide bombers kill 3 soldiers in attack on Iraq base

A group of suicide bombers from the Islamic State group killed three Iraqi soldiers Saturday in an attack on a military base hosting hundreds of coalition advisers, officers said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suicide bomber kills 25 south of Baghdad: police ASIA

Suicide bomber kills 25 south of Baghdad: police

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd on Friday after a local football game in a village south of Baghdad, killing at least 25 people, police and medics said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016