
Pakistan air strikes kill 31 militants in tribal areas: military
Pakistan's military on Wednesday said it had killed at least 31 militants in air strikes in northwest Pakistan, near the Afghan border. ... more
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Europe shares credit for Obama's Iran vote victory
White House arm-twisting may have secured the votes to force the Iran nuclear deal through a hostile Congress, but European ambassadors in Washington are getting credit for playing an outsized role. ... more
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As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future
Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime
Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources
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Libya's Tripoli authorities to join Geneva peace talks
Libya's Tripoli-based authorities said Wednesday they will take part in crucial peace talks, a day before their expected start in Geneva. ... more
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Netanyahu defends Iran deal fight after Obama secures support
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Thursday his high-profile campaign to defeat the Iran nuclear deal after President Barack Obama secured enough backing to keep Congress from blocking it. ... more
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'I want a blue-eyed Yazidi': teen describes IS slave market
Kidnapped, beaten, sold and raped: the Islamic State group is running an international market in Iraq where Christian and Yazidi women are sold as sexual slaves, a teenager who escaped told AFP Tuesday. ... more
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Gunmen kidnap 18 Turks in Iraq capital
Gunmen kidnapped at least 18 Turkish employees of a company building a football stadium in Baghdad on Wednesday, officials said, but it was not immediately clear who was holding them. ... more
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'New era' in Iran science with end of sanctions: report
The Iran nuclear deal will usher in a new era in science by lifting sanctions and encouraging research in the Islamic republic, the US journal Science said Thursday. ... more
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