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U.S. air strikes 'hit ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi'
American war planes have reportedly launched a strike on a gathering of ISIS leaders, critically wounding their leader.
Misc World | 207043 hits | 12:32 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
American war planes have reportedly launched a strike on a gathering of ISIS leaders, critically wounding their leader.
Tower of London poppy display to go on tourMisc World | 207018 hits | 11:10 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Parts of a display of almost a million ceramic poppies that have filled the Tower of London moat to mark the centenary of the First World War will be preserved and go on tour, organizers say.86-year-old Serb guards over slain First World War soldiers
Stooped and unsteady, Djordje Mihailovic walks among rows of discolored marble crosses of Serb soldiers slain a century ago in the horrors of World War I. For over half a century, the 86-year-old has been a caretaker at Thessaloniki's Allied War Cemetery
Misc World | 206710 hits | 11:02 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Stooped and unsteady, Djordje Mihailovic walks among rows of discolored marble crosses of Serb soldiers slain a century ago in the horrors of World War I. For over half a century, the 86-year-old has been a caretaker at Thessaloniki's Allied War Cemetery Mikhail Gorbachev warns world on 'brink of a new Cold War'Misc World | 206897 hits | 6:37 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Tensions between the major powers have pushed the world closer to a new Cold War, former Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Saturday.Washington school shooting: 4th teen, Andrew Fryberg, dies in hospital
Another of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting has died, raising to five the number of fatalities after a student opened fire in the cafeteria two weeks ago.
Misc World | 206736 hits | 5:20 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
Another of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting has died, raising to five the number of fatalities after a student opened fire in the cafeteria two weeks ago.Video shows Charles Emmett Logan in St John's hospital attacking nurses
Charles Emmett Logan, of St. Paul, Minnesota, attacked nurses at St. John's Hospital, running through the nurse's station and hallways of the building as he violently swung a large metal pole.
Misc World | 206971 hits | 11:55 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Charles Emmett Logan, of St. Paul, Minnesota, attacked nurses at St. John's Hospital, running through the nurse's station and hallways of the building as he violently swung a large metal pole.Fatah posts cartoons urging car attacks on the 'foreign settler'
The Fatah movement, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, published several cartoons on its Facebook page encouraging Palestinians to carry out car attacks against Israelis for the sake of the Temple Mount. The call for such attacks com
Misc World | 206756 hits | 9:30 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Fatah movement, headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, published several cartoons on its Facebook page encouraging Palestinians to carry out car attacks against Israelis for the sake of the Temple Mount. The call for such attacks comTerror arrests: Four men questioned over alleged plot
Four men are being questioned after being arrested by police investigating an alleged Islamist terrorism plot targeting the UK.
Misc World | 206817 hits | 4:04 AM on Saturday | posted by martin14
Four men are being questioned after being arrested by police investigating an alleged Islamist terrorism plot targeting the UK.Libyan cadets arrived to train in Bassingbourn and claims erupted of rape and violence
The quiet village of Bassingbourn, Cambs, has been swamped by drunkenness, theft and allegations of male rape since the controversial scheme was implemented.
Misc World | 206984 hits | 12:28 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The quiet village of Bassingbourn, Cambs, has been swamped by drunkenness, theft and allegations of male rape since the controversial scheme was implemented.Anjem Choudary wants to join Isis and asks for passport back
RADICAL preacher Anjem Choudary has insisted that he would go and live under the so-called Islamic State (IS) if the UK Government gave him back his passport and granted him safe passage.
Misc World | 206966 hits | 4:18 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
RADICAL preacher Anjem Choudary has insisted that he would go and live under the so-called Islamic State (IS) if the UK Government gave him back his passport and granted him safe passage.Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in tanks, escalating crisis
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine's military accused Russia on Friday of sending a column of 32 tanks and truckloads of troops into the country's east to support pro-Russian separatists fighting government
Misc World | 206866 hits | 7:59 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine's military accused Russia on Friday of sending a column of 32 tanks and truckloads of troops into the country's east to support pro-Russian separatists fighting government Meet the man who saves kids from joining ISISMisc World | 206899 hits | 11:31 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
In the “battle for the hearts and minds” of Canada’s Muslim youth, Hamilton lawyer Hussein Hamdani is on the front lines, pulling kids away from the tendrils of extremism and terror sects.Pakistani police officer axes man to death over blasphemy
A policeman in Pakistan hacked a man to death for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, police said, just two days after a Christian couple was lynched over blasphemy in the same province.
Misc World | 206863 hits | 10:50 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A policeman in Pakistan hacked a man to death for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, police said, just two days after a Christian couple was lynched over blasphemy in the same province.slamic State crisis: The 13-year-old on 'righteous path'
The BBC's Mark Lowen meets a 13-year-boy in southern Turkey as he prepares to travel to join Islamic State in Syria.
Misc World | 206757 hits | 9:21 AM on Thursday | posted by martin14
The BBC's Mark Lowen meets a 13-year-boy in southern Turkey as he prepares to travel to join Islamic State in Syria.Ivory smuggled out of Tanzania on Chinese state visit, watchdog says
Chinese officials and businesspeople used a state trip by President Xi Jinping and other high-level visits to smuggle ivory out of Tanzania, an environmental watchdog says.
Misc World | 206699 hits | 6:45 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Chinese officials and businesspeople used a state trip by President Xi Jinping and other high-level visits to smuggle ivory out of Tanzania, an environmental watchdog says.Vladimir Putin says there was nothing wrong with Soviet Union's pact with Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany
Russian president says he sees nothing wrong with treaty with Nazi Germany that led to the carve-up of Poland - and blames Britain for destroying any chance of an anti-fascist front.
Misc World | 206774 hits | 6:27 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Russian president says he sees nothing wrong with treaty with Nazi Germany that led to the carve-up of Poland - and blames Britain for destroying any chance of an anti-fascist front.Government ends training of Libyan soldiers in UK as five face court
More than 300 of Libya's armed forces have been based at Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire since July as part of the UK's pledge to support the Libyan government.
Misc World | 206701 hits | 12:50 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
More than 300 of Libya's armed forces have been based at Bassingbourn Barracks in Cambridgeshire since July as part of the UK's pledge to support the Libyan government.Tower Hamlets: damning report lays bare cronyism and misuse of public money
Police are investigating a “rotten borough” facing allegations of cronyism, corruption and religious extremism, it emerged yesterday, after Eric Pickles took direct control of Tower Hamlets council.
Misc World | 206735 hits | 12:47 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police are investigating a “rotten borough” facing allegations of cronyism, corruption and religious extremism, it emerged yesterday, after Eric Pickles took direct control of Tower Hamlets council.Whisky Bible snubs Scots, names Japanese spirit best in the world
It's an award that's left a bitter taste in the mouths of Scotland's proud whisky makers. This year, the world authority on whisky -- the World Whisky Bible -- named a Japanese spirit, Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask, the best whisky in the world.
Misc World | 207034 hits | 5:41 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
It's an award that's left a bitter taste in the mouths of Scotland's proud whisky makers. This year, the world authority on whisky -- the World Whisky Bible -- named a Japanese spirit, Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask, the best whisky in the world. Sean Avery's off-Broadway debut derailed by meltdown over pizzaMisc World | 206749 hits | 5:39 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
When does pizza not really mean pizza? When Sean Avery is involved in an off-Broadway production. The former NHL agitator was kicked off the cast after throwing a tantrum on the set of the play "Negative is Positive."Woman abducted in Philadelphia street found safe in Maryland
A woman seen on surveillance video being abducted by a man off a Philadelphia street has been found safe outside Baltimore.
Misc World | 206653 hits | 4:57 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A woman seen on surveillance video being abducted by a man off a Philadelphia street has been found safe outside Baltimore. Canada finally listed among anti-ISIS coalition forcesMisc World | 206755 hits | 4:48 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Canada is listed in a press release from U.S. Central Command as one of the coalition nations launching airstrikes against Islamic State forces, marking the first mention since Canadian planes began flying missions over Iraq late last week.Shark pulling surfer out to sea stopped by man who grabbed its dorsal fin and started punching
KAILUA-KONA — A Hawaii woman escaped a tiger shark attack with injuries to her fingers and hand after her friend punched the animal until it relented.
Misc World | 206799 hits | 11:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
KAILUA-KONA — A Hawaii woman escaped a tiger shark attack with injuries to her fingers and hand after her friend punched the animal until it relented. Alexander Zakharencho, separatist leader, inaugurated in UkraineMisc World | 206774 hits | 8:48 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenio elected to self-declared secessionist territory. Seen by West as threat to already tentative ceasefire, but supported by RussiaUkraine crisis: President Poroshenko's threat after rebel polls
Ukraine's president threatens to scrap an autonomy deal for eastern rebels, after they hold a vote that "jeopardizes the entire peace process".
Misc World | 206636 hits | 6:29 AM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Ukraine's president threatens to scrap an autonomy deal for eastern rebels, after they hold a vote that "jeopardizes the entire peace process".Joran Van der Sloot savagely stabbed by fellow inmates
Dutchman who is prime suspect in disappearance of Natalee Holloway has been attacked in prison in Peru, where he is serving sentence for murdering a student five years after Nataleee vanished.
Misc World | 207835 hits | 12:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Dutchman who is prime suspect in disappearance of Natalee Holloway has been attacked in prison in Peru, where he is serving sentence for murdering a student five years after Nataleee vanished.World Trade Center reopens for business, 13 years after 9/11
Publishing giant Conde Nast started moving Monday into One World Trade Center, a 104-storey, $3.9 billion US skyscraper that dominates the Manhattan skyline. It is America's tallest building.
Misc World | 206724 hits | 9:51 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Publishing giant Conde Nast started moving Monday into One World Trade Center, a 104-storey, $3.9 billion US skyscraper that dominates the Manhattan skyline. It is America's tallest building.3 teenage trick-or-treaters killed in California hit-and-run
Authorities on Saturday tracked the owner of an SUV suspected of being used in a Halloween night hit-and-run that killed three teenage girls to a Southern California home, only to find someone else living there.
Misc World | 206649 hits | 9:49 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
Authorities on Saturday tracked the owner of an SUV suspected of being used in a Halloween night hit-and-run that killed three teenage girls to a Southern California home, only to find someone else living there.These Countries Are Still Paying Off Debt from World War I
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Canada should be training ISIS resistance, says Free Syrian commanderMisc World | 206896 hits | 8:55 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack
A senior member of the opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime says Canada's time, effort and money would be better spent training ground forces to retake territory from the Islamic State in both Iraq and Syria, rather than on a bombing caWoman jailed in Iran after trying to attend a volleyball match, sentenced to a year in prison
The 25-year-old Iranian-British woman was been found guilty of spreading propaganda against the ruling system and sentenced to a year in prison
Misc World | 206900 hits | 12:13 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The 25-year-old Iranian-British woman was been found guilty of spreading propaganda against the ruling system and sentenced to a year in prisonSyrian rebels defect to Al-Qaeda after receiving weapons from U.S. to fight ISIS, Assad
The loss of a group that had been held up as an example of Western efforts to court moderate rebel factions is a humiliating blow for Washington
Misc World | 206789 hits | 12:11 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The loss of a group that had been held up as an example of Western efforts to court moderate rebel factions is a humiliating blow for Washington'Muslims must accept Asian and Pakistani men are grooming young girls'
Nazir Afzal, the Crown Prosecution Service's lead on child sex abuse, said that the community has to acknowledge that a disproportionate number of Muslim men are involved in grooming girls.
Misc World | 207303 hits | 5:57 AM on Sunday | posted by martin14
Nazir Afzal, the Crown Prosecution Service's lead on child sex abuse, said that the community has to acknowledge that a disproportionate number of Muslim men are involved in grooming girls.Army Cadet suffers burns in blowtorch attack after selling poppies
Army Cadet, 15, sprayed in the face with makeshift blowtorch in unprovoked
attack after selling poppies for Remembrance Sunday
Misc World | 207006 hits | 5:24 AM on Sunday | posted by martin14
Army Cadet, 15, sprayed in the face with makeshift blowtorch in unprovoked
attack after selling poppies for Remembrance SundayWoolwich memorial not to be named after Lee Rigby in case it offends Islamic extremists
Greenwich Council will not name the memorial after the murdered fusilier for fear it will lead to attacks at the hands of Islamist extremists. Critics have slammed the decision as 'disgusting'.
Misc World | 208432 hits | 12:40 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Greenwich Council will not name the memorial after the murdered fusilier for fear it will lead to attacks at the hands of Islamist extremists. Critics have slammed the decision as 'disgusting'.The poppy hijab that defies the extremists: British Muslims urged to wear headscarf as symbol of remembrance
British Muslims are being urged to wear a new ‘Poppy Hijab’ – as a challenge to extremist groups who ‘spout hatred’ about the Armed Forces.
Misc World | 209146 hits | 12:54 AM on Thursday | posted by martin14
British Muslims are being urged to wear a new ‘Poppy Hijab’ – as a challenge to extremist groups who ‘spout hatred’ about the Armed Forces.RAF pilot told Latvian plane 'you will be shot down' after veering over London
Typhoons from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, flew to Kent at supersonic speeds to dramatically halt the plane on its way to Birmingham airport after it 'caused concern' to air traffic controllers.
Misc World | 208977 hits | 12:51 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Typhoons from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, flew to Kent at supersonic speeds to dramatically halt the plane on its way to Birmingham airport after it 'caused concern' to air traffic controllers. Gwaii Haanas in B.C. selected as National Geographic travel award finalistMisc World | 208252 hits | 6:41 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
A national park at the southern edge of British Columbia's Haida Gwaii archipelago is in the running for a National Geographic travel award. Daylight saving time 2014 ends this weekendMisc World | 208034 hits | 12:30 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Most of the country will revert to standard time this weekend as clocks move back an hour on Sunday morning. CF-18s arrive in Kuwait for anti-ISIS missionMisc World | 208172 hits | 12:02 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Canadian warplanes have taken up position in Kuwait, a country straining to hold back the tide of Islamic extremism from its borders.Washington school shooting: 2nd teen girl dies from injuries
A popular student responsible for a shooting at a Washington state high school on Friday invited his victims to lunch by text message, then shot them at their table, investigators said Monday.
Misc World | 208430 hits | 3:57 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A popular student responsible for a shooting at a Washington state high school on Friday invited his victims to lunch by text message, then shot them at their table, investigators said Monday.Britain ends combat role in Afghanistan, last U.S. Marines hand over base
CAMP LEATHERNECK Afghanistan (Reuters) - British troops ended their combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday as they and U.S. Marines handed over two huge adjacent bases to the Afghan military, 13 years
Misc World | 207994 hits | 3:48 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
CAMP LEATHERNECK Afghanistan (Reuters) - British troops ended their combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday as they and U.S. Marines handed over two huge adjacent bases to the Afghan military, 13 yearsEmergency measures to prevent UK winter blackouts
Emergency measures to prevent blackouts this winter have been unveiled by National Grid after Britain’s spare power capacity fell to just 4 per cent.
Misc World | 208022 hits | 11:23 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Emergency measures to prevent blackouts this winter have been unveiled by National Grid after Britain’s spare power capacity fell to just 4 per cent.Brother of British jihadi who died in Syria is charged with preparing to carry out terrorist acts
The brother of a Muslim fanatic who died in Syria after bragging about his '5-star jihad' has been charged with preparing to carry out terrorist acts. He was arrested, along with his parents after police raided their Portsmouth home last week.
Misc World | 208231 hits | 2:41 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The brother of a Muslim fanatic who died in Syria after bragging about his '5-star jihad' has been charged with preparing to carry out terrorist acts. He was arrested, along with his parents after police raided their Portsmouth home last week.Yazidi woman begged West to bomb brothel after ISIS sold her into sex slavery
'I've been raped 30 times and it's not even lunchtime': Desperate plight of Yazidi woman who begged West to bomb her brothel after ISIS militants sold her into sex slavery
Misc World | 209329 hits | 2:53 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
'I've been raped 30 times and it's not even lunchtime': Desperate plight of Yazidi woman who begged West to bomb her brothel after ISIS militants sold her into sex slaveryTwo Copenhagen men arrested with explosives
One of the arrestees is reportedly a lance corporal in the Danish army, but police are remaining tight-lipped on details and a possible motive.
Misc World | 208078 hits | 1:41 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
One of the arrestees is reportedly a lance corporal in the Danish army, but police are remaining tight-lipped on details and a possible motive. West waging a 'CNN war' in Syria as Isil makes gains in IraqMisc World | 208184 hits | 2:15 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
While American air strikes on the Syrian border town of Kobane play out in front of the world's media, Isil has made territorial gains in IraqIraqi security forces and Kurds gain ground against Islamic State
Iraqi government forces and Shi'ite militias seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad from Islamic State on Saturday and Kurdish fighters made
Misc World | 208018 hits | 1:40 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Iraqi government forces and Shi'ite militias seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad from Islamic State on Saturday and Kurdish fighters madeWashington school shooting: 2 dead, including lone gunman
A student opened fire in the cafeteria of a Washington high school on Friday, killing one person, wounding at least four others and spreading panic among students who scrambled across fields and parking lots to safety, police and hospital officials said.
Misc World | 208371 hits | 6:07 PM on Friday | posted by Hyack
A student opened fire in the cafeteria of a Washington high school on Friday, killing one person, wounding at least four others and spreading panic among students who scrambled across fields and parking lots to safety, police and hospital officials said.UN experts: Detroit should restore water to poor
United Nations human rights experts described Detroit’s mass water shut-offs as “a man-made perfect storm” Monday and called on city officials to restore water to people unable to pay, including those with disabilities or chronic illnesses.
Misc World | 206838 hits | 7:26 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
United Nations human rights experts described Detroit’s mass water shut-offs as “a man-made perfect storm” Monday and called on city officials to restore water to people unable to pay, including those with disabilities or chronic illnesses.Back to Canada News
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