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ISIS tells Lebanon to prepare for more attacks
The Al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) claimed responsibility Friday for this week's Beirut hotel suicide bombing, warning that dozens of more men plan to carry out similar attacks.
UN Sided with Argentina over The FalklandsA United Nations’ committee approved a new resolution calling on the UK and Argentina to negotiate a solution to their dispute over the Falkland Islands, essentially favouring Argentina's stance in the long-running feud.
Vietnamese women trafficked to China
When Kiab turned 16, her brother promised to take her to a party in a tourist town in northern Vietnam. Instead, he sold her to a Chinese family as a bride.
Pair jailed for Edinburgh's Central Mosque bacon attack
Chelsea Lambie, 18, from Paisley, was sentenced to 12 months and Douglas Cruikshank, from Galashiels, to nine months. They attached bacon to door handles and threw strips inside Edinburgh's Central Mosque on 31 January 2013.
Iraq asks U.S. for airstrikes against militants
Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi'ite-led government's army.
World Cup: 'Sexy Brazil' sees explosion in teen prostitutes
The World Cup was sold to Brazilians as an economic driver because of the construction and the rewards of greater tourism. Both are true, but for many of Brazil's poorest their piece of prosperity is turning a trick, perpetuating a sad cycle of abuse.
Asylum seekers' families to sue Government
Families of asylum seekers killed and injured when their boat was smashed onto rocks at Christmas Island are suing the Government. Fifty Iranian and Iraqi asylum seekers died when huge seas drove the SIEV 221 into Christmas Island's cliffs

A Calgary suicide bomber who killed 19 Iraqis has become a propaganda tool for jihadists, who are urging Muslims to follow his “great example” and threatening Canada to change its “oppressive” foreign policies.
Obama sends U.S. troops to Iraq
Nearly 300 American forces are being positioned in and around Iraq to help secure U.S. assets as President Barack Obama nears a decision on an array of options for combating fast-moving Islamic insurgents, including airstrikes or a contingent of special f
Iraqi Christians flee homes amid militant push
Over the past decade, Iraqi Christians have fled repeatedly to this ancient mountainside village, seeking refuge from violence, then returning home when the danger eased. Now they are doing it again as Islamic militants rampage across northern Iraq, but t
What is Shariah law'
The al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and Syria announced Friday that in Mosul and other cities and towns in Iraq that militants have taken over, a Shariah-based system of governance will be imposed.

Terror alerts, 9/11-style bombings and murders of British citizens will soon come to London’s streets, according to chilling threats from UK citizens fighting alongside Islam’s most violent terrorist group operating in Syria and Iraq.
Are paperclips dangerous weapons? Redditors tackled the question over the weekend, after user FatManManFat posted a picture of an alleged disciplinary note to the site on Saturday. "My friends (sic) little brother got suspended for having a weapon in sc
Pilot bails from balky skydiving plane, livesA 21-year-old pilot who successfully parachuted from his crashing plane after unloading a group of skydivers showed remarkable poise under pressure, the manager of the airport where the skydiving school is based said Monday. Shawn Kinmartin's own skydive
Gay pride flag hoisted above US embassy in Israel
The US Embassy in Tel Aviv has broken new ground and raised a few eyebrows in flying the rainbow-coloured gay flag alongside the Stars and Stripes at its beachfront base in a show of support for the city’s week long Gay Pride week
Casey Kasem hospitalized, in critical conditionCasey Kasem is listed in critical condition with an infected bedsore at a Washington state hospital Friday, while a state judge made the ailing radio personality's daughter, Kerri Kasem, in charge of his care.

Children can make some pretty lofty statements and grand promises. And an 8-year-old boy who promised to get his dad his dream car was no exception — but then he actually made good on his word. A Reddit user going by the username Belairboy wrote tha
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