Pollution creeps over India’s holy Ganges River
The Ganges River is worshiped by a billion Hindus and a water source for 400 million, but the stress and pollution have turned it […]
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Family pays tribute to mother killed in Nice attack
As the first year anniversary of the horrific attack on Nice approaches, the French city is still grappling with the 86 victims who lost their […]
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Syrian Observatory says it has ‘confirmed information’ that Islamic State chief is dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday it had “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed. The […]
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Dying ‘Mother Ganga’ – India’s holy river succumbs to pollution
India’s holy Ganges begins as a crystal clear river high in the icy Himalayas but pollution and excessive usage transforms it into toxic sludge on […]
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Istanbul police enforce ban on gay, transgender pride march
Turkish police deployed in central Istanbul on Sunday to enforce a ban on the city’s annual gay and transgender pride march, blocking off a main […]
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Russia’s military says it may have killed IS leader
Moscow said on Friday its forces may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an air strike in Syria last month, but Washington […]
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Israel reduces power supply to Gaza, as Abbas pressures Hamas
Israel will reduce electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip after the Palestinian Authority limited how much it pays for power to the enclave run by […]
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From “caliph” to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi’s new life on the run
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is on the brink of losing the two main centres of his ‘caliphate’ but even though he is on […]
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Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia during Ramadan
An audio message purporting to come from the spokesman of Islamic State called on followers to launch attacks in the United States, Europe, Russia, Australia, […]
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Britain, France to join forces to combat online extremism – May
Britain and France will join forces to press companies to do more to tackle online extremism, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Tuesday, her […]
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