Another Syrian journalist murdered for telling the truth
Yet another citizen journalist reporting under cover on the atrocities perpetrated by both the Syrian regime and ISIS extremists has been murdered.
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World in brief – US armed forces open all combat roles to women
United States Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has announced that women will be eligible for all military occupations and positions from January.
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America shoots blanks on gun control
In the wake of yet another mass shooting in America, this time at the Inland Regional Centre in California, one of the first things to cross most people’s mind is the current state of gun control in the United States.
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World in Brief – Pakistan executes four terrorists for Peshawar massacre
Pakistan has hanged four militants on Wednesday over the massacre at a Peshawar school which killed at least 150 people, mostly children. The executions come weeks before the first anniversary of the attack on December 16.
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Two California shooting suspects dead, third in custody
Police have shot dead a man and a woman suspected of being involved in this morning’s mass shooting in San Bernadino, California.
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Racial tension shows there’s still segregation
The issue of racism in America is once again at the forefront of discussion with racial tension rising in the city that ignited the debate.
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At least 14 dead in California disabled clinic shooting
At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured this morning when three men armed with rifles stormed a California clinic for the disabled.
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World in brief – Five injured in Istanbul metro blast
A pipe bomb explosion has injured five people during rush hour at a Turkish metro station.
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Ali al-Nimr at risk of imminent execution
Saudi authorities are reportedly planning to execute dozens of people in a single day, including young Shia activist Ali al-Nimr.
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World in brief – MSF hospital bombing “human error”
A United States military inquiry has found the destruction of a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was a result of “human error”.
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