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US Airstrike Slays 60 Al-Shabaab Terrorists in Somalia - AFRICOM
The US command also claimed to assess that "this airstrike did not injure or kill any civilians". The air strike, which was launched on Friday, occurred near the al-Shabab-controlled community of Harardere in Mudug province in the central part of the country, the US Africa Command announced on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Iranian security staff unconscious when kidnapped to Pakistan: Guards chief
Fourteen Iranian border guards were kidnapped on the border with Pakistan on Tuesday, an official was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA. The so-called Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group - which is based in Pakistan -claimed responsibility on its Twitter account. [Full Article...]
Beaten, hair pulled: India Today reporter suffers horrifying attack by Sabarimala protesters
Kerala is witnessing some tense moments as Sabarimala base camps in Nilakkal and Pamba turns into battlegrounds between women devotees who seek entry and angry protesters who are adamant to not allow women. Police said that every devotee will have straight passage to Sabarimala. Briefing reporters the decisions of a Cabinet meeting here on Tuesday, Mr. [Full Article...]
No-deal Brexit more and more likely
In a letter to EU leaders, European Council President Donald Tusk said: "The European Council will start on Wednesday evening with a debate on Brexit ". The EU had gone as far as it could to address May's difficulties with her hardline pro-Brexit and Northern Irish allies, he said - now the summit must not let May think things were just carrying on as normal. [Full Article...]
Gaza clashes 'cannot continue': Israeli defence minister
No injuries were reported. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from any of the other smaller groups that operate in Gaza, and by mid-afternoon the area was quiet. Since the Great March of Return protests began on 30 March this year, at least 203 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured by Israeli live fire. [Full Article...]
Canada legalises recreational use of cannabis
Clarke has been dealing marijuana illegally in Canada for 30 years. The use of medical marijuana has been legal in Canada since 2001 and Justin Trudeau's government has spent two years working toward expanding that to include recreational marijuana. [Full Article...]
California student 'baked grandma's ashes into cookies'
Several media outlets have since reported Davis police are trying to verify the cookies were contaminated. "I have not heard of anyone getting sick, or anybody being harmed as far as physically or physiologically by this" said Lieutenant Paul Doroshov with the Davis Police. [Full Article...]
Zainab's murderer hanged at the Kot Lakhpat Jail
Zainab's family said the police did not take action during the five days from when she was reported missing until her body was found. Relatives, not police, recovered CCTV footage of her last movements. Protests in Kasur turned deadly after authorities opened fire on rioters trying storm police headquarters, killing two. Ali, 24, was arrested in January after confessing to the crime. [Full Article...]