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Iraq Kurds press anti-jihadist drive as US, UK turn up heat

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 02:11

Kurdish peshmerga fighters backed by federal forces and American warplanes pressed a counter-offensive on Monday against jihadists after retaking Iraq`s largest dam, as the US and Britain boosted their military involvement.

Blasts in Libyan capital as mystery jets fly over

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:43

Two unidentified aircraft roared over Libya`s capital before dawn on Monday as loud explosions were heard, days after new clashes between militias prompted hundreds of people to flee.

US carries out 15 air strikes near Iraq dam: Military

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:40

US warplanes and drones carried out 15 air strikes on Monday against Islamic State militants battling for control of a major dam in northern Iraq, the military said.

Israel will hit back hard if more Gaza rocket attacks: Netanyahu

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:39

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that Israel will hit back hard if Palestinian rocket attacks from Gaza resume, speaking just hours before the midnight expiry of a five-day ceasefire.

Islamic State group kills Syria tribesmen: Reports

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:39

The extremist Islamic State group shot and beheaded hundreds of tribesmen from eastern Syria over the past two weeks after crushing an uprising they led against the jihadi fighters, activists said on Monday.

Autopsy shows unarmed Ferguson teen repeatedly shot: Lawyer

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:38

An unarmed black teenager fatally shot by police suffered a bullet wound to his right arm that may have occurred when he put his hands up or when his back was turned to the shooter, "but we don`t know," a pathologist hired by the teen`s family said on Monday.

Building collapse kills 8 in South Africa

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:28

Eight South African workers died on Monday when a building under construction collapsed, and more people were feared trapped under the rubble, emergency workers said.

Sierra Leone cool on Ebola drugs as it pleads for aid

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:01

Freetown: Sierra Leone on Monday urged caution over the use of experimental drugs to combat Ebola as the United Nations launched an USD 18 million appeal to help the country cope with the epidemic.

Sierra Leone cool on Ebola drugs as it pleads for aid

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:00

Sierra Leone on Monday urged caution over the use of experimental drugs to combat Ebola as the United Nations launched an USD 18 million appeal to help the country cope with the epidemic.

Merkel calls Russia sanctions over Ukraine `necessary`

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 00:56

erman Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said the European Union`s sanctions against Russia were "unfortunately necessary" to convey that the West was serious in its stance on the Ukraine crisis.