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Barack Obama weighs strategy against Islamic State

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 18:37

The Obama administration is grappling with how to bridge the gap between its increasingly dire assessment of the threat posed by the Islamic State group and the limited, defensive air campaign it has so far undertaken, which military officials acknowledge will not blunt the group`s momentum.

Islamic State militants mass near town north of Baghdad

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 18:23

Islamic State militants are massing near the Iraqi town of Qara Tappa, 122 km (73 miles) north of Baghdad, security sources and a local official said, in an apparent bid to broaden their front with Kurdish peshmerga fighters.

Roadside bomb kills 3 Afghan policemen

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 18:22

An Afghan official says a roadside bomb has stuck a police car in eastern Laghman province, killing three officers.

Iraqi army, militants clash west of Baghdad

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 18:22

Clashes between Iraqi troops and Sunni militants west of Baghdad killed at least four children on Friday as the United Nations announced its highest level of emergency for the Arab country`s humanitarian crisis in the wake of the onslaught by the extremist Islamic State group.

British pilot`s artificial arm comes off during landing

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 18:21

A pilot for a British budget airline briefly lost control of a flight after his artificial arm came loose during landing, an air accident report said on Friday.

Malaysia declares August 22 national day of mourning for MH17 victims

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 16:25

Malaysia declared a national day of mourning on August 22, when 16 bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, downed over eastern Ukraine last month, are set to arrive from the Netherlands.

Malaysia Airlines steward `sexually assaulted` passenger

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 16:21

A Malaysia Airlines cabin crew member has been detained in France over allegations that he sexually assaulted a passenger who was scared of flying with the disaster-prone airline.

Disputed Russian convoy approaches southeastern Ukraine

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 16:16

A Russian aid convoy that Kiev fears Moscow could use to help arm pro-Kremlin insurgents moved closer to separatist southeastern Ukraine, a Russian Emergencies Ministry spokesman said.

Police test mental health of daughter of American tourist killed in Bali

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 16:14

The Indonesian police ran psychiatric tests on the teenage daughter of an American woman found dead inside a suitcase on the resort island of Bali.

Australia, India to co-lead observers team to monitor Fiji polls

Last Updated: Thursday, August 14, 2014, 16:08

Four Asia Pacific nations, including India and Australia, will co-lead a 14-member monitoring group that will oversee Fiji`s first General Election since a 2006 coup to ensure that they are conducted in a free and fair manner.