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Baghdad protests: At least 10 dead and more than 200 injured as riot police open fire

2019-10-02

Thousands of Iraqis demonstrating against unemployment, government corruption and poor services

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One in four Iraqi children live in poverty after war with Isis, United Nations says

2018-02-12

World leaders can show that we are willing to invest in children that we are willing to invest in rebuilding a stable Iraq

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Young Muslims to stage visits and run free taxi services for elderly and isolated over Christmas

2017-12-25

Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) will also visit homeless shelters nationwide

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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos asks Twitter how he should spend $82bn fortune on good causes

2017-06-17

Social media was not short of responses. The billionaire, would-be philanthropist has received 15,000 responses within 24 hours

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Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau meet to discuss 'developing next generation of leaders'

2017-06-10

I am looking forward to the United States being a leader and not just on the sidelines going forward

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Donald Trump Muslim immigration ban: US airports already refusing visa holders entry

2017-01-28

Charities warn those with green cards from listed countries against travelling outside America

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US-led coalition admits killing more civilians in Syria and Iraq

2017-01-04

US Central Command says several strikes, including one that hit a hospital car park, remain under investigation

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Saudi Arabia and Gulf States 'support Islamic extremism in Germany,' intelligence report says

2016-12-14

Saudi’s ambassador to Germany denies his government funds extremist groups

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Iraqi and Kurdish forces feel let down by US air support in fight to reclaim Mosul from Isis

2016-10-23

There is support, but a lot of the time it's delayed, says one general

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Isis training children of foreign fighters to become 'next generation' of terrorists

2016-07-30

At least 50 British children are believed to be among those living in the group's territories

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Detainees beaten, tortured and raped after failed Turkey coup, Amnesty says

2016-07-25

Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkey's ruling and main opposition parties rallied together in support of democracy

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Erdogan will be stronger after the failed coup, but Turkey could be the loser

2016-07-25

Isis will gain from the anti-American mood post-coup because the Government – and much of the population – are convinced that the US was implicated in the attempt

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Slovakian Prime Minister says

2016-05-28

Robert Fico: 'I’m sorry, Islam has no place in Slovakia. It is the duty of politicians to talk about these things very clearly and openly. I do not wish there were tens of thousands of Muslims'

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Lufthansa flight to Vancouver diverted after man tries to open door and smoke cigarette at 38,000ft

2016-05-25

The Vancouver-bound flight had to divert to Hamburg at short notice so the man could be forcibly removed

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The age at which you start losing friends

2016-05-24

Studies show that the number of friends we have declines consistently as we get older

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Isis in Iraq: Jihadists unleash death squads as Iraqi forces advance on key stronghold of Fallujah

2016-05-24

The Iraqi government is desperate to retake the city, but Isis is giving orders to kill anyone who tries to flee or surrender

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Panama businessman considered 'world's top money-launderer' arrested by US authorities

2016-05-08

Nidal Waked is accused of running an organisation that facilitated money laundering for international drug traffickers

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Google patents computer that can be injected directly into the eyeball

2016-05-01

The injection would improve its owners vision – and also give them access to extra powers

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Saudi Arabia and Russia agree to oil production freeze in Qatar meeting

2016-02-17

Oil has lost more than 70 per cent of its value in 18 months

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Isis stones to death four women for adultery (after they were raped by militants), activists claim

2016-02-17

Kurds say the women were arrested last week and sentenced to death the following day

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