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With Trump, pendulum swings away from Obama’s schemes - 12/20/2016

With US President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointments almost complete, it is possible to seek an assessment of the direction that the new team may choose for the US. The first feature of the...

German-Iraqi boy, 12, 'tried to bomb Christmas market' - 12/16/2016

Berlin, Germany - German prosecutors said Friday they were investigating a case in which a 12-year-old boy allegedly tried to detonate a home-made nail bomb at a Christmas market.   News weekly...

Artificial intelligence creeps into daily life - 12/15/2016

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES, Sophie Estienne- Mark Zuckerberg envisions a software system inspired by the "Iron Man" character Jarvis as a virtual butler managing his household. The Facebook...

Indian scientists name new spider after Harry Potter hat - 12/15/2016

MUMBAI, INDIA- Indian scientists have discovered a new species of spider that looks "uncannily" like the sorting hat in Harry Potter and have named it after its owner Godric Gryffindor, they said...

Bomb attack kills at least 25 near Cairo Coptic cathedral - 12/11/2016

CAIRO, EGYPT, Mostafa Abulezz- A bomb blast tore through a church near Cairo's Coptic cathedral during a service Sunday, killing at least 25 people in the deadliest attack in recent memory on Egypt's...

Major bomb attacks in Turkey - 12/11/2016

Istanbul, Turkey - Twenty-nine people were killed, mainly police officers, and 166 wounded on Saturday when twin bombings struck Istanbul after a home football match hosted by top side Besiktas. A...

Syrian army tightens grip on Aleppo but IS back in Palmyra - 12/11/2016

Aleppo, Syria - by Karam al-Masri with Rouba El Husseini in Beirut - The Syrian army tightened its grip on rebels besieged in Aleppo with thousands of civilians but suffered a setback as jihadists...

Promising no censorship, social network Gab draws 'alt-right' - 12/11/2016

New York, United States - Squeezed out of Twitter and other social media websites cracking down on hate speech, far-right activists are finding a home on a new platform that promises never to censor...

Son of Trump advisor booted after 'Pizzagate' - 12/07/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The son of Donald Trump's national security advisor -- who has pushed wild conspiracy theories on social media -- has been dismissed from the president-elect's transition...

Western Consciences for Hire - 12/05/2016

"When Aleppo falls we must be there to help its suffering people". I am sure, when you see such a headline, you are going to ask yourself: Why wait until Halab falls? Why don't you do something now,...
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