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The Battle for Mosul, in One Image

By SARAH ALMUKHTAR and TIM WALLACE Raging fires and smoke marked a satellite image on Thursday of Mosul, Iraq, revealing the main thrust of the battle to retake the Islamic State stronghold. Iraqi and Kurdish forces pushed toward the city on three fronts, aided by […]
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Report: Man Threatened to Kill Obama, Burn Mosque

Officials have arrested a Massachusetts man after he allegedly threatened to burn down a mosque and to attack President Obama. According to the local reports, 40-year-old Joseph Garguilo, of Holliston, will appear in Boston court Monday on the charges. Officials say he told a friend […]
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Lebanon to introduce biometric passports

BEIRUT: Lebanon will introduce biometric passports in August, a statement issued Thursday by the Lebanese General Security said . A biometric passport, also known as an electronic passport, contains embedded information that can be used to identify a traveler such as his fingerprints, retinal scan […]
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Turkey: Soldiers thought it was an exercise

678 soldiers and ten officers, led by a colonel, were arrested at Ataturk International Airport. Under interrogation, many soldiers stated that they had no idea they were taking part in a coup, rather that they were taking part in a military exercise. Nevertheless, the authoritarian […]