Hard News
At least 73 killed by Iraqi government attacks in Anbar province:
At least 73 people have been killed by Iraqi army attacks in Anbar province, including 50 killed in an airstrike on a sports field in Ramadi, shortly after midnight on Sunday. 23 people were also killed and 40 wounded in shelling north of Fallujah, local sources told Al-Jazeera.
30 killed in suicide attacks, combat near dam in western Iraq:
At least 10 members of the Iraqi security forces died on the weekend in five suicide attacks against their positions near a dam in western Al Anbar province, where about 20 jihadists were also killed.
Iraqi fighter jet drops bomb over Baghdad, kills 12 people:
Three children and two women were among the 12 killed, a police officer at the scene and a medical official at a nearby hospital said. At least 25 others were wounded, the two officials added, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters.
U.S. strikes kill 35 militants east Syria:
The U.S.-led coalition's warplanes targeted on Sunday an IS-led convoy in ash-Shola area in ??the southern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, east Syria.
ISIS takes ground from Syrian Kurds after airstrikes:
ISIS fighters stormed a Syrian town held by Kurdish-led forces near Raqqa city Monday, part of a wider offensive by the militants two days after their de facto capital was hit by some of the heaviest U.S.-led airstrikes in the conflict.
Syria army and Hezbollah storm rebel-held Zabadani:
On the second day of a major offensive on the border city of Zabadani, the Syrian army and Hezbollah fighters managed to enter the western parts of the city on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Face-to-face with Abu Sakkar, Syria's 'heart-eating cannibal':
"It looks like you're carving him a Valentine's heart," says one of his men, raucously. Abu Sakkar picks up a bloody handful of something and declares: "We will eat your hearts and your livers you soldiers of Bashar the dog."
Turkey's military commanders recalled to discuss possible Syria intervention:
Meeting comes in spite of Prime Minister's assertion that no intervention is planned
Saudi bombs kill 45 civilians in Aden:
Yemen security officials and eyewitnesses say a massive airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeting rebels has hit a marketplace north of Aden, killing over 45 civilians. Officials say bodies were strewn about following the strike and that Saudi-led airstrikes continued across the country
Saudi-Led Strikes Kill 30 In Northern Yemen, Houthis Say:
The airstrike targeted the Aahem market in Hajjah province, where preliminary figures showed that 30 civilians were killed and an unspecified number of people were wounded. "The Saudi enemy targeted citizens while they were doing their shopping at Aahem market," the agency quoted a security source in Hajjah as saying.
Unlawful Coalition Airstrikes on Saada City in Yemen: HRW:
Human Rights Watch identified several attacks that appeared to violate international humanitarian law, also known as the laws of war, and resulted in numerous civilian deaths and injuries.
Iran deploys new long-range radar days ahead of nuclear talks deadline:
Iran is building up its air defense systems and particularly the ability to detect enemy aircraft as the US and Israel maintain that they could use military force to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear capability.
U.S. stockpiles powerful bunker-buster bombs in case Iran nuclear talks fail:
The bunker-busting bombs are America's most destructive munitions short of atomic weapons. At 15 tons, each is 5 tons heavier than any other bomb in the U.S. arsenal.
Teen's death highlights Israel abuse of West Bank youth:
The death of a teen, shot by an Israeli army officer, underscores the police violence Palestinian youth are facing.
Gaza children 'emotionally shattered' one year after conflict:
More than 70 percent of children in the worst-affected areas of Gaza suffer from regular nightmares and bed wetting and live in fear of further fighting, while half do not want to attend school because they are afraid to leave home, the charity said.
Egypt killed 241 Sinai "militants" in five days, army says:
Military reinforces troops and equipment in the peninsula, posts gruesome photos to Facebook as crackdown after large attack continues
Bombs at mosque, restaurant in central Nigerian city kill 44:
Two bombs blamed on the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram exploded at a crowded mosque and an elite Muslim restaurant in Nigeria's central city of Jos, killing 44 people, officials said Monday.
Suicide bomber kills five in NE Nigeria church: Police, witness:
The bomber detonated his explosives, killing the worshippers, including a woman and her two children as well as the pastor, they said.
3 car bombs kill 10 in Libyan city:
A Libyan official says at least 10 civilians were killed when three separate car bombs exploded simultaneously in the eastern coastal city of Darna.
Afghanistan: 17 militants killed in drone strike and internal clash of insurgent groups in Nangarhar:
A statement issued on Monday by the police headquarters of Nangarhar states that three militants were killed in a drone strike and 14 others in internal clash of the militant groups.
Seven Pakistani troops killed as army pushes to finish anti-Taliban offensive:
Taliban ambushes and bombings killed at least seven Pakistani soldiers in the northwest as the military made a new push into the militants' last major stronghold near the border with Afghanistan, intelligence officers said Sunday.
Pakistani gunmen kill three in attack blamed on Islamist groups:
Gunmen riding motorcycles on Monday opened fire outside a passport office in southwestern Pakistan, killing three people, including a police officer, in an attack police blamed on radical Islamist groups.
US kills 13 people in E Afghanistan:
The assaults come after another US drone attack targeted two residential buildings in the Lal Pur district of Nangarhar on June 30, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than a dozen others.
Japan joins US-Aussie military drills amid regional tensions:
The 'Talisman Saber' exercises will last two weeks, with 30,000 US and Australian troops taking part
Australia in battle to save threatened species:
About 20 percent of Australia's unique mammals are threatened with extinction, along with 12 percent of its birds.
Landmine kills five Ukrainian soldiers in separatist east:
Separatists accused the Ukrainian military of violating the ceasefire 32 times in the past 24 hours but reported no casualties, rebel press service DAN said.
Poroshenko's pledge for Ukraine to join EU 'rather ambitious' - Euro Parliament president:
European Parliament President Martin Schulz believes the Ukrainian president's desire for the country to join the EU in just five to six years is "rather ambitious." Petro Poroshenko, however, believes the country will have met the entry criteria by then.
Greece to extend bank holiday for at least a few more days: bankers:
"The bank holiday will be extended, until Friday or next Monday," one senior banker told Reuters.
Europe's creditor powers must finally face reality:
Greece needs mass debt relief now: Without a major effort to write off €330bn in loans, Greece's battered economy will remain a financial black-hole for its creditors
Greek debt crisis: country faces insolvency, says Germany- live:
Greece will issue a new decree today to extend the bank holiday for a few more days, bankers are telling Reuters.
Greece and Its Creditors Should Do a Guns-For-Pensions Deal:
Greece spends a whopping 2.2% of GDP on defense, more than any NATO member-state save the United States and France. Bringing Greece into line with the NATO average would alone achieve ¾ of what the IMF is demanding through pension cuts.
Iceland, grows booming economy after jailing bankster criminals:
Banks around the world are no longer the quaint little savings-and-loan depositories of yesterday. Today, most of them are owned or co-opted by giant mega-wealthy criminal conglomerates that charge customers for everything from cash deposits to ATM fees.
New phone hacking scandal exposes U.S. hypocrisy, arrogance:
Economy chiefs of the Brazilian establishment were under surveillance as well, with finance ministers and the governor of the Brazilian Central Bank on the target list. The irony is that only months ago at the summit of the Americas in Panama, U.S. President Barack Obama reassured Rousseff that NSA would not spy on allied leaders.
PayPal to Pay $25 Million to Settle CFPB Case:
The CFPB alleges that PayPal deceptively advertised promotional benefits that it failed to honor, signed consumers up for credit without their permission, made them use PayPal Credit instead of their preferred payment method, and then mishandled billing disputes.
Civil Asset Forfeiture: Guilty Until Proven Innocent:
Imagine going back home one day to find an empty house and all your belongings gone; or even worse, imagine being in your house and having your door suddenly smashed open by law enforcement officers in masks and being told at gunpoint that your personal possessions are being taken away.
Health Insurance Companies Seek Big Rate Increases for 2016:
Health insurance companies around the country are seeking rate increases of 20 percent to 40 percent or more, saying their new customers under the Affordable Care Act turned out to be sicker than expected. Federal officials say they are determined to see that the requests are scaled back.
Republicans cast into turmoil as Donald Trump rides the populist surge:
Donald Trump, the maverick billionaire businessman, has seen his following soar - despite calling Mexicans "rapists"
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