Islamic State attacks kill 51 Syrian soldiers in north: monitor:
The Observatory said fighting around the air base had killed at least 62 Islamic State militants, including group leaders.
30 killed in strike on IS oil refinery:
At least 30 jihadists and civilian oil workers were killed when the US-led coalition against the Islamic State militant group carried out an airstrike against a Syrian oil refinery
US, Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-ISIS operation:
Detailed talks between Washington and Ankara on the plans were completed on Sunday, and regional allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan, as well as Britain and France may also take part, Cavusoglu said in an interview.
ISIS blows up ancient temple at Palmyra:
The destruction of the Baal Shamin temple, considered ancient Palmyra's second-most significant temple, raised concerns for the rest of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed ruins.
U.S. confirms Islamic State use of chemical weapons:
U.S. military officials in Iraq have issued preliminary confirmation that Islamic State militants used mustard gas in a mortar attack on Kurdish forces in August, a Defense Department official said.
31 killed in clashes with Islamic State in Anbar:
At least 18 members of Iraq's security forces were killed and 30 wounded in clashes Sunday with Islamic State militants northwest of Ramadi, capital of Iraq's Anbar province. Iraqi forces and allied Shia militiamen likewise killed at least 13 Islamic State militants during the battle northwest of Ramadi, according to reports.
Rebel rockets kill 14 civilians in Yemen city: medics:
The bodies of those killed, including seven women and four children, were taken overnight to the morgue at a public hospital in Taez, said the medical officials.
Religious eugenics: How Saudi Arabia is sponsoring a frightening new movement in the ME : Op-Ed:
Yemen is a nation in permanent mourning, as every day its people are relentlessly slain - casualties of a violent and murderous colonial war - the latest victims of Riyadh's expansionist military campaign in the Middle East.
Protester killed during demonstrations in Beirut:
Ambulances ferried out casualties after security forces fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon at demonstrators protesting against what they call Lebanon's "political dysfunction".
Israel getting majority of its oil from Iraqi Kurds since May: Report:
Iraq's federal government is likely to be upset about the high volume of Kurdish crude oil sales to Israel
Video: Israelis celebrate child slaughter outside hunger striker's hospital:
This video shows Israeli police and right-wing extremists violently attacking and assaulting Palestinians who had gathered outside the hospital where a Palestinian hunger striker is gravely ill.
The Unconverted: How Israel excludes those 'not Jewish enough':
Meet the 'second-class' Jews whose plight is sparking an uprising against Israel's supreme religious authority.
Almost 80,000 sign UK petition for Netanyahu arrest:
Almost 80,000 people had by Monday signed a petition urging the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes when he visits London next month.
US Court Orders Palestine to Pay $10M to Israel Bomb Victims:
U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan ordered the payment even after the U.S. government intervened earlier this month telling the court to "carefully consider" the PA's financial condition, saying too high a bond could compromise its ability to function.
Islamic State executes four people in central Libyan city: residents:
Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a rival group whose body was put on display, according to residents and a video published on social media on Monday.
Libyan rebels take control of Surman:
Rebel forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar on Sunday took control of the town of Sorman, 80 kilometres from the capital Tripoli, and took up positions in the city centre, security sources have reported.
Bomb kills 3 Egyptian policemen, wounds 33: officials:
A bomb struck a bus carrying Egyptian policemen Monday, killing three and wounding 33, officials said, in the latest attack against security forces who are being targeted by jihadists.
Tunisian border guard killed in terror attack:
A Tunisian border guard was killed in a shoot-out with terrorists on the border with Algeria, officials said on Monday, in an attack claimed by the North African country's main extremist group.
South Africa's rand tumbles to all-time low:
The currency of the continent's most developed economy tumbled to 14.0682 against the greenback before midday, an 8.5 percent drop, before it pulled back to 13.33 by mid-afternoon.
Pakistan: Army Officer, Six Militants Killed in Shawal:
Two soldiers including a Lieutenant Colonel of Pakistan Army were martyred in exchange of fire with the militants in Shawal Valley of North Waziristan Agency on Monday.
Airstrike kills Jundullah chief in Kunduz, Afghanistan:
Abu Huzaifa, the chief of proscribed Jundullah, has been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's Kunduz province. Quoting the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghan media reported Jundullah chief Abu Huzaifa along with his three commanders was killed in an airstrike launched in coordination with the intelligence department.
Seven police killed in Nepal protests against charter:
Seven police officers were killed in western Nepal Monday in clashes with demonstrators protesting against a proposed new constitution, police said. The government said it was sending in the army after the clashes in Kailali district in the remote far west of the country, where authorities said there were reports three demonstrators may also have died.
Soldiers killed in clashes near Azerbaijan's breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region:
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said five Armenian soldiers were killed and eight wounded late on Saturday. It said the Armenians were the first to open fire and three Azeri soldiers were wounded.
Massive Shelling From Ukrainian Forces:
Donetsk News Agency reported that the Kirovsky district had been attacked around 11 p.m. local time. There were direct hits in the settlement of Staromikhaylovka in the Kirovsky district that caused damages to four houses and an outbuilding.
Russia's Lavrov says US signals it wants to mend ties:
Lavrov said last week that Russian President Vladimir Putin would "consider constructively" any request for a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama when he travels to New York next month for the U.N. General Assembly.
Russia, China against imposing will over sovereign states & attempts to rewrite history:
"Today we see barefaced craving to falsify the history of war (WWII) and equalize victims and slaughterers. This urge does not only revolt feelings of our people, but also undermines the basis of the modern world order perpetuated in the United Nations' Statute," Lavrov wrote.
Russian ruble collapses to 7-month low on weak oil prices:
The ruble was trading at 71.04 to the dollar at the close of trading in Moscow, its lowest level since Jan. 30, when Russian markets were hit by a combination of low energy prices and Western sanctions. After the market closed, the ruble recovered slightly in futures trading in an indication that it may recover some of its losses.
German government condemns neo-Nazi riots outside refugee shelter:
Dozens of police injured by a neo-Nazi mob hurling bottles and fireworks at officers trying to ensure asylum seekers could move in
US: Police secretly track cellphones to solve routine crimes:
In the process, they quietly transformed a form of surveillance billed as a tool to hunt terrorists and kidnappers into a staple of everyday policing.
China stocks suffer biggest one-day loss in eight years:
China market plummets more than eight percent as investors disillusioned with measures taken dump shares.
Gerald Celente-Gold Is The Safe Haven for Coming Collapse: Video -
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Over Forty Percent of US Children are Living in Poverty:
The Federal Government issues an artificially low annual official poverty level that radically understates the real level of US poverty. For 2015 the official level of poverty for a family of four, for example, is roughly an income $24,000 a year or less. This is for a family with 2 adults and 2 children
Nearly 14 million Americans live in neighborhoods of extreme poverty:
A report released earlier this month found that the number of Americans living in neighborhoods of extreme poverty, where more than 40 percent of the population is at or below the federal poverty line, has nearly doubled since 2000, rising from 7.2 million to 13.8 million.
Republican Candidates Outsource Their Foreign Policy:
There's a good reason so many GOP candidates seem to be uncannily in sync when it comes to foreign policy: Most of them have tapped the same group of experts for guidance, a shadow foreign policy campaign infrastructure just waiting for a nominee to emerge.
Some Clinton emails classified from Day 1: report:
Reuters' review of Clinton's public State emails would undermine her presidential campaign's claims that she never sent or received messages that had already gotten classified status.
Bergdahl lawyer slams candidate Trump over 'traitor' comments:
The lawyer for U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan charged with desertion, on Thursday chastised U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for calling his client a "traitor."
Cartoonist fired by LA Times after LAPD arrest says evidence 'spliced and edited':
As Ted Rall's book on Edward Snowden hits shelves this week, parallels are visible between his own story - involving a police encounter over jaywalking - and that of his subject, the NSA whistleblower
