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Kurdish forces recapture key Iraqi town of Sinjar from ISIS in major offensive with help from British jets
RAF fighter jets loaded with laser-guided bombs and missiles, have been unleashed above Iraq on Saturday in aid of Kurdish forces who launched an all-out offensive against the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group to liberate its terrified and oppressed population. As of press time, Kurdish forces backed by the US-led airstrikes captured the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from the ISIS, according to Reuters.
Massive cyberattack could destroy U.S. power grid, prompting ex-TV host Ted Koppel to stock up on freeze-dried food
Former ABC's Nightline host Ted Koppel has issued a chilling warning to America: a massive cyberattack will destroy the power grid in the near future and the government is completely unprepared for this possibility.
Paris Memorial Panic update: Thousands flee packed memorial after false alarm
BREAKING - news is emerging that people are running in panic at the packed memorial for victims of the Paris attacks. The memorial was reportedly packed at the town center but now remains empty as everyone reportedly ran.
Former CofE vicar jailed for abusing boys
A retired Church of England vicar and teacher has been jailed for 13 years for abusing four boys over a period of 30 years.
Hundreds resign from Mormon Church after same-sex marriage ruling
Hundreds of Mormons are quitting their church in a mass protest against new rules that ban baptism for children of same-sex couples and condemn such couples as apostates.
Six arrested for twin suicide bombings in Beirut
Lebanese authorities arrested five Syrians and a Palestinian in connection with the twin suicide bombings in central Beirut on Thursday that killed 43 people, a senior security source said on Saturday.
First attacker named in Paris carnage
Police questioned on Sunday the relatives of one of the suicide attackers who brought carnage to Paris on Friday, with France denouncing the strikes as an act of war and vowing to destroy the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
ISIS top of the agenda at G20 summit in Turkey
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders arrived in Turkey on Sunday for a summit that has taken on new urgency after attacks in Paris pushed the fight against Islamic State militants to the top of the agenda.
The day Friday the 13th horrors became real: Terrorist attack survivors recall nightmarish scenes at Paris concert hall
Speaking in dazed, frightened and staccato voices, survivors of the coordinated Paris attacks have begun recalling the sickening horror of a truly nightmarish Friday the 13th.
French anger over Islamists at boiling point; protesters pour into streets chanting 'Out the Muslims!'
Angry French people poured into the streets of Paris despite a government ban on demonstrations as they called for a tougher government stance on Islamic fanatics in the country and overseas, reports said.
Britain could be next on ISIS target list, ISIS supporters warn; Washington DC, Rome also targeted
Unidentified supporters of the evil jihadist group Islamic State (ISIS) issued warnings via Twitter on Saturday night that Britain could be their next target following the horrendous terrorist attacks in Paris that left 129 people dead and 352 others injured, with 99 in critical condition.
Putin tells Western leaders: Let's bury our differences and jointly strike at 'barbarian' ISIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed to Western leaders to bury their differences with Russia and jointly strike at the "barbarian" Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Syria, saying Friday's Paris terrorist attack underscored the need for such concerted action.
'Just wait': ISIS agent bares thousands of terrorists smuggled into Europe together with refugees and now ready to strike
An Islamic State (ISIS) agent has revealed that thousands of the jihadist group's militants are now spread all over Western nations in Europe after they were successfully smuggled by hiding among the thousands of refugees flooding the continent.
This country's anti-drug czar wants death-row prisoners guarded by ferocious crocodiles, animals that 'can't be bribed'
Budi Waseso, the Indonesian police chief, wants to make use of these ferrocious reptiles in high security prison facilities for a simple reason: crocodiles "cannot be bribed."
Russia brings out its big gunsâadvanced missiles that can shoot down aircraft up to 90,000 feet high
The Russian government, under the leadership of its tough President Vladimir Putin, is bringing out the big guns and showing off its defense capability in Syria.
Paris attack: Syrian passport found near body of one of the gunmen
The holder of a Syrian passport found near the body of one of the gunmen who died in Friday night's attacks in Paris passed though Greece in October, a Greek minister said.