The Islamic State group took control on Tuesday of most of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus, seizing territory held by Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate. Once a thriving district that was home to some 160,000 Syrians and Palestinians, Yarmuk has been devastated by violence since late 2012.
The Islamic State group took control on Tuesday of most of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus, seizing territory held by Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate. Once a thriving district that was home to some 160,000 Syrians and Palestinians, Yarmuk has been devastated by violence since late 2012.
The Islamic State group took control on Tuesday of most of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus, seizing territory held by Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate. Once a thriving district that was home to some 160,000 Syrians and Palestinians, Yarmuk has been devastated by violence since late 2012.
The Islamic State group took control on Tuesday of most of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Damascus, seizing territory held by Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate. Once a thriving district that was home to some 160,000 Syrians and Palestinians, Yarmuk has been devastated by violence since late 2012.
The wide release of Kanye West's The Life of Pablo to streaming services, including Spotify and Apple Music, April 1, causes 11 of the set’...
The Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeymim airbase registered a total of four violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria in the last 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
The Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive on Tuesday, pledging to launch large-scale offensives against government strongholds backed by suicide and guerrilla attacks to drive Afghanistan`s Western-backed government from power.
American Legislative Exchange Council Vice President Jonathan Williams on a new ranking of state economic competitiveness.
In front of thousands of cinema owners on Monday night, one of the most powerful filmmakers in Hollywood said the theatrical experience may soon be a thing of the past.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday favoured making public the total amount of outstanding loans given by banks to various individuals and entities and running into lakhs of crores of rupees as per the information provided to it by RBI in a sealed cover.
In January, International Monetary Fund's economists thought the global economy would grow 3.4 percent this year, but now they've back ratcheted that forecast.
The show's creators usually love to let plot points unfold slowly, allowing the dread to mount over multiple episodes. Not this time! The post Better Call Saul Alignment Check: Episode 9, "Nailed" appeared first on WIRED.
A tower higher than Burj Khalifa, Emirate’s existing record-braking skyscraper, is set to be built in Dubai city of the United Arab Emirates. The announcement was made by Emaar Properties, unveiling ‘The Tower’ which is worth $1 billion and would be “a notch” taller than the Burj Khalifa. The Chairman of Emaar Properties Mohamed Alabbar Read the full article...
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LOS ANGELES, April 12 (UPI) -- When you are as transcendent a figure as Kobe Bryant, you are a magnet for admiration.
The leadership of South Africa’s ruling party in the country’s richest province has all but urged President Jacob Zuma to resign, saying he should “do the right thing” amid a scandal over his failure to repay taxpayers’ money spent on his private home. The provincial executive committee of the African National Congress (ANC) chapter in Gauteng said Tuesday the case has damaged the party’s image and trust of its supporters.
Life expectancy has improved in some areas for poor residents, but fallen in others.
Universities need assistance to deal with the damages caused during the recent student protests‚ the Democratic Alliance says.
The US nonprofit Space Foundation is optimistic about the future of US-Russia joint efforts in space, the organization’s CEO Elliot Pulham told Sputnik on the sidelines of the 32nd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
BDA China Chairman Duncan Clark on what the Alibaba CEO’s story teaches about modern-day China. Photo credit: Bloomberg News.
Country last exported significant amounts during 2006-07 crop year and sold more than 5m tonnes
GERING, Neb. (AP) — Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff has settled its lawsuit against two companies that had said they would end their dialysis services agreement with the hospital.
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The mosquito species driving the ongoing Zika virus outbreak appears to range over a far wider swath of the continental United States than previously estimated, stretching as far north as Ohio in the Midwest and New Jersey along the East Coast.
The revised estimates, based on a newly released map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suggest a far larger US population than previously believed could be exposed to the virus when mosquito season ramps up. Читать дальше...
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WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $93 million contract to maintain and sustain the service's fleet of aging F/A-18 fighters.
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MELBOURNE, April 12 (UPI) -- An Australian man said 100 days into his potato-only diet that he has already lost 70 pounds and lowered his blood cholesterol.