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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A shadowy, Pakistan-based militant faction is on the rise within the Taliban after its leader was appointed deputy and played a key role in unifying the fractured insurgency.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A shadowy, Pakistan-based militant faction is on the rise within the Taliban after its leader was appointed deputy and played a key role in unifying the fractured insurgency.

The Barkley Marathons are considered by most to be the one of — if not the — hardest ultramarathon in the world. In the last 20 years, only 14 racers have ever finished. Here's how it started and the man behind it all.

He hasn't played in a month.

German Marcel Kittel confirmed he was back to his best when he claimed the second stage of the Giro d'Italia in Nijmegen, Netherland.

Juan Mata kept alive Manchester United’s hopes of playing in the Champions League next season with a cool finish to clinch a 1-0 win over Norwich City on Saturday.

– Fulani herdsmen block the convoy of a state governor in the south-eastern part of the nation – The governor and journalists were held up for about half an hour Fulani herdsmen today, May, 7 took their activities to another level as they block the convoy of a state governor in the south-eastern part of […]

Marilyn Malara
BOGOTA, May 7 (UPI) -- Colombia has approved the use of military force, including airstrikes, against armed criminal gangs, the country's defense minister announced.

A militant network the United States considers a terrorist group is playing a greater role in the insurgency, raising fears of worsening fighting ahead.

Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan Malatya'da STK Temsilcilerinin katıldığı yemekte konuştu.Devamı için tıklayınız

Thomson Reuters

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday replaced his veteran oil minister and restructured some big ministries in a major reshuffle apparently intended to support a wide-ranging economic reform programme unveiled last week.

The most eye-catching move was the creation of a new Energy, Industry and Natural Resources Ministry under Khaled al-Falih, chairman of the state oil company Aramco. He replaces the 80-year-old oil minister Ali al-Naimi, in charge... Читать дальше...

Mohamed Fahmy, the Egyptian-born Canadian journalist who was wrongly arrested and spent a year in a prison in Egypt, is working to make it law for the federal government to step in and help others imprisoned abroad.

US Air Force

The US Air Force is the world's premier aerial power. 

With 39 distinct types of aircraft, and many more sub varieties of each airframe, it is easy to understand why the US Air Force has no peers. Each airframe is custom made to carry out a select mission effectively, and each pilot knows their aircraft perfectly. 

Below are the 39 distinct types of aircraft that the US Air Force fields, according to the Air Force Fact Sheets. 

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Mission... Читать дальше...

Well, we did not see this coming.

Credit Suisse

Dealmaking in 2016 has been like riding a wild bronco — one minute you're on, the next you're off.

Enter Robin Rankin, Credit Suisse's cohead of mergers and acquisitions.

Business Insider sat down with her at the Milken Global Conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and instead of going through a laundry list of questions, we asked her to tell us what really matters — what is the most important question facing the M&A market?

Here you go, the question... Читать дальше...

Nevşehir'de bindikleri otomobille kontrol noktasından kaçan 3 zanlı polise ateş açtı. Zanlılardan 1'i öldürüldü, 1'i vurularak yaralandı, kaçan diğer zanlı ise her yerde aranıyorDevamı için tıklayınız

Saudi Arabia has fired long-serving oil minister Ali al-Naimi as it seeks to limit damage from crashing oil prices.

Karen Butler
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- British filmmaker Tom Hooper has signed on to direct and produce a big-screen version of the iconic stage musical "Cats."

Nineteen dogs, 5 cats and 2 turtles mingled with human passengers in a memorable, teary flight taking evacuees from a Fort McMurray-area oilsands camp to Edmonton this week.

UAB running back Greg Bryant, who played 15 games for Notre Dame before he was academically ineligible and left the team, is in critical condition after he was shot Saturday in Florida, according to multiple reports.

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — New equipment is expected to speed up laboratory results at Great Plains Health in North Platte.

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut - Kelsey Minato dreamed of playing in the WNBA growing up but wasn't sure that would ever become a reality.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Kelsey Minato dreamed of playing in the WNBA growing up but wasn't sure that would ever become a reality. Minato enrolled at West Point four years ago and has a military service requirement after graduation. Yet she recently finished off the most decorated career in women's basketball history at the school, and now, she just may get that chance. The guard was invited by the San Antonio Stars to training camp by coach Dan Hughes. She already survived the team's first round... Читать дальше...