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Iraq’s Maliki rejects Mosul file report
Iraq's former premier rejects allegations that he was responsible for the fall of Iraq’s second city Mosul to Daesh Takfiri militants last year.

Iraq's former premier rejects allegations that he was responsible for the fall of Iraq’s second city Mosul to Daesh Takfiri militants last year.

The White House plans to pair law enforcement with public health workers to combat the rise of heroin deaths in the US.

A British MP has called on the army to put an end to the use of a malaria drug for UK troopers.

Cairo opens the Rafah border crossing in the south of the besieged Gaza Strip for four days.

Palestinians rally in force to voice support for hunger-striking inmate.

At least 10 people are killed in fresh wave of violence in east Ukraine.

A Palestinian man is shot dead by Israeli forces after alledgedly trying to stab an Israeli border policeman in the occupied West Bank

Five people were killed Sunday when two small planes collided in midair over San Diego, California.

A bomb explodes outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok, killing at least 20 people, police sources say.

Greek prime minister is likely to call a confidence vote following Athens’ recent bailout deal with eurozone countries.

South Sudan's government and rebels sign a peace agreement, hours before the end of a deadline threatening international sanctions.

The rise in diabetes cases in the UK is threatening to bankrupt the NHS.

Iran has opened a sturgeon farm described as the Middle East’s largest on its Caspian coasts to produce high-end caviar -- the most prized luxury delicacy reserved for the rich.

The Iranian defense minister says Iran’s response to enemy moves will make them regret their acts.

A huge fire breaks out at Kuwait’s Shuaiba oil refinery.

Malaysia’s police chief announces plans to probe an alleged plot to oust Prime Minister Najib Razak amid a scandal over his wealth.

The US “bellicose war talk” regarding China’s devaluation of its currency is “solely inappropriate,” says an analyst.

Ecuador has hit out at the UK over the deadlocked case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.