Islamic State Accused Of Using Chemical Weapons

The US is investigating claims that Islamic State militants have used chemical weapons against security forces in Iraq. Three Iraqi officials have told the AP news agency that IS fighters used chlorine bombs during clashes last month in the Iraqi...

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Ukrainian Refugees Flee To Russian Arctic

By Katie Stallard, Russia correspondent, in Murmansk More than 800,000 refugees have crossed the border into Russia since the start of the year, according to the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR). At least a quarter of a million are thought to be displaced...

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Canadian Gunman Wanted To Travel To Syria

The suspect in the killing of a Canadian soldier at an Ottawa war memorial wanted to travel to Syria and had a passport application delayed over extremism concerns. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32, who was shot dead shortly after running into the Canadian...

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Canada Killer Believed 'Devil Was After Him'

The gunman who killed a soldier in Ottawa and stormed Canada's parliament had been put on a terror watch list, it has emerged. The attacker, identified as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau by Canadian media, was considered "high risk" and had seen his passport...

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Canada Will 'Never Be Intimidated' By Terrorists

Canada will "never be intimidated" by terrorists who seek to bring "savagery" to the country's shores, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said. Speaking after a soldier was shot dead at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Mr Harper said terrorists...

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Nathan Cirillo Made 'The Ultimate Sacrifice'

Hundreds of messages have been posted on a tribute site to the soldier who was killed in the shooting at a war memorial near parliament in Ottawa. The victim has been named locally as Corporal Nathan Cirillo of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders....

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Steenkamps Welcome Pistorius' Five-Year Term

Barry and June Steenkamp reacted positively to the five-year sentence handed to Oscar Pistorius for the killing of their daughter. Speaking outside Pretoria High Court, Mrs Steenkamp expressed relief at the end of the trial, which lasted seven months....

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Oscar Pistorius Jailed For Shooting Reeva Dead

Oscar Pistorius has been jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day last year. His defence team said he would spend a sixth of the term in prison - 10 months - before being placed under house arrest for the...

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How Kurds The World Forgot Are Holding Off IS

By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent, in Sari Kani, Syria Right now in Syria a desperate fight is under way against Islamic State (IS) forces that control so much of the north of the country. In the east that fight is being carried out virtually...

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US Drops Weapons For Kurds Battling IS

The US has airdropped weapons and supplies for Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) in the town of Kobani in Syria. A statement from US Central Command said Air Force C-130 planes "delivered weapons, ammunition and medical supplies that were...

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How Kurds World Forgot Are Holding Off IS

By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent Right now in Syria a desperate fight is under way against Islamic State (IS) forces that control so much of the north of the country. In the east that fight is being carried out virtually unseen to the rest of...

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US Airdrops Weapons For Kurds Fighting IS

The US has airdropped weapons and supplies for Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) near the Syrian town of Kobani. A statement from US Central Command said Air Force C-130 planes "delivered weapons, ammunition and medical supplies that were...

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Hong Kong Clashes As Protesters Fight Back

Dozens of people have been injured in new clashes in Hong Kong as pro-democracy campaigners took back an area that was cleared by police less than 24 hours earlier. Riot officers used batons and pepper spray against protesters who pushed against police...

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Nigerian Schoolgirls Could Be Free Within Days

Nigeria hopes 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram will be freed by Tuesday, according to a government source. Authorities earlier said they had agreed a ceasefire with the militant group to make the release possible. "I can confirm...

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