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• Jihadist IS seizes key Syria oil field

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   | Friday - July 4th, 2014

  The jihadist Islamic State seized control Thursday of a major Syrian oil field on the Iraqi border, as […]

• Iraq struggles to drive back militants

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   | Friday - July 4th, 2014

  BAGHDAD: Baghdad’s forces struggled yesterday to break a military stalemate with Sunni militants, as US officials reached out […]

• Clerics urged to help stamp out extremism in Australia

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   | Friday - July 4th, 2014

  MELBOURNE: Islamic leaders say they are shocked that so many Australians are fighting overseas. Sheikh Mohamadu Saleem from […]

• US Couple arrested over ‘caged’ autistic child

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   | Friday - July 4th, 2014

  LOS ANGELES: A Californian couple have been arrested for allegedly keeping their 11-year-old autistic son in a metal […]

• Australian surgeons remove huge growth from Filipino boy’s face

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   | Friday - July 4th, 2014

  SYDNEY: Australian surgeons have successfully carried out a complex and rare procedure to remove a huge growth from […]

• China’s Xi visits S. Korea in snub to North

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   | Friday - July 4th, 2014

  SEOUL: China’s president arrived in Seoul yesterday for a state visit seen as a snub to Beijing’s traditional […]

• “Games of Thrones” drama series to shoot in Spain

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   | Thursday - July 3rd, 2014

  MADRID: TV network HBO confirmed Wednesday that part of season five of popular American fantasy drama TV series […]

• Shakira to headline at World Cup final

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   | Thursday - July 3rd, 2014

  Pop star Shakira will perform before the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, headlining […]