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Mosul civilians tell of ISIL attacks as Iraqi forces advance

Troops are converging on the northern city from several fronts, while civilians are treated for injuries inflicted by ISIL.

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Iraqi civilians flee Mosul

Hundreds of civilians flee territory controlled by the Islamic State group as the Iraqi army and federal police push north towards the militant-held city of…

Iraq

Growing fears for civilians in Mosul as net closes around ISIL

Iraqi officials are voicing increasing concern that ISIL is using civilians as human shields

Italy

Two earthquakes rock central Italy

Two strong earthquakes, one measuring 5.

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Italy

New earthquake strikes central Italy

A strong tremor of at least 5.

World News

Torture and executions - Amnesty International warns of revenge attacks in Iraq

Shia paramilitary groups and Iraqi government forces have carried out revenge attacks on Sunni Arabs suspected of supporting ISIL, that’s according to Amnesty…

Iraq

Mosul offensive to rout ISIL to begin 'imminently'

The Iraqi army has dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over the ISIL stronghold of Mosul, warning residents of an imminent offensive to reclaim the city from the jihadist…

Egypt

Egypt temporarily opens Rafah border crossing

People living in Gaza have been allowed to cross into Egypt for the first time in almost 40 days.

Syria

'Dozens dead' in renewed Aleppo airstrikes

In what has been described as the heaviest bombardment in days by Russian planes, at least 50 civilians were killed in Tuesday’s air strikes on rebel-held parts of Aleppo and nearby villages, accordin

Yemen

At least 21 killed in Yemen air strikes

At least 21 civilians have been killed in two separate air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in the north of the country while 10 soldiers die in a suicide bombing.

New Zealand

No damage reported after 7.1 quake hits New Zealand

A powerful earthquake on the North Island of New Zealand triggered a low level tsunami warning on Friday morning.

Syria

Ankara sends its troops deeper into Syria but the US issues a warning over Turkish - Kurdish violence

Ankara is sticking to its aim of pushing both ISIL militants and Kurdish fighters away from its border by sending its own forces deeper in to Syria.

Yemen

Huge rally in Sanaa in support of Houthis and former Yemen President Saleh

Yemen has seen one of its biggest mass rallies since the 2011 overthrow of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Syria

Pentagon scrambles jets to protect US forces from Syrian bombing

The Pentagon says US-led coalition aircraft have been scrambled in Syria to protect American special ground forces from attack by government jets.

USA

Wildfire near Los Angeles forces 80,000 people to evacuate

A fast moving wildfire in southern California has forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 people just east of Los Angeles.

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Two injured in knife attack on Austrian train

A 60-year-old German man has been arrested after two people suffered knife wounds on an Austrian train.

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U.S. Coast Guard assists in several dramatic Louisiana flood rescues.

USA

Wildfire destroys scores of homes in Northern California

A wildfire which spread into a small Northern California town over the weekend has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses.

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Madeira: Drone footage shows destruction and devastation from the fire.

3,200 hectares burned, which corresponds to almost one-third of the area of the entire county.

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Fighting in Syria intensifies as rebels and regime forces battle for Aleppo

There has been heavy fighting in Aleppo as Syrian government forces and rebels battle for control of the city.