The Afghan Taliban have killed eight Islamic State group fighters and arrested nine others in raids against the militants’ hideouts in Afghanistan.
A war reporter decorated by Putin says the Kremlin’s story that cellphones are why a lot of Russian troops died in a Ukrainian strike is ‘not very convincing’
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Pope Francis To Lead Pope Benedict’s Funeral In Vatican City
Pope Francis will preside Thursday over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event in modern times expected to draw tens of thousands of people.
Scorpio Tankers seals $225m MR financing as Bugbee splashes $4.4m on shares
Product tanker specialist repaying more expensive lease deals on 13 vessels
Hong Kong to start reopening border with China on Jan. 8
Hong Kong will start to reopen its border with mainland China on Sunday, allowing tens of thousands of people to cross the border each day under a quarantine-free arrangement.
Hong Kong to start reopening border with China on Sunday
Hong Kong will start to reopen its border with mainland China on Sunday and allow tens of thousands of people to cross from each side every day without quarantine, the city’s leader said.
Iran summons French ambassador over ‘disgusting’ cartoons
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the French ambassador after Charlie Hebdo magazine mocked the nation’s supreme leader
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Rackspace Blames Zero-Day Exploit for Ransomware Hit Success
Rackspace says the ransomware-wielding attackers who disrupted its hosted Microsoft Exchange Server environment last month wielded a zero-day exploit to gain remote access to servers, multiple news outlets report.