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"Stole Phones, Misbehaved": Nagpur Parents Chain Son, 12, For 2 Months
A shocking incident has emerged from Maharashtra's Nagpur, where parents tied their 12-year-old son with iron chains and padlocks to correct his "misbehaviour".
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UN Urges Ratification Of Treaty To Protect The Planet's Fragile Oceans
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to ratify a treaty that would allow nations to establish protected marine areas in international waters, warning that human activity was destroying ocean ecosystems.
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Chinese Real Estate Giant Evergrande Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Thursday, court documents showed, a measure that protects its US assets while it attempts to restructure.
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Arab-Kurd Fighters Kill 16 ISIS Terrorists Near Syria 'Capital'
Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters from ISIS during fierce clashes north of the jihadists' stronghold of Raqa, a monitor said today.
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Syria Kurdish-Arab Alliance Launches First Anti-Islamic State Attack: Source
A coalition of US-backed Kurdish militia and rebel groups has launched its first operation against territory controlled by the Islamic State jihadist group in northeast Syria, a spokesman said today.
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The Islamic State Isn't the Only Group Looting Syrian Archaeological Sites
The Islamic State's looting of important archaeological sites in Syria has been well-documented over the past year, with the damage caused to ancient cities like Palmyra causing anger and outrage around the world. Unfortunately, attempts to assess the damage caused to these sites and others like them has been limited due to the conflict and chaos t...
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A Week After Gurdaspur Attack, 31 Police Officers Transferred in Punjab
In a major administrative reshuffle following the July 27 terror attack in Gurdaspur, the Punjab government today transferred 31 police officers who have been in key posts.
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Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report
Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.
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US And Turkey to Create 'Islamic State-Free Zone' in Syria
The US and Turkey have agreed to work together to drive Islamic State (IS) jihadists from northern Syria, senior US officials said on Monday, as Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to press ahead with parallel strikes against Kurdish militants.
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Syria Regime, Kurds join to Fight Islamic State in Hasakeh
In two districts of Syria's Hasakeh city, Kurdish fighters and regime forces rest before returning to battle the Islamic State group, a shared enemy being fought jointly for the first time.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Re-Enters Syria's Tal Abyad, Takes District: Report
Islamic State group fighters re-entered Syria's Tal Abyad today, seizing a district from the Kurdish forces who captured the border town two weeks ago, a monitor said.
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Kurds Emerge as Key Force in Fight Against Islamic State 'Caliphate'
Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria have emerged as some of the most effective forces battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the year since IS declared a cross-border "caliphate".
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Kurds Cut Road to Islamic State 'Capital' Raqa in Battle for Syria Border Town
Syrian Kurdish fighters today cut a key supply line to the Islamic State group's de facto capital Raqa as they battled to seize the jihadist-held border town of Tal Abyad.
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Kurds Clash With Islamic State at Gates of Key Syrian Border Town, Says Kurdish Commander
Kurdish militia advanced today to the gates of a strategic jihadist-held town on Syria's northern border with Turkey amid fierce fighting with the Islamic State group, a local commander told AFP.
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"Stole Phones, Misbehaved": Nagpur Parents Chain Son, 12, For 2 Months
A shocking incident has emerged from Maharashtra's Nagpur, where parents tied their 12-year-old son with iron chains and padlocks to correct his "misbehaviour".
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UN Urges Ratification Of Treaty To Protect The Planet's Fragile Oceans
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged world leaders to ratify a treaty that would allow nations to establish protected marine areas in international waters, warning that human activity was destroying ocean ecosystems.
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Chinese Real Estate Giant Evergrande Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande Group filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Thursday, court documents showed, a measure that protects its US assets while it attempts to restructure.
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Arab-Kurd Fighters Kill 16 ISIS Terrorists Near Syria 'Capital'
Arab and Kurdish forces have killed at least 16 fighters from ISIS during fierce clashes north of the jihadists' stronghold of Raqa, a monitor said today.
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Syria Kurdish-Arab Alliance Launches First Anti-Islamic State Attack: Source
A coalition of US-backed Kurdish militia and rebel groups has launched its first operation against territory controlled by the Islamic State jihadist group in northeast Syria, a spokesman said today.
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The Islamic State Isn't the Only Group Looting Syrian Archaeological Sites
The Islamic State's looting of important archaeological sites in Syria has been well-documented over the past year, with the damage caused to ancient cities like Palmyra causing anger and outrage around the world. Unfortunately, attempts to assess the damage caused to these sites and others like them has been limited due to the conflict and chaos t...
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A Week After Gurdaspur Attack, 31 Police Officers Transferred in Punjab
In a major administrative reshuffle following the July 27 terror attack in Gurdaspur, the Punjab government today transferred 31 police officers who have been in key posts.
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Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report
Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.
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US And Turkey to Create 'Islamic State-Free Zone' in Syria
The US and Turkey have agreed to work together to drive Islamic State (IS) jihadists from northern Syria, senior US officials said on Monday, as Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to press ahead with parallel strikes against Kurdish militants.
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Syria Regime, Kurds join to Fight Islamic State in Hasakeh
In two districts of Syria's Hasakeh city, Kurdish fighters and regime forces rest before returning to battle the Islamic State group, a shared enemy being fought jointly for the first time.
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Syria Kurds Say Islamic State Used Chemical Weapons Against Them
Islamic State group fighters fired missiles containing toxic gas at Kurdish forces in Syria last month, the forces and a monitoring group said.
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Islamic State Re-Enters Syria's Tal Abyad, Takes District: Report
Islamic State group fighters re-entered Syria's Tal Abyad today, seizing a district from the Kurdish forces who captured the border town two weeks ago, a monitor said.
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Kurds Emerge as Key Force in Fight Against Islamic State 'Caliphate'
Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria have emerged as some of the most effective forces battling the Islamic State jihadist group in the year since IS declared a cross-border "caliphate".
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Kurds Cut Road to Islamic State 'Capital' Raqa in Battle for Syria Border Town
Syrian Kurdish fighters today cut a key supply line to the Islamic State group's de facto capital Raqa as they battled to seize the jihadist-held border town of Tal Abyad.
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Kurds Clash With Islamic State at Gates of Key Syrian Border Town, Says Kurdish Commander
Kurdish militia advanced today to the gates of a strategic jihadist-held town on Syria's northern border with Turkey amid fierce fighting with the Islamic State group, a local commander told AFP.
