Turkey steps up Syria involvement with border push
Turkey signals intensified engagement in the Syrian war as Turkish backed rebels mass along the border to attack Jarablus, a key IS frontier town. Cavusoglu pledges full support for operations from Afrin to Jarablus while artillery shells Jarablus for a second day.
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Turkey
Mevlet Cavasolgu
NATO
Syria
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Afrin
Jarablus
Islamic State Group
Cavasolgu
Syrian Observatory For Human Rights
Euphrates River
ISIS loses grip as Mosul assault nears
Residents fleeing Dibaga Camp report IS militants growing more brutal in Qayara. Beheadings and extrajudicial killings surge as younger fighters take over patrols, signaling overstretched manpower and internal strain ahead of Iraqi forces and allies closing in on Mosul.
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Dibaga
Iraq
Islamic State Group
United States
Mosul
Tigris
Qayara
Jarjis Muhammad Hajaj
Hajaj
Ers
Syria
Rio police widen probe into Irish Olympic Council scalping
Brazilian investigators said William O'Brien who headed Ireland's Olympic committee after Patrick Hickey was detained left Brazil before questioning. Hickey remains jailed in Rio amid charges of conspiracy ticket scalping and ambush marketing linked to THG Sports and Pro 10 Sports Management with about 1000 tickets seized.
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Ireland
Brazil
William O'Brien
Patrick Hickey
William O’brien
Aloysio Falcao
Falcao
Hickey
Olympic Council of Ireland
International Olympic Committee
Rio
Bangu
Pro 10 Sports Management
THG Sports
WikiLeaks exposes private data affecting hundreds worldwide
The AP finds WikiLeaks data dumps include medical files and personal records of hundreds, including sick children and rape victims. Names, addresses and identities circulate online, provoking calls that privacy has been sacrificed for transparency, with Saudi and Jordanian cases highlighted.
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Cairo
WikiLeaks
Nayef al-Fayez
Amman
Adnan Salhab
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Magnitude 6.1 quake rattles central Italy
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday near Rieti with the epicenter northeast of Rome. It caused damaged buildings and blackouts. Amatrice mayor Sergio Perozzi reported downed structures, hospitals hard to reach, as aftershocks were felt across Rome and surrounding areas.
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Italy
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al Emore
European Mediterranean Seismological Center
U.S. Geological Survey
Amatrice
Sergio Perozzi
RAI Radio
L'Aquila
Karachi violence leads to sealing of MQM party offices
Pakistani paramilitary Rangers sealed MQM party offices in Karachi after overnight clashes that left one dead and eight wounded. Authorities arrested several MQM leaders as supporters attacked TV stations following a phone speech by exiled leader Altaf Hussain. The Interior Ministry said it would consult London authorities over the incident.
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Assange
Ecuador
London
U.S. Democratic National Committee
Turkey
Saudi Foreign Ministry
Karachi
Pakistan
Muttahida Qaumi Movement
MQM
Hyderabad
Khurram Shahzad
Rangers
India
Altaf Hussain
Interior Ministry
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