Stocks slide as oil prices tumble amid market rout
US stocks fell sharply as oil dropped 6.7 percent to 26.55 a barrel, marking the harshest one day oil decline since September. The Dow slid 249.28 points to 15766.74, the S&P 500 dipped 22 to 1859.33, and the Nasdaq 4,471.69 as energy shares slumped and banks faced loan worries.
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ISIS destroys oldest Christian monastery in Iraq
Satellite images confirm St Elijah’s Monastery of Mosul has been wiped out by Islamic State fighters. The 1 400 year old site stood on a hillside above Mosul and once sheltered monks and candles in its chapel. The loss compounds IS incursions that have displaced thousands of Christians and targeted regional heritage.
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Attack on Bacha Khan University Kills 20 in Pakistan
A four gunmen siege at Bacha Khan University in Charsadda left at least 20 dead and 23 wounded, including two teachers among the victims. A chemistry professor who fired back was praised for helping students escape before security forces ended the attack. A breakaway Taliban faction claimed responsibility while the main group denied involvement.
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2015 hottest year on record confirmed by NOAA and NASA
The 2015 climate data show it as the hottest year in 136 years of records with a 0.29 degree margin over 2014. NASA and NOAA cite El Nino and human emissions as drivers, noting 2015 was 1.62 degrees above 20th century averages and about 1 degree Celsius warmer than preindustrial times.
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