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The U.S. military declared an end to its Iraq-based anti-ISIS operation Wednesday, saying all U.S.-led coalition forces and equipment had been withdrawn from a key base in the north of the country in line with...

An Indian judge's moving letter praising a child rape survivor for her "courage" and assuring her that her abuser "will live in a cage for the rest of his life" is winning hearts in India.Trial court Judge Rajani Ranga's...

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote and Kenya's President William Ruto are set to break ground on a $16bn (£12bn) oil refinery in Lamu, on Kenya's northern coast.Upon completion, the refinery is expected to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil a...

A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was unexpectedly diverted after a physical fight between the pilots, Israeli officials told local media.The Flydubai plane - which took off from Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates early on...

Five crew members of an oil tanker seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia were killed before local security forces retook the vessel, a senior regional official has told the BBC.Puntland Deputy Information Minister Bile Qabowsade said the...

Six-year-old Raseel al-Balawi in Gaza has had more than 20 surgeries since an Israeli air strike injured her in late July.Witnesses say her tent in al-Mawasi camp was hit by a strike from an Israeli helicopter, and she now...

A brown bear known as 89 Backpack has won the annual Fat Bear Week competition, after what the US National Parks Service described as a "battle of size, skill, snack acquisition, and strategic loafing". Backpack's wideness narrowly defeated a...

A restaurant in South Korea named after Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been vandalised by a group of Chinese nationals who fled home right after the attack, police say.Surveillance footage from the restaurant in Seongnam, a city south of...

South Korea's military has demanded an apology from North Korea for landmine blasts along their shared border that wounded South Korean soldiers earlier this month.Three South Korean personnel were injured by explosions in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) - a...