Iraqi forces launch push to retake Mosul
Ambition to expel Isis from Iraq’s second city this year will test military unity and capability

Ambition to expel Isis from Iraq’s second city this year will test military unity and capability
Shemar Moore has left CBS’s “Criminal Minds” after 11 seasons, and he took the time to bid farewell to “baby girls, homies and fans” in a few videos accompanying the announcement.
TV isn't one big story. It's a bunch of smaller ones.
Even defenders of Netflix's Marvel shows, Daredevil and Jessica Jones, will admit they have one big problem — their stories tend to get really saggy in the middle.
This was particularly true with Jones, which reached a climactic point around the middle of its first season, then screwed around for several episodes before staging its final battle. By the time Jessica faced off with the season's main supervillain, their encounter... Читать дальше...
Richmond County dispatch says they are working two different accidents on Bobby Jones Expressway.
Initial claims for jobless benefits increased by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 265,000 in the week ended March 19. Claims for the prior week were revised down to 259,000 from an initial estimate of 265,000.
– Buhari addresses the APC leaders at the NEC meeting – The president explains his decisions on security, trips, others President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the National Executive Committee of the party. The president asked the politicians to continue to make sacrifices as his government […]
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Having scored the role of Wonder Woman in the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie - as well as a regular part in the Fast and Furious franchise - Gal Gadot clearly has a knack for impressing producers.
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The City of Cape Town obtained an interdict to prevent protesters from disrupting MyCiti bus services in Du Noon.
Читать дальше...University of Kentucky coach John Calipari announced Wednesday that every eligible Wildcat will declare for the 2016 NBA draft.
Wearing nothing but a pair of takkies, a brazen robber has been caught on camera robbing the Oribi Liquor Store in KwaZulu-Natal.
Proud and mercurial Dutch football star who developed a fast-moving and fluid style of play
Pop the champagne, because Travis Wall and Dom Palange are engaged! The Emmy Award-winning So You Think You Can Dance choreographer, 28, proposed to the UCLA gymnastics coach, 27, on...
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BEIJING, March 24 (UPI) -- The United States and China are to discuss the North Korea nuclear issue in Washington, a Chinese diplomat said Thursday.
Oxfam Novib stopt per direct met alle hulp aan vluchtelingen in het Moria-kamp op Lesbos. De hulporganisatie doet dat uit protest tegen de verslechterende behandeling van migranten na de deal tussen de Europese Unie en Turkije. De Griekse overheid houdt de vluchtelingen vast in detentiecentra op het eiland voordat ze teruggaan naar Turkije.
Danica Patrick talked about a variety of topics on the late-night show.
He's four wins away from tying a major record.
Eleven citizens of France sustained injuries in the Brussels terrorist attacks, four of whom remain in critical condition, French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said Thursday.
US President Barack Obama will host President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China for a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Nuclear Security Summit on March 31, 2016.
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The west Alabama city of Selma is planning a crackdown on what one councilman says is a big problem: Horse droppings.
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The west Alabama city of Selma is planning a crackdown on what one councilman says is a big problem: Horse droppings.
The City Council passed a law three years ago requiring that horses wear diapers when on city streets, but Councilman Michael Johnson says riders aren't following the law. The Selma-Times Journal (http://bit.ly/1ZwfGs8 ) quotes Police Chief John Brock as saying officers will be stricter enforcing the diaper law.
Canada has abruptly switched sides in one of the perennial political and economic battles over how to restart a sagging economy. This debate is by no means solely a Canadian argument. Countries from China and Japan, to Greece and Ireland have taken different views on the subject. Do you think spending or austerity is the best way to economic prosperity?
An emergency meeting of European Union interior and justice ministers Wednesday - following the Brussels bombings - will hear the need for greater cooperation on intelligence between member states amid calls for a "security union."