MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi special forces cleared buildings Saturday in eastern Mosul after pushing out Islamic State militants in their drive to take back the city.
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MOSUL, Iraq — Heavy fighting erupted in the eastern neighborhoods of Mosul today as Iraqi special forces launched an assault deeper into the urban areas of the city and ...
BEIJING — All 33 coal miners trapped underground in a gas explosion earlier this week have been found dead, state media reported today, as work safety officials vowed to...
They gear up for urban warfare
BARTELLA, Iraq — Iraqi special forces paused their advance in an eastern district of Mosul todayto clear a neighborhood of any remaining Is...
,b>Iraqi forces enter Mosul city limits
BAZWAYA, Iraq — Iraq’s special forces entered the outskirts of Mosul today, taking the state television building and advancing de...
In dawn assault, special forces face resistance
BAZWAYA, Iraq — Iraqi special forces advanced on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul from the east today, taking heavy fi...
Francis travels to Sweden
LUND, Sweden — Pope Francis is heading to secular Sweden to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, a remarkably bold gesture ...
BEIJING — A gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in western China today, leaving 33 miners trapped, a local government official said. Two other miners were rescued.
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BRUSSELS — The European Union and Canada on Sunday signed a landmark trade pact, ending days of drama after a small Belgian region refused to endorse the agreement.
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2B affected worldwide
NEW DELHI — As Indians woke today to smoke-filled skies from a weekend of festival fireworks, New Delhi’s worst season for air pollution begins — wi...
