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Iran blinds man for blinding girl

Iran literally acted on its eye-for-an-eye sharia law of retribution when it blinded a man for blinding a young girl after he threw acid in her face.
November 9, 2016
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Kurds launch campaign to conquer ISIS capital

In an effort to dislodge ISIS from its self-declared capital in Raqqa, Syria, the Kurds and the Syria Democratic Forces have announced the launch of a military campaign.
November 8, 2016
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FBI arrests Ohio man who tried to join ISIS

The growing threat of ISIS terrorism in the US has surpassed that of al-Qaeda, FBI Director James Comey warned in July, as US security agencies continue to track down individuals influenced by ISIS who may be planning to act on their radical ideology.
November 8, 2016
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German politician sent to prison over Auschwitz tattoo

A German court sent politican Marcel Zech to prison for sporting a tattoo on his back that combined an image of the Auschwitz death camp with the slogan from the Buchenwald concentration camp's gate, 'Jedem das Seine' — 'to each his own.'
November 8, 2016
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Earthquake rocks central Oklahoma

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake in the town of Cushing, Oklahoma, considered one of the world’s key oil hubs, caused some damage but no known injuries or deaths.
November 7, 2016
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WATCH: Hamas equals terror

The European Union will soon decide if it considers the Hamas terror group a terror group.
November 3, 2016
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Iran detains citizens for celebrating Cyrus the Great

Iranian activists have been arrested for celebrating Cyrus the Great, the pre-Islam monarch of Persia, who decreed that the Temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt and that Jews should return to their revered land.
November 1, 2016
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Sweden officially declares Raoul Wallenberg dead

Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Jews during the Holocaust and then disappeared under mysterious circumstances, has officially been declared dead by Sweden.
November 1, 2016
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Lebanon elects Hezbollah ally as president

Lebanon's election of Michel Aoun is perceived as a clear victory for the growing pro-Iranian axis in the Middle East, giving a boost to Hezbollah and its ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad.
October 31, 2016
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Italy hit by powerful earthquake

Italy was violently shaken by a powerful earthquake on Sunday morning, causing injuries and destruction, but so far no deaths have been reported.
October 30, 2016
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Iran unveils new ‘suicide drone’

Despite signing the nuclear deal last year and despite UN sanctions that prohibit weapons testing, Iran has been building up its military and has now developed a drone that can be crashed into an enemy target.
October 27, 2016
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US preparing to conquer ISIS’ capital

The US led-coalition is laying the groundwork to push the Islamic State (ISIS) out of Raqqa in Syria, the city they have claimed as the capital of their caliphate.
October 26, 2016
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Egyptian Army kills 70 ISIS terrorists in Sinai

With the rise of Islamic terror forces in the Sinai, Israel activated a military clause in its peace accords with Egypt that allowed the entry of Egyptian tanks and fighter planes into the Sinai to fight the Islamic terror group.
October 25, 2016
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In second debate, Trump, Clinton fail to raise the bar

Days after revelations about Donald Trump's predatory comments about women and Hillary Clinton's closed-door speeches to banking executives, some people who watched the second US presidential debate were so disgusted they said they wouldn't vote or were weighing a third-party candidate or write-in option.
October 10, 2016
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Yemen rebels fire missiles at US Navy ship

The Shiite Houthis, backed by Iran, have been battling with the Sunnis in the country and a Saudi-led coalition, one of the several proxy wars being waged in the region.
October 10, 2016