SOMALIA: At least 15 dead in al-Shabab assault
A gun battle between Somalia’s security forces and the armed group al-Shabab in the capital, Mogadishu, has ended, leaving 15 people dead, including t
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AUSTRALIA: Cyclone Veronica lashes west coast
A red alert has been issued along Australia’s Pilbara coast as severe tropical Cyclone Veronica begins to make landfall. The centre of the storm is cu
IRAQ: Parliament fires governor over Mosul ferry disaster
Iraq’s parliament has sacked the governor of the northern province of Nineveh where more than 100 people died when a ferry capsized three days ago, tr
Ethiopian Airlines questions Boeing’s ‘aggressive’ software
An Ethiopian Airlines executive questioned whether Boeing had told pilots enough about “aggressive” software that pushes a plane’s nose down, a focus
The evolution of ISIS: From a rogue state to a tiny sliver
When the Islamic State raised its black flag over the Syrian city of Raqqa in early 2014, it began its transformation from fringe regional player to f