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A German police van stands in front of a house in Berlin November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski


Man Detained for Financing Terror in Germany

Man Detained for Financing Terror in Germany

Saarbrucken (Germany)-German police announced on Monday that it arrested someone for financing terrorism. The 38-year-old, who came to Germany in late 2014 as an asylum-seeker, was arrested on Saturday in Saarbruecken, close to the French border. He was accused of...
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U.S. President Barack Obama departs following a news conference in the White House press briefing room in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2016. REUTERS, Yuri Gripas


Obama to Deliver Farewell Speech in Chicago

Obama to Deliver Farewell Speech in Chicago

Washington- U.S. President Barack Obama will give his final farewell speech on Jan. 10 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, the White House confirmed Monday. “On Tuesday, January 10, I’ll go home to Chicago to say my grateful farewell to you, even if you can’t be there in...
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Taliban militants pose with weapons in an undisclosed location in Nangarhar province in this December 13, 2010 picture. REUTERS, Stringer


Afghan Forces Start New Year Battling Taliban

Afghan Forces Start New Year Battling Taliban

Kabul- Afghan security forces faced a tough year ahead on Monday as Taliban began the new year with another onslaught in Afghanistan’s embattled southern Helmand province, where fighting continued for the third day, authorities and locals said. All civilians fled the...
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2016 in Review: The Year’s Best Apps


2016 in Review: The Year’s Best Apps

2016 in Review: The Year’s Best Apps

MORE than four million software programs are available in the Apple and Google app stores, including games, productivity tools and weather apps. This year, only a few stood out. Some of these apps were exceptional; others were useful or funny or just well designed....
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File photo: Libya’s Deputy Prime Minister Musa Al-Koni visits the media center at the headquarters of the prime minister in Tripoli after a meeting of his Government of National Accord (GNA) held for the first time at the official government headquarters in the capital Tripoli July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Hani Amara