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Jack Grealish sums up the mood at Aston Villa. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters

Aston Villa have not Won a Match in 2017. Are they in Danger of Another Relegation?

by Martin Laurence | Feb 23, 2017 | Sports

Three Championship clubs decided to replace their managers in the same week back in October. Cardiff City were second from bottom with only eight points from 11 games, so they brought in Neil Warnock to replace Paul Trollope. Derby County, who found themselves in...

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General Jim Mattis, center, speaking with his commanders in Iraq in March 2003. Credit Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times

3 Generals Bound by Iraq Will Guide Trump on Security

by Peter Baker and Eric Schmitt | Feb 23, 2017 | Features

Washington— At one point or another, they each strode the sands of Iraq, fighting on the unforgiving battlefield of America’s costliest war since Vietnam. Now all three will sit around the table in the White House Situation Room, steering a new president through the...

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President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maassen, speaks during the 20th European Police Congress in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 22, 2017. AP

Head of German Security Agency: ‘Number of Extremists on the Rise’

by Majid al-Khateeb | Feb 23, 2017 | World

Cologne – Head of Germany’s Federal Bureau for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) Hans-Georg Maassen cautioned Wednesday that the number of extremists in the country is on the rise and that the threat of an attack remains high. “We are currently counting...

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Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city November 11, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo

Aramco Considers Issuing Shares for Saudis in Favorable Prices

by Wael Mahdi | Feb 23, 2017 | Business

Khobar – Saudi Aramco is considering discounted shares for local investors, sources reported to Bloomberg. The oil company has discussed ways to structure the offering, allowing Saudi buyers to receive the stock at a lower price than international investors. The...

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Relatives of radical Islamist Cleric Abu Qatada, pictured outside the Jordanian State Security court in Amman. AFP

Nine Pro-ISIS Jordanians Jailed for Plotting Terrorist Attacks

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Feb 23, 2017 | Middle East

Amman – Jordan’s State Security Court sentenced nine men between 8 to 15 years in prison for involvement in alleged plots by ISIS and for promoting terror ideas in the Kingdom. Islamist groups’ lawyer Musa al-Abdallat, defending eight out of the nine suspects,...