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– AFP pic, July 31, 2015.The new Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has a reputation as a relative moderate who favours peace talks with the government, but his leadership already faces challenges to its legitimacy.

I am very happy to report that it was announced today that Jeff Mizanskey has been granted parole, and will finally be released from prison to return to his family.

Last week, three Pakistani civilians were martyred and 11 injured due to a similar incident of unprovoked firing and shelling by Indian forces across the Sialkot Working Boundary. The continued firing has led to panic among villagers in border areas, but there are no reports of...

Some experts believe the best time to see the shower will actually be just before dawn rather than in the middle of the night.

Aquinox Pharma was just $1.76 a share on Thursday. Because the little known pharmaceutical company keeps rising so high so fast that it’s hitting the auto-stop threshold that requires shares halt.

Another call came for rescue at 5pm Irish time – 375 more people needed to be taken from Italian vessel the Mimbelli. Italy has arrested five North African men in connection with the incident, on suspicion of multiple homicide and human trafficking.

Cruz nonetheless had plenty of reasons to be optimistic Monday. Trump knows that if he plays the gypsy’s game, he will be taken like a naive fool.

Egypt’s Ambassador to Namibia, Mahmoud Fawzy Abou Dounya, who held a small reception at the Egyptian Embassy in Windhoek, said the extension would create “a new canal parallel to the existing Suez Canal and double the waterway to facilitate traffic in two directions”.

Local broadcaster KABC-TV flew near Los Angeles County’s Pitchess Detention Centre and caught Monday’s incident on camera.

Turkey’s prime minister has said his country will push again for a no-fly zone over Syria.

Acrobat Nik Wallenda on Tuesday completed his longest high-wire walk ever above the Milwaukee Mile racetrack during the Wisconsin State Fair, ending with a thumbs up to the crowd below giving him a wild ovation, a fair official said.

The authorities in Japan on Tuesday have restarted the first nuclear power plant under new rules since Fukushima tragedy in 2011.

Carlos Sanchez, 40, who lived across the street from the family, recalled once finding the oldest child, 13-year-old Nathaniel, after dark on a street in the neighbourhood.

That line of thinking bodes well for shower head start-up Nebia, which managed to solicit funding from Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook.

LA mayor Eric Garcetti decided to push for the bid after Boston, the initial US candidate, dropped out last month. The Boston bid committee also outlined a capital budget of $4 billion, to be financed by private developers. Already plans for a stadium costing $1.7 billion in...