ISIS orders female genital mutilation in Iraq: UN

GENEVA: Militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria has ordered all girls and women in and around Iraq's northern city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation, the United Nations said Thursday.

Bloodshed deepens as airlines shun IsraelGaza

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Gaza fighting raged on Wednesday, displacing thousands more Palestinians in the battered territory as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas had made some progress.
In a blow to Israel's economy and im

7 more soldiers killed

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: The Israeli military says seven soldiers have been killed in a firefight with Gaza militants.

That raises the total Israeli death toll in the two-week conflict to 27, including two civilians. At least 550 Palestinia

Rocket explodes close to Israeli Minister 

BEIRUT: Rocket exploded close to Israeli Minister Tzipi Livni in Sha'ar HaNegev, Israeli Yedioth Ahronot reported.

The incident comes on the 12th day of Israel’s offensive on Gaza, as the death toll among the Palestinians has reached over 500, with two Israelis dead from rocket attacks and more than a dozen Israeli soldiers dead since the ground invasion began last week.

Gaza burning, UAE dispute

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi has accused the Al-Jazeera TV channel and websites close to Qatar of "fabricating" information suggesting UAE supported Israel's attack in Gaza, in the latest tensions between both countries.---------------