World

Aug

Russian special forces kill 14 militants in restive North Caucasus

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Russian Special Forces killed 14 people suspected of involvement in "international terrorism" in two separate operations in the country's restive North Caucasus in the space of 36 hours, the national Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAK) said on Monday.

Aug

Northern California wildfire doubles in size, displaces thousands

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A wildfire raging through the foothills and canyons of northern California's coastal mountains doubled in size as it came into its fifth day on Sunday leaving two dozen homes ruined and displacing thousands of residents.

Aug

U.S. military strikes Islamic State targets in Iraq

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The U.S. military released a video on Sunday of what it says are successful coalition air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq.

Aug

Life through the Islamic State group's Twitter lens

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These three students left the UK in February to join IS group militants, and are believed to be living around Raqua with two having married Islamist fighters.

Aug

Skydive record

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Members of an international team of skydivers joined hands Friday (July 31) as they flew head-down, breaking the world record skydiving formation.

Aug

Record for reforestation

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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa received a recognition from Guinness World Records for the most plant species planted in eight hours in multiple locations.

Aug

Handbag-throwing

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Fifteen teams battled it out for an unusual trophy in northern Germany on Saturday - the "Golden Handbag", awarded to the winners of the annual handbag-throwing world championship.

Aug

Controlling dengue fever

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Chinese scientists have successfully bred a symbiotic bacteria in mosquitoes to inhibit the spread of dengue fever in south China's Guangdong Province.

Aug

Weather Extremes

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New satellite images released by NASA show two weather extremes on the east and west coasts of the United States.

Aug

Cloud bar

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Drinkers were being urged to breathe responsibly as the world's first alcoholic cloud bar opened to patrons in London. The walk-in cloud enables customers to absorb alcohol into the body through their lungs and eyeballs.