Jun 18, 2014

Iraq faces major threat to stability with new conflict

Thomas Neas 0 Comment World Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, ISIS, Islam, Kurdistan, terrorism

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Sunni jihadist forces, led by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL), launched a major offensive in northern Iraq on June 9, resulting in the capture of Iraq’s second largest city on June 10. Counter-attacks by Iraqi security forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga slowed the offensive, and Shiite Iraqis have been volunteering in large numbers to fight ISIS. The US and Iran have been discussing the situation, and might work together to support the Iraqi government.

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Jan 13, 2014

Jan. 13 Daily Brief: Macedonian carnival, Muslims celebrate Prophet Mohammed’s birth and a pantsless commute for thousands part of flashmob

Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment Daily Brief, World carnival, flashmob, Islam, Macedonia, religion

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Macedonian carnival, Muslims celebrate Prophet Mohammed’s birth, a pantsless commute for thousands part of flashmob and more in today’s daily brief.

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Aug 8, 2013

August 8 Photo Brief: Eid al-Fitr, Sumatran tiger cubs, Demolition Derbies

Stokely Baksh 0 Comment Daily Brief Afghanistan, California, China, demolition derby, Eid al-Fitr, electronic cigarettes, Germany, guns, India, Islam, National Zoo, Sumatran tiger, United States, wildfire

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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, Sumatran tiger cubs born at the National Zoo in D.C., Demolition Derbies and more in today’s daily briefs.
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Jul 12, 2013

July 12 Photo Brief: Tour de France, Somali suicide bomb kills two, Ramadan observances continue

Michael Gold 0 Comment Daily Brief Cairo, Egypt, Islam, Ramadan, Somalia, Tour de France

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Rival rallies in Cairo mark the first Friday of Ramadan, while Brits eagerly await the arrival of the royal baby in today’s daily brief.

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Mar 22, 2013

March 22 Photo Brief: Obama in Israel, World Water Day, mystical Islam and tiger tongue kisses

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief astronauts, Beauty and Fitness, Brazil, cherry blossoms, China, Colombia, drought, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Islam, Israel, Japan, Kate Middleton, monkeys, Morocco, Muslim Brotherhood, native Indians, Nepal, pigeons, President Obama, protest, students, tiger, Tunisia, World Water Day

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U.S. President Barack Obama visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, the world observes World Water Day with the theme “Water Cooperation,” adepts of Sufism, a mystical form of Islam, self-pierce to earn salvation, a pet tiger plays with a keeper at an Indonesian school and more in today’s daily brief.

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Dec 5, 2012

Dec. 5 Photo Brief: Typhoon Bopha, Tripoli clashes, snowstorms in Sweden and Korea

Jerry Jackson 0 Comment Daily Brief Brazil, Islam, Lebanon, Philippines, protest, South Korea

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Typhoon Bopha claims more than 300 lives in the Philippines, Sunni Muslims and Alawites clash in Tripoli, snowstorms in Sweden and Korea and more in today’s daily brief.

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Nov 20, 2012

Nov. 20 Photo Brief: Toxic fashion show, Shiite self-flagellation, Afghanistan’s surplus of orphans and drug users

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief Afghanistan, Belgium, camels, Chhath, China, Dhaka, donkey, drugs, fashion, Greenpeace, Hinduism, India, Islam, Macy's, martyrs, Mayans, Muharram, orphans, Power Rangers, puma, Shi’ite, Siberia, thanksgiving, The Nutcracker, Toxic Threads

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Greenpeace holds a “Toxic Thread” fashion show in China, Shiite Muslims in Kashmir remember the slaying of the Prophet Mohammed’s grandson, 1 million orphans in Afghanistan, 60,000 drug users in the Afghan capital city of Kabul and more in today’s daily brief.

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Nov 13, 2012

Nov. 13 Photo Brief: Sandy salvage, Diwali light festival, Chinese air show

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief air show, Bahrain, China, Christmas, crack, Diwali, Hinduism, immigrants, India, Islam, Italy, Jakarta, Justin Bieber, Kathakali, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, New Jersey, New York, Pakistan, Palestine, polar fox, Pudu deer, Rio de Janeiro, Rockefeller Center, Santarinas, Scotland, Tony Blair, war, wedding

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Sifting through Sandy’s aftermath continues in New Jersey and New York, Hindus celebrate Diwali, the annual festival of lights, China’s People Liberation Army puts on an air show, Justin Bieber dons a pair of dj/rockstar angel wings and more in today’s daily brief.

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Oct 26, 2012

Oct. 26 Photo Brief: Baltimore Halloween Brew-ha-ha, Islam’s Feast of the Sacrifice, zombies in Berlin, Halloween at the zoo, pregnant pigs in a cage

Nick Tann 0 Comment Daily Brief, Maryland Baltimore, Brazil, camel, crack, Eid al-Adha, Feast of the Sacrifice, freestyle skiing, Germany, Halloween, Islam, London, Malala Yousafzai, Mickey Mouse, mosque, Nord-Ost, Peru, pigs, riot, Russia, slaughter, Syria, zombies

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Baltimore Bike Party, Graphic animal slaughter images from the first day of Islam’s Eid al-Adha celebration, or “Feast of the Sacrifice,” a polar bear and white lion play with pumpkins in a Russian zoo, European pigs will soon have more room in their cages, zombies from the Middle Ages emerge from the Berlin Dungeon and more in today’s daily brief.

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Oct 2, 2012

Oct. 2 Photo Brief: Gandhi’s 143rd birthday, Chanel’s alternative energy runway show, Hong Kong’s sunken ferry

Nick Tann 1 Comment Daily Brief Abba, Afghanistan, Australia, ballet, Bangkok, Buddha, Buddhist monks, Chanel, crocodiles, ferry, Gandhi, grapes, he Nutcracker, Hong Kong, India, Islam, Journey for Peace and Dignity 2012, Karl Lagerfeld, Kashmir, long-neck, Madame Tussauds, Mexico, motorcycles, Native Americans, Pakistan, Paris Fashion Week, rampage, Switzerland, Sydney, Syria, Washington Nationals, wine

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School children dress up as Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate his 143rd birthday, Karl Lagerfeld presents Chanel’s Spring/Summer line at the Grand Palais in Paris during Paris Fashion Week, relatives pay their respects to the victims of Monday’s fatal ferry collision in Hong Kong and more in today’s daily brief.
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