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US executes mentally-ill black man

HUMAN RIGHTS

US executes mentally-ill black man

The US state of Georgia executed a mentally disabled black man despite reports of racial motivation by the jury that issued the death penalty.

'Nigeria army killed hundreds of Shias'

NIGERIA

'Nigeria army killed hundreds of Shias'

Nigeria’s Army mowed down as many as 347 Shia Muslims last December while swooping on the followers of the country’s leading Shia cleric, a report says.

‘US to declassify 9/11 secret pages’

POLITICS

‘US to declassify 9/11 secret pages’

The United States is set to publicly release the 28 secret pages of a report on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a former senator says.

Sanders, Clinton tied in national poll

POLITICS

Sanders, Clinton tied in national poll

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are tied nationally in the United States in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, a new poll shows.

Tiny probes to dash to nearest star

SOCIETY

Tiny probes to dash to nearest star

Stephen Hawking and billionaire Yuri Milner are to send a fleet of nanocraft to the nearest star system to detect alien civilizations.

US withdrawing troops from Sinai

MILITARY

US withdrawing troops from Sinai

The Pentagon is reducing US troops in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula citing a rise in threats from terrorist groups.