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The US National Center for Environmental Prediction announced that July 3 this year, when the average global temperature was measured at 17.01 degrees, was recorded as the hottest day in recorded history.According to the data gathered by this center, the…

Members in the UK Parliament have launched a petition, ahead of the visit of the Crown Prince of Bahrain – Salman bin Hamd Al-Kalifah – to the United Kingdom, demanding more pressure on him to stop human rights violations. The…

The Senior Engineer Department in Holy Karbala has confirmed that construction work on the new road connecting Baghdad to the holy city of Karbala is continuing. The director of the department, Wanas Faisal, said that project is mainly aimed at…

Jamie Burrow,33, has been found guilty of committing arson that resulted in the tragic deaths of a woman and her two of children by pouring petrol through their letterbox and setting fire to their flat while they were asleep. Burrow,…

The United Nations has convened an emergency session to discuss the recent Quran-burning stunt carried out in Sweden, which has sparked widespread condemnation and outrage within the Muslim world. As representatives from member nations gather, the world waits to see…

In Iraq, protesters attempted to breach the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, driven by their anger over the Quran burning. Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr demanded the removal of Sweden’s ambassador, citing perceived hostility towards Islam. The Arab League, representing various Arab…

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution that will lead to the establishment of an independent body to determine what happened to more than 130,000 people missing as a result of the conflict in Syria. The resolution, which was…

Crowds of Iraqis held a protest at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad to condemn the burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, Aljazeera reported yesterday. The angry protesters on Thursday stayed inside the compound for about 15 minutes,…

17 year-old Nahel was shot at point-black range as he drove off and crashed soon afterwards. The officer accused of killing him said he had shot him because he felt as if his own life was in danger. His lawyer…

Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over $3bn (£2.4bn) of funding, BBC news reported. The news agency added that the deal still needs to be approved by IMF board. The article further noted that…