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Thousands of Iraqis Pour into Baghdad Streets for Biggest Protest Day Since Fall of Saddam Hussain
Protests have accelerated dramatically in recent days, drawing huge crowds from across Iraq's sectarian and ethnic divides to reject the political parties in power since 2003.
Aramco Meets Investors in Last-minute Bid to Hit $2 Trillion IPO Target, Says Report
Failure to reach the target would cause a dilemma for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - swallow the bitter pill of going ahead at a lower valuation or postpone the initial public offering once again.
UK Police Say All 39 Found Dead in Truck Are from Vietnam; Arrest 3 Suspects
British detectives initially said the victims discovered near the southeast port of Purfleet on Oct. 23 were from China, but families from Vietnam have contacted authorities there with concerns for missing relatives.
Saudi Crown Prince Seen Formally Launching Aramco IPO on Sunday: Report
Aramco is expected to sell a total of five percent on two exchanges, with an initial listing of two per cent on the Tadawul Saudi bourse in December.
At Least Four Killed, Several Injured at Shooting in Halloween Party in California
The shooting took place at a rented Airbnb home around Thursday night in Orinda, around 30 km northeast of San Francisco, according to NBC Bay Area news.
TC Energy's Keystone Oil Pipeline Leaks 383,000 Gallons in US' North Dakota
The Calgary, Alberta-based company formerly known as TransCanada said in a statement the leak affected about 22,500 square feet (2090.3 sq. meters) of land near Edinburg, in Walsh County.
Indonesian Man Who Helped Draft Laws on Adultery Whipped for Having An Affair with a Married Woman
Flogging is a common punishment for a range of offences in the deeply conservative Aceh region on Sumatra island, including adultery, drinking alcohol, and having gay or premarital sex.
ISIS Leader Baghdadi Paid Rival for Protection but Was Betrayed by His Own
The receipts, typical of the Islamic State’s meticulous bookkeeping, showed that the group paid at least $67,000 to members of Hurras al Din, an unofficial affiliate of al-Qaida and an enemy of the Islamic State.
Hong Kong Mask Ban Challenged in Court Ahead of Halloween Rally
Earlier this month the Hong Kong's unelected pro-Beijing leader invoked colonial-era legislation for the first time in more than fifty years to outlaw face coverings at rallies.
UK Plans to Melt Down Commemorative Brexit Coins Amid Repeated Delays
The dates on the coin has been reworked from the original March 29, 2019 Brexit deadline but the text Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations has remained constant.
Children of Poor Immigrants Rise in the US, Regardless of Where They Come From
New research linking millions of fathers and sons dating to the 1880s shows that children of poor immigrants in America have had greater success climbing the economic ladder than children of similarly poor fathers born in the United States.
After Initial Delay, Saudi Aramco Aims to Begin Planned IPO on November 3
Separately, Aramco has not approached the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) to invest in the IPO, the sovereign wealth fund's managing director Farouk Bastaki said on Tuesday.
A Taco Truck Served Lunch to Employees of US Detention Centre. Then Came the Backlash
Lloyd, which operates four taco trucks in US' Buffalo, was hit with a barrage of criticism from immigration advocates and left-leaning Buffalo residents, who accused the small business of collaborating with ICE.
Syrian Kurd Agent Stole Baghdadi's Underwear for DNA Identification Ahead of US Raid
Polat Can, a senior adviser to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), published details of the intelligence work that led to the US raid in which the founder of the Islamic State group was killed.
Bangladesh Court Asks Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to Surrender over Firing of Employees
The three employees filed the cases in July, saying they were terminated illegally after seeking to form a trade union.
Pakistan Authorities Demolish 70-year-old Mosque of Minority Ahmadis in Punjab Province
Pakistan's Parliament in 1974 declared the Ahmadi community as non-Muslims, and a decade later, banned them from calling themselves Muslims, preaching and even travelling to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage.