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Iraq forces retake important Hawija town from IS fighters

BAGHDAD, Oct 05 (Agencies): Iraq's prime minister says its military has retaken Hawija, the main town in one of the last two enclaves of so-called Islamic State in the country.Haider al-Abadi told reporters that Hawija had been "liberated" as part of an operation launched two weeks ago.Only areas on the...

Spain condemns 'blackmail' of Catalan leader

MADRID, Oct 05 (BBC): Spain's government has said it will not accept "blackmail" after the Catalan leader indicated that independence could be declared next week.Carles Puigdemont must return to the path of law before any negotiation could take place, the Madrid government said in a statement (in Spanish).His criticism of...

Paddock's girlfriend denies knowledge of Vegas attack

NEW YORK, Oct 05 (BBC): The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman who shot dead 58 people on Sunday has said she had no idea what her "kind, caring, quiet" partner was planning.Marilou Danley's comments came hours before police suggested Stephen Paddock had been living "a secret life".They said he...

S Arabia nabs 22 for incitement against 'public order'

RIYADH, Oct 05 (Al Jazeera): Saudi Arabia has arrested 22 people, including a Qatari national, for "inciting against public order" on social media, authorities said, following a crackdown on dissent.Those detained had posted video clips online, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday, adding that authorities were investigating their...

Indonesians eat giant python after man defeats it in fight

JAKARTA, Oct 05 (BBC): A giant python in Indonesia met an unfortunate end when it was eaten after it lost a battle with a local man.Security guard Robert Nababan encountered the snake on a palm oil plantation road in Sumatra's Batang Gansal district on Saturday.Mr Nababan tried to catch the...

Charles warns of plastic hazards in oceans

VALLETTA, Oct 05 (AFP): Britain's Prince Charles said that plastic is now "on the menu" in the fish we eat and called for decisive action as he opened a conference Thursday on protecting the world's oceans.The heir to the British throne, a long-time champion of environmental causes, told the European...