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Inside ISIS and al-Qaeda's Battle for Brand Supremacy
TIME
Four days after the terrorist attacks in Paris, which killed 17 people, a video surfaced online showing one of the gunmen, Amedy Coulibaly, pledging allegiance in broken Arabic to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Jordanian jets strike Isis targets with missiles bearing the message: 'For you - the ...   The Independent
ISIS expanding 'international footprint' with affiliates in more countries, officials ...   Fox News
US Moves Pilot Rescue Aircraft to Northern Iraq: Official   NDTV
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Pilot's body found still clutching joystick of crashed Taiwan plane: media
Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The pilot of a doomed TransAsia plane, hailed as a hero for his actions in the final moments before a crash that killed 31 people, was still holding the joystick in the plane's cockpit when his body was found, media reported on Friday.
Taiwan plane crash survivor: engine sounded wrong on takeoff   The Guardian
Plane survivors 'changed seats before take-off'   Gulf Daily News
TransAsia pilot's body found clutching joystick: Reports   Channel News Asia
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Obama calls Dalai Lama 'good friend' at prayer meet
Firstpost
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama warmly acknowledged the Dalai Lama but did not meet directly with him at a religious event in Washington closely watched by Beijing, which has warned against any exchange with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader.
Barack Obama hails Dalai Lama as 'good friend'   Sydney Morning Herald
Obama lauds Dalai Lama's 'powerful example'   CNN International
Obama warns at National Prayer Breakfast of those who use religion to wage war   Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor
Gulf Daily News
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Israel tries to tilt the US' Iran policy
Ahram Online
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's acceptance of an invitation to speak to the US Congress on 3 March, two weeks before the Israeli election and without any consultation with the White House, is aimed at advancing both Netanyahu's re-election and ...

Two prominent Democrats announce boycott of upcoming Netanyahu speech   Jerusalem Post Israel News
'Bottlegate' allegations dog Netanyahu before polls   DAWN.com
The Republicans will be no tougher on Iran than Obama   Haaretz
Washington Times
The Age
Fox News (blog)
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Ukraine crisis: Leaders in new diplomatic push for peace
BBC News
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held urgent talks in the capital Kiev, presenting a new peace initiative. US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is also in Kiev, said the US wanted a diplomatic solution, but would not ...

Kerry: US Won't 'Close Eyes' to Russian Aggression in Ukraine   Voice of America
US and Europe Working to End Ukraine Fighting   New York Times
Russian capital exits as stand-off with West intensifies   Irish Times
Washington Post
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Boko Haram, and Massacres Ruled by Whim
New York Times
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — They came in the dead of night, their faces covered, riding on motorcycles and in pickup trucks, shouting “Allahu akbar” and firing their weapons. “They started with the shootings; then came the beheadings,” said Hussaini M. Bukar, 25, ...

'The world is not doing enough'   NEWS.com.au
UN urges more regional military coordination against Boko Haram   Reuters
Another Boko Haram commander killed   Nigerian Tribune
Voice of America
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NATO strengthens forces in eastern Europe against Russia risk
Daily Times
BRUSSELS: NATO defence ministers met on Thursday to sign off on a network of command centres in eastern Europe to rapidly reinforce the region in the event of any threat from Russia, as well as a bigger rapid reaction force and two new regional ...

Canada urges Russia to 'back off' in Ukraine as NATO adds command posts in ...   National Post
NATO Beefs up Response Force to Face Russia, Islamic Threats   ABC News
NATO set to increase size of response force   Fox News

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Zimbabwean government denies Mugabe fell down steps
San Francisco Chronicle
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's government said President Robert Mugabe, 90, did not fall down the steps from a podium, saying that he "managed to break the fall." Information Minister Jonathan Moyo on Thursday cited examples of leaders who ...

#BBCtrending: Mugabe is the butt of internet jokes after fall   BBC News

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