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Iraq's Kurds observe 30th anniversary of deadly gas attack

IRBIL, Iraq (AP)- Iraq's Kurdish region has commemorated the 30th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's 1988 gas attack in the northeastern Kurdish town of Halabja that killed 5,000 people. Kurdish officials delivered speeches to a crowd of hundreds gathered for the ceremony at a stadium in...

Global court regrets Philippine decision to leave

The president of the International Criminal Court's member assembly said Friday he regretted an announcement by the Philippines that it intends to withdraw from the court. O-Gon Kwon of South Korea encouraged the country to remain a member and "engage in dialogue" rather than...

US military helicopter crashes in Iraq: Coalition

The anti-Daesh coalition on Thursday says a U.S. military helicopter carrying seven American troops crashed in western Iraq. "Rescue teams are responding to the scene of the downed aircraft at this time," Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR) said in a...