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Abu Sayyaf militants free S. Korean captain, Filipino crew

 Ransom-seeking Muslim militants in the southern Philippines freed Saturday a South Korean captain and his Filipino crewman who were abducted three months ago from their cargo ship amid a wave of offshore kidnappings, officials said. Abu Sayyaf gunmen handed skipper Park Chul-hong and...

Iraqi forces push onto Mosul University grounds

Iraqi commanders say that their forces have secured less than a quarter of Mosul University Saturday as they face stiff resistance from ISIS fighters in the battle for control of the city. Brig. Gen. Haider Fadhil and Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi said that Iraqi forces continued to push...

U.S. House takes first step toward Obamacare repeal

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a measure making the first move toward scrapping Obamacare, joining the Senate in instructing key committees to write legislation repealing the health insurance law. Eliminating Obamacare is a top priority of the...

Iraqi Forces Breach ISIS Stronghold in Mosul

(The Wall Street Journal)- The campus is one of the two main facilities in Mosul that U.S. and Iraqi officials said the militants used to build bombs, develop chemical weapons and treat wounded fighters. Iraqi forces seized the other facility, a hospital, last week. “If they lose the...