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47 people killed in Iraq blasts

At least 47 people were killed and 99 others wounded Friday in several explosions in capital Baghdad and in central Samarra, police said. Forty people lost their lives and 75 others were wounded when two improvised explosive devices blew up at a market place. The...

Islamic State group silent as deadline passes with no swap

TOKYO (AP) — The fates of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot were unknown Friday, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible prisoner swap passed with no further word from the Islamic State group holding them captive. "Government institutions are working...