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[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] An American review board is considering a release plea by the last Russian inmate held at the US military’s notorious prison facility on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Ravil Mingazo asked the Periodic Review Board in the Washington area via video link on Tuesday to approve his release after nearly …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is set to lift its ban on transgender troops within the coming weeks, US media reported Friday. The move would be another major milestone for America´s vast military, which up until five years ago still banned gay troops from openly discussing their sexuality under a …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] At least 23 people have been killed and many others stranded after powerful storms swamped West Virginia, officials say. Nearly 10 inches of rain have fallen on parts of West Virginia over six to eight hours so far, trapping only 500 people in a shopping center in Elkview, …

[/tie_full_img] A 19-year-old British man has been charged for trying to grab a police officer’s gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas in an apparent bid to kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee [/tie_full_img] LOS ANGELES: A 19-year-old British man has been charged for trying to grab a …

[/tie_full_img] Valery Gerasimov, the head of Russia’s General Staff [/tie_full_img] Russia has warned the United States that Moscow’s patience is running thin over Washington’s refusal to target Takfiri militants fighting against the Syrian government. Last week, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia that America’s patience on the issue …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] WASHINGTON: The continued existence of terrorists’ safe havens in Pakistan and its inability to take action against them affect the US-Pakistan bilateral ties, including security assistance, the Pentagon has said. “The US continues to be clear with Pakistan about steps it should take to improve the security environment …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] The United States has called on Russia not to target US-backed militants in southern Syria, a Pentagon spokesman has said. US military officials “expressed strong concerns about the attack on the coalition-supported counter-ISIL forces at the At-Tanf garrison, which included forces that are participants in the cessation of …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has rejected by vote two amendments to cut US assistance for Pakistan. While debating the annual Defence Appropriations Act for the financial year 2017, Congressman Ted Poe of Texas and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii moved an amendment to cut the Coalition …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] Washing Desk- While one man went on a killing-spree at Orlando’s gay nightclub, there was another present that night who came to the rescue of the unsuspecting people and succeeded in saving dozens. Imran Yousuf, a bouncer at the Pulse nightclub, knew something was horribly wrong when he …

[/tie_full_img]   [/tie_full_img] Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says that Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, before being killed by police, visited the kingdom twice to perform an Islamic pilgrimage. But officials say there is no evidence that he made contact with known extremists …