Egyptian army says 16 militants killed in Sinai operation

CAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen militants were killed and four arrested in a major security operation launched by Egypt on Friday, the Egyptian military said on Sunday, the first casualties in a campaign aimed at crushing insurgents behind a string of attacks.

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South Africa's ANC to hold meeting on Monday as pressure mounts on Zuma

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) will convene a special meeting of its decision-making executive on Monday, its spokesman said, amid mounting pressure on President Jacob Zuma to step down.

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A timeline of the Porter scandal engulfing the White House

Who in the White House knew, and when did they know it?

Kim Jong-un's Sister Is Making History at the Winter Olympics. Here’s What We Know About Her

“She’s the one who watches Kim Jong-un's back"

George W. Bush says Russia meddled in 2016 US election

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that "there's pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled" in the 2016 American presidential election, forcefully rebutting fellow Republican Donald Trump's denials of Moscow trying to affect the vote.

Isis militants hunted down in Syria after intelligence extracted from captured members of 'The Beatles' cell

Intelligence extracted from two British Isis militants captured in Syria has already sparked operations hunting other jihadis down, security sources have told The Independent. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh were the last two members of the British Isis cell known as “The Beatles” to remain at large until they were detained by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) last month.

Barb From 'Stranger Things' Received The Best Coffee Cup Message From A Barista

Barb’s tragic disappearance from the “Stranger Things” universe is still a sore point for Canadian barista Abigail Bahnman.