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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
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VIDEO: Philadelphia prepares for the Pope September 17, 2015
The final leg of Pope Francis' US tour is Philadelphia. It's being billed as one of the largest events in the City of Brotherly Love in modern times, and could attract up to a million and half people.
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VIDEO: 'Unfit' Italy migrant centre closed September 17, 2015
A migrants centre in Italy, investigated by the BBC, has been closed after Italian MPs said it "it was not fit for a rubbish dump".
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VIDEO: Exhausted Syrian 'to walk all night' September 17, 2015
A Syrian migrant explains why he will keep walking through the night to reach his destination.
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VIDEO: 'Is Jeb related to George Bush?' September 17, 2015
After the latest GOP debate, we look at the strange searches people are putting into Google about Republican candidates.
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VIDEO: Making a perfect pair of boots by hand September 17, 2015
Meticulously sewing kangaroo leather with a pig's bristle and a hand-rolled thread are just some of the traditional methods Duncan McHarg uses to create the perfect boot.
– IBRAHIM AL-RUBAISH KILLED BY A DRONE IN YEMEN
* Ibrahim al-Rubaish, a Saudi-national who has had a $5 million bounty on his head and a prominent leader for Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – AQAP, based in Yemen, was killed in a UAV drone strike, on Sunday 04/12/2015, allegedly conducted by the USA , AFP reported Tuesday.
Ibrahim al-Rubaish, believed to be in his late 30s, was released from Guantanamo Bay in 2006, after which he joined al-Qaeda in Yemen. He was considered the group’s the main ideologue and theological adviser and his writings and sermons were prominent in its publications.
In a statement al-Qaeda said ideological leader Ibrahim al-Rubaish and other militants were killed in a raid Monday, seeming to refer to a drone strike that killed six people in southeast Yemen. The US is the only country currently conducting drone strikes in Yemen, according to the AFP.
Ibrahim al-Rubaish, in 01/2015, had accused France of becoming the top enemy of Islam above the USA – (see also the video footage of Sheikh Harith al-Nadhari ) .
Related topics :
04/2014 – YEMEN’S CHAOS
03/2012 – YET ANOTHER SHIA-SUNNI WAR – YEMEN
11/2010 -US DEPLOYED DRONES TO YEMEN
12/2009 – ANWAR AL-AWLAKI PRESUMABLY KILLED IN YEMEN
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