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Video shows terrorists beheading child in Syria

Wednesday, 20 July 2016 2:06 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 20 July 2016 2:06 AM ]

A shocking video has emerged showing foreign-backed militants in Syria taunting and beheading a child.

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A shocking video has emerged showing foreign-backed militants in Syria taunting and beheading a child. The incident reportedly happened in the city of Handarat, north of Aleppo province. The victim is said to be a Palestinian living in a refugee camp near Aleppo.
Turkey has presented the US government with documents it claims show opposition figure Fethullah Gulen was behind Friday’s coup attempt, demanding his extradition. The US says it is still reviewing the materials to determine if they do qualify as a specific formal extradition request.
Turkey has intensified a crackdown on the government workers accused of being involved in Friday's failed coup. Some 50-thousand soldiers, police, judges, civil servants and teachers have been suspended or detained since the coup attempt. Also around 1,600 deans of universities are told to resign.
Representatives from Iran and the P-five-plus-one group of countries have discussed the U-S hurdles in the way of complete implementation of Iran’s nuclear deal. After the meeting in Vienna, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said the U-S is confusing the banks instead of encouraging them to do business with Iran.
Three Saudi soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack in the country’s Jizan province. Yemen’s Defense Ministry made the announcement. The attack was carried out by Yemen's Ansarullah movement and its allied army units in response to recent deadly Saudi airstrikes in Yemen’s Hudaydah province.
Violent clashes have continued in Indian-controlled Kashmir despite a strict curfew in place for the eleventh day. Indian troops fired live ammunition, pellet guns and tear gas to disperse the protesters. The latest upsurge in violence began when Indian forces killed a prominent pro-independence Kashmiri figure.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says his country is likely to face more terror attacks and the people should learn to live with the threat. Valls issued the warning during a parliamentary session where the lawmakers are debating an extension to the country's state of emergency.
The US Republican party has formally picked controversial billionaire Donald Trump as its nominee for 2016 presidential election. Trump secured his nomination after the majority of the delegates, who attended the Republican National Convention in the city of Cleveland, voted in his favor.

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