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Millions of Muslim pilgrims in Iraq's Karbala to mark Arba'een

Wednesday, 02 December 2015 1:55 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 02 December 2015 1:55 PM ]

1. Muslims around the world are marking Arba’een, which is the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam.

2. Iraq’s prime minister says his country does not need foreign ground forces, as Washington announces plans to send a new special operations force to the Middle East.

3. Saudi Arabia’s aerial and naval blockade and its continued bombing of Yemen are taking their toll on the civilians. We have a report about the difficulties patients are facing in the war-torn country.

4. A human rights advocacy group urges the US government to investigate 21 former officials including George W. Bush over CIA’s torture of terror suspects.

5. The UK spy agency, GCHQ, admits that it carries out computer hacking both inside the country and abroad without individual warrants.

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