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Iran executes nuclear scientist reputed to have spied for U.S.
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms abduct American, Australian in Kabul	4 14:40 Juling Ebbeng7782 [2]
Suicide bomber kills at least 50 at Pakistan hospital	4 09:17 Glith Glolurong6802 [5]
Student who was cleared as getaway driver in Charlie Hebdo attacks arrested as 'tries to join ISIS in Syria'	3 22:52 JosephMendiola [1]
UN says attack kills 1 peacekeeper, injures 4 in north Mali	0 [5]
IS Group hits US-backed Syrian rebel base near Iraq border	0 [7]
Kaine Defends Iran Payment: We ‘Paid a Portion of the Claim and We Got Hostages Home'	16 21:29 CrazyFool [5]
Good morning	4 13:19 Sonny Spavique3231 [2]
Police find pistol in 13-year-old E. Jerusalem boy’s bedroom	0 [2]
ISIS claims responsibility for machete attack in Belgium	0 []
Suicide bombing kills 11 Iraqis in Mosul	0 [3]
Offensive for Sirte enters terminal phase	0 [3]
Yemini Army begins offensive in Nihm	0 [6]
Locals Hit The Hardest Over Helmand-Kandahar Road Closure	1 09:21 Glith Glolurong6802 [7]
ANA Soldiers Plead for Food, Weapons in Taliban Heartland	0 []
Syrian warbirds hit rebel positions in Idlib	0 [2]
Iraqi Jailhouse Stories: 23 detained	0 [9]
Iraqi forces destroy 4 boats in Hamrin Lake	0 [7]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edtion	0 []
ISIS Top Dawg pining for the fjords in Kirkuk	5 20:32 Pappy [4]
Anbar Antics: 55+ die	0 [2]
Kuwait man held for funding Indian Islamic State sympathisers	0 [7]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 2 die	0 [1]
Jets pound rebels after breaking Aleppo siege	0 [7]
Huge Blast heard in Mogadishu	1 10:09 Skidmark [1]
Iran executes nuclear scientist reputed to have spied for U.S.	2 18:47 John Frum [11]
ALP commander killed during gun battle with Taliban in Laghman	0 [1]
ISIS claims it has confiscated US military equipment in Afghanistan	0 []
6 ISIS killed in an airstrike in East of Afghanistan	0 [1]
Page 2: WoT Background
Muslim Brotherhood members in Egypt can qualify for asylum in Britain: UK Home Office	3 17:27 Whiskey Mike [1]
Qahraman Warns Against Underestimating Helmand Conflict	0 [3]
Australian IS fighters facing 'certain death': Turnbull	0 [2]
‘Detained militants refuse to give info’	0 [3]
Hasnat-Tahmid photos deepen confusion	0 [2]
Five financiers behind terror attacks identified	0 [5]
Palestinian denies funneling charity money to Hamas	1 11:39 lord garth [4]
Iraqis flee Mosul campaign for packed and underequipped camp	0 [2]
White House releases secret drone ‘playbook’	3 09:59 Mullah Richard [3]
Pakistan, Iran agree to cooperate against IS	0 [2]
Sharif offers treatment for those hurt in held Kashmir	0 [2]
Erdogan: ‘We need to build a state starting from scratch’	9 20:21 trailing wife [5]
American Authorities Fear Terror Networks Already in US	8 22:50 JosephMendiola [5]
Hawija refugees say city deserted ahead of looming offensive	0 [2]
German anti-terror police storm restaurant after blood-soaked man barricades himself inside... only to find him asleep in the basement	1 00:29 Shipman [2]
Turkey probes link of Zaman daily's ad to foiled coup	1 13:10 Bobby [3]
Sen. Tom Cotton: Clinton discussed executed Iranian scientist on email	3 16:47 magpie [3]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Chart of Russian air force losses during South Ossetia War	5 20:27 badanov [5]
Bride feels dad's pulse after his death (video)	0 [4]
Breaking: Delta Airlines worldwide reservations system Tango Uniform	10 23:02 JosephMendiola [21]
Egypt parliament discusses Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement	1 10:22 Skidmark [1]
North Korean diplomat expelled, asked to leave by Monday	0 [2]
N. Korea accuses US of seeking ‘pre-emptive nuclear strike’	2 17:29 Whiskey Mike [1]
Man nominated in girl’s suicide case arrested	0 [1]
Alleged child kidnapper held	0 [1]
Woman ‘burnt to death’ by brother-in-law over ‘property’	0 [1]
Imprisoned MQM worker dies during treatment	0 [1]
Young girl shot dead by her brother in Badakhshan province	0 [2]
Olympic security chief attacked after opening ceremony before knife-wielding robber shot dead by police	0 [2]
Page 4: Opinion
VDH: Imagine There's No Border - A world without boundaries is a fantasy.	1 09:50 Throger Fleart9627 []
Iran’s new propaganda: Claiming to expel al-Qaeda officials	0 [12]
Why were hospitals better in Pakistan during the colonial times?	5 20:41 Pappy []
Page 6: Politix
Trump mocks Clinton over ‘short-circuit’ comment	9 22:28 Glique Prince of the Leprechauns7192 [5]
Clinton Chooses Black Lives Matter Over Law Enforcement Support	6 22:31 Heriberto Splat8539 [4]

    
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2	Commies
1	Houthis
1	al-Shabaab
1	al-Qaeda in North Africa
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Hamas

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Two weeks of WOT

Mon 2016-08-08
Iran executes nuclear scientist reputed to have spied for U.S.

Sun 2016-08-07
Syrian opposition: rebels break Aleppo siege

Sat 2016-08-06
Belgium police machete attack: Female officer attacked outside station by someone shouting 'Allahuh Akhbar'

Fri 2016-08-05
Head of Isis in Egypt killed by security forces

Thu 2016-08-04
Islamic State Names New Leader of Boko Haram

Wed 2016-08-03
Taliban Shadow Governor, Military Head Killed in Helmand Drone Strike

Tue 2016-08-02
Bangla:9 'militants' killed in Kalyanpur joint drive, 2 in custody

Mon 2016-08-01
Salafists blow up 16-century mosque in Yemen

Sun 2016-07-31
Developing: Thousands Of Turkish Forces Surround U.S. Base At Incirlik Airbase

Sat 2016-07-30
Afghan official: Taliban capture district in Helmand

Fri 2016-07-29
Houthis, Saleh Declare Formation of "Presidential Council"

Thu 2016-07-28
Morocco says 52 arrested planning to set up IS group branch

Wed 2016-07-27
Islamist Militants Kill Nine Christians in Democratic Republic of Congo

Tue 2016-07-26
Hostage Killed in French Church

Mon 2016-07-25
Bomb blast kills 1, injures 11 at German restaurant

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