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This image released by the the Mass Graves Directorate of the Kurdish Regional Govement shows a human skull in a mass grave containing Yazidis killed by Islamic State militants in the Sinjar region of northe Iraq in May, 2015. An analysis by The Associated Press has found 72 mass graves left behind by Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria, and many more are expected to be discovered as the group loses territory. (Kurdish Mass Graves Directorate via AP) (The Associated Press) FILE - In this April 3, 2015, file photo, an Iraqi man prays for his slain relative at the site of a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when ...

Close-up on canopy of Grumman Hellcat fighter aircraft seen in USS Independence aircraft elevator hatch (OET/Nautilus Live). Scientists have released incredible pictures of sunken light aircraft carrier USS Independence that were taken by underwater robots exploring the wreck. The historic ship, which served in World War II and was used in the atomic tests at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, was intentionally sunk off Califoia in 1951. The 622-foot-long Independence sits in 2,600 feet of water in the Greater Farallones National Maritime Sanctuary. Related Image Expand / Contract Bow of USS Independence (OET/Nautilus Live). Experts on the research vessel E/V Nautilus are using two Remote...

Dramatic photos Monday showed police in Iraq arresting a boy and uncovering an explosive belt around his waist, as the child reportedly claimed terrorists kidnapped him and forced him to blow himself up. The arrest took place two days after a bomber blew himself up at a wedding party in southeaste Turkey, killing at least 54 people on behalf of the Islamic State terror group.President Recep Teyyip Erdogan said Sunday the killer was between 12 and 14 years old, but investigators said Monday they were no longer sure whether the bomber was a child or an adult. Related Image Expand / Contract Iraqi security forces detaining the boy in Kirkuk. (REUTERS/Ako Rasheed) ISIS claimed respo...

Satellite photos released on Monday appear to show China making progress on construction of at least two dozen hardened concrete hangars suitable for housing Chinese air force planes, including strategic bombers and inflight refuelers, on disputed islands in the South China Sea. The photos were collected and studied...

A woman was mauled to death and another was seriously injured when they were attacked by Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing. The pair reportedly got into an argument while driving around Beijing Badaling Wildlife World, which ended when one of the women decided to get out of their car. CCTV footage shows the moment a tiger leaps at the woman from behind, grabbing her and pulling her away from the vehicle. The attack prompted a man and a woman to get out of the car to chase after the tiger in a bid to help. The second woman was killed by a tiger, which then carried her body away. It is reported that park staff rushed to help the pair, but were only able to save one of them. T...

This ad touched off a "body-shaming" cntroversy, but critics charge London's new mayor has other reasons for baing such images. The newly elected mayor of London's call for a ban on public ads that show scantily clad women has critics complaining the move has more to do with his Muslim roots than his conces about "body-shaming." @MayorofLondon @TfL so does that mean all ads for weight loss products will be baed because they might upset some fat people? — Charmaine Saunders (@Mainie59) June 13, 2016 Sadiq Khan, who became the city's first Muslim mayor in May, called for a ban on ads showing women in bikinis in a letter published in the Guardian, saying images such as the controversial "B...