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A car bomb explosion in Sadr city of Baghdad. (Photo: AP)

Iraqis Want Crack Down on ISIS Sleeper Cells After Baghdad Suicide Blast

The death toll from a suicide bombing in a shopping district in Baghdad rises above 175. This fuels calls for security forces to crack down on Islamic State sleeper cells, which have been blamed for one of the worst-ever bombings in Iraq.

Bangladesh Says Some Dhaka Attackers Were Well Off and Educated

Bangladesh police seeks more information from friends and family of the men suspected of carrying out a deadly attack on a restaurant in the capital. Some are believed to have attended top schools and colleges at home and abroad.

Also Read: Dhaka Attack: Gunmen Include Awami Leader’s Son, Affluent Students

Exit Stage Right: UKIP Leader Farage Announces Surprise Departure

Nigel Farage, the leader of the insurgent right-wing UK Independence Party says he is stepping down after realising his ambition to win a vote for Britain to leave the EU. This is the latest twist in a dramatic reshaping of the nation’s politics. Previously, Boris Johnson, who too is responsible for steering Britain towards the exit vote, had withdrawn his candidacy from the race for the Prime Minister’s office.

Also Read: Brexit Leader Nigel Farage Resigns, Says He Wants ‘His Life Back’

Suicide Bombers Hit Three Saudi Cities, Killing at Least Four Officers

Suicide bombers struck three cities across Saudi Arabia. At least four officers have been killed in an apparently coordinated campaign of attacks as Saudis prepare to break their fast on the penultimate day of the holy month of Ramadan.

Australian PM Turnbull Under Fire, Cliffhanger Election Counting Resumes

Counting of 1.5 million postal and absentee votes critical in Australia’s cliffhanger election begins. Loyalists of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defend their embattled leader against calls for his resignation.

U.S. Ditches Plan to Give Afghan Forces More Armoured Vehicles

While Afghan troops were preparing to take on Taliban militants without NATO combat support in 2014, U.S. officials shelved plans to provide them with hundreds of potentially life-saving armoured vehicles as they had earlier claimed they would.

Red, White and Extra Blue as Tight Security Marks U.S. July 4th Celebrations

The United States celebrated the July Fourth holiday with parades, baking contests and picnics draped in red, white and an extra layer of blue. The police ramped up patrols because of concerns about terrorism and gun violence.

Noel Neill, Lois Lane in ‘Superman’ TV series Dies at 95

Actress Noel Neill, who played Lois Lane, dies at the age of 95. She played the intrepid reporter who never quite figured out her Daily Planet colleague Clark Kent was the Man of Steel, on the “Adventures of Superman” television series.

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Ready for One-Shot Try to Orbit Jupiter

A NASA spacecraft is poised for a one-shot attempt to slip into Jupiter’s orbit for the start of a 20-month-long dance around the solar system’s largest planet. This is being attempted in order to learn how and where Jupiter formed.