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IS attacks power plant to draw attention away from Mosul

Islamic State militants armed with assault rifles and explosives attacked targets in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk early Friday in an assault that appeared aimed at diverting Iraqi security forces from a massive offensive against the IS-held city of Mosul.

6.6-magnitude earthquake rocks western Japan

A powerful earthquake in western Japan knocked loose roof tiles, toppled store shelves and caused power outages Friday afternoon. At least seven people were injured, one seriously.

Thousands of British gay, bisexual men once considered criminals will be posthumously pardoned

On Wednesday, the British government announced that it would posthumously pardon gay and bisexual men who had been convicted of “gross indecency.” Dubbing it the “Alan Turing law,” the pardons would be achieved through an amendment to a bill that originally criminalized homosexuality.