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Brabus Drops Viagra into Mercedes-Maybach’s V-12, Nets an 888-hp Limo

– You know that saying about answering a question that nobody asked? Well, Mercedes-Benz tuner Brabus embodies that idea with every overpowered (already powerful) Mercedes it turns out. Introducing its latest creation, a tricked-out Mercedes-Maybach S600, Brabus even goes so far as to admit that its tuning kit is pointless. In the outfit’s own words, the “Maybach S600 comes off the factory line with a 12-cylinder twin-turbo engine producing 523 bhp and

Syrian Kurds push deeper into Islamic State stronghold

By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance towards an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on Saturday, thrusting deeper into the jihadists’ stronghold of Raqqa province in a campaign backed by U.S.-led air strikes. Redur Xelil, the YPG spokesman, told Reuters the YPG and smaller Syrian Arab rebel groups fighting alongside it had begun the move towards Tel Abyad after

Syrian Kurds push deeper into Islamic State stronghold

By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance towards an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on Saturday, thrusting deeper into the jihadists’ stronghold of Raqqa province in a campaign backed by U.S.-led air strikes. Redur Xelil, the YPG spokesman, told Reuters the YPG and smaller Syrian Arab rebel groups fighting alongside it had begun the move towards Tel Abyad after

Nine dead in air raid on area inhabited by Yemeni ex-leader's relatives

By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) – Nine people were killed when Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed a district in the Yemeni capital Sanaa inhabited by relatives of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, residents and medics said. The air raid, which also wounded at least 60 people, came ahead of planned U.N.-sponsored talks in Geneva aimed at ending Yemen’s civil war that has drawn in regional powers, including the world’s top oil exporter

Nine dead in air raid on area inhabited by Yemeni ex-leader's relatives

By Mohammed Ghobari SANAA (Reuters) – Nine people were killed when Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed a district in the Yemeni capital Sanaa inhabited by relatives of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, residents and medics said. The air raid, which also wounded at least 60 people, came ahead of planned U.N.-sponsored talks in Geneva aimed at ending Yemen’s civil war that has drawn in regional powers, including the world’s top oil exporter

Iran's Rouhani aims to limit nuclear inspections, warns of talks delay

By Sam Wilkin DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday a comprehensive nuclear deal could be delayed if world powers brought new issues into play, and he would not accept a U.N. inspections regime that jeopardized state secrets. Iran is aiming to strike an accord with six powers by June 30 that would curtail its nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions. “Iran will absolutely not

Iran's Rouhani aims to limit nuclear inspections, warns of talks delay

By Sam Wilkin DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday a comprehensive nuclear deal could be delayed if world powers brought new issues into play, and he would not accept a U.N. inspections regime that jeopardized state secrets. Iran is aiming to strike an accord with six powers by June 30 that would curtail its nuclear program in exchange for relief from sanctions. “Iran will absolutely not

Militants attack government forces near Iraq's Baiji refinery

Islamic State militants attacked government forces and their Shi’ite militia allies on Saturday, killing 11 near the city of Baiji as part of the battle for control of Iraq’s biggest refinery, army and police sources said. Four suicide bombers in vehicles packed with explosives hit security forces and the local headquarters of the Shi’ite militias in the area of al-Hijjaj, 10 km (6 miles) to the south of Baiji town,

Militants attack government forces near Iraq's Baiji refinery

Islamic State militants attacked government forces and their Shi’ite militia allies on Saturday, killing 11 near the city of Baiji as part of the battle for control of Iraq’s biggest refinery, army and police sources said. Four suicide bombers in vehicles packed with explosives hit security forces and the local headquarters of the Shi’ite militias in the area of al-Hijjaj, 10 km (6 miles) to the south of Baiji town,

U.S. sends six Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for resettlement

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six Yemenis held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman for resettlement, the Pentagon said on Saturday, the latest step in President Barack Obama’s slow push to close the facility. The release came a week after Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he was working with the White House on a proposal for Congress on