Iraqi Forces Tighten Noose on Islamic State Fighters in Mosul

Iraqi military attacks IS fighters holding out in their last bastion in central Mosul, Australian cardinal charged with sex offences, the sounds of bats

(Photo: A destroyed al-Hadba minaret at Grand al-Nuri Mosque is seen with the ruins of the mosque and other destroyed houses from the Iraqi forces positions at the Old City in Mosul. Credit: Reuters)