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Syria

Humanitarian aid convoy hit by air strike in Syria

An international aid convoy has been hit by an air strike while delivering aid to 78,000 people in the hard-to-reach town of Urm al-Kubra in Syria.

USA

Police knew Manhattan bomber as a "noisy neighbour" due to local complaints

Neighbours and acquaintances of the Manhattan bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami have described him as a familiar resident of their community who helped in the family-run chicken…

USA

New Yorkers say it's "business as usual" following Manhattan blast

All New York blast victims released from hospital * Reports of arrests denied by FBI * As the investigation and media attention goes on around them, New Yorkers who have endured the…

USA

ISIL claims Minnesota attack

The ISIL-affiliated news agency Amaq says one of the group's followers carried out the stabbing attack that wounded at least eight people at a shopping mall in the US state of Minnesota on Saturday.

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USA

New York explosion and suspect: what we know

Ahmad Khan Rahami, the 28-year-old resident of New Jersey and the prime suspect of planting bombs in New York City and New Jersey, has been captured by police.

USA

Eight injured and suspect killed following stabbings in St Cloud, Minnesota

Eight people have been injured and a suspect killed following stabbings at a shopping centre in St Cloud, Minnesota.

USA

At least 29 people injured in 'intentional blast' in New York

Police are still searching for a motive behind the bomb blast that injured 29 people in New York.

Israel

Fourth death in spate of attacks on Israelis

Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian who they say stabbed and wounded a soldier in the West Bank. There has been no immediate comment from Palestinian officials about Saturday's attack.

Israel

Syria says downed Israeli aircraft, Israel denies

The Syrian army was said to have downed an Israeli warplane and a drone on Tuesday, but Israel promptly denied the report.

USA

Orlando gunman mosque is set ablaze

Police in Florida are investigating a fire at the mosque where the Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen used to pray.

Yemen

Civilians reported killed by 'Saudi-led coalition airstrike' in Yemen

At least nine civilians including four children have been killed in Yemen in an air-strike near the capital Sanaa, according to local residents.

Syria

Gas allegedly used by Syrian government forces in latest Aleppo bombing

Medical sources in the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo say that President Assad’s forces may have again used chlorine bombs in a gas attack on a rebel-held residential…

Iraq

ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Baghdad bomb blast

A car bomb explosion near a hospital in central Baghdad has left at least nine people dead.

Afghanistan

Afghan forces end Kabul aid agency siege after gun battle

Afghan security forces in Kabul have been battling gunmen who stormed an international aid group’s offices after a car bomb attack.

Philippines

Philippines declares 'state of lawlessness' after deadly blast

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a ‘‘state of lawlessness’‘ in the Philippines after a bomb attack in his home city killed at least 14 people.

Philippines

Philippines: blast in Davao City kills at least 12

Police in the Philippines are investigating the cause of an explosion in Davao City.

Pakistan

Many dead and injured in Pakistan bombings

The Islamist group behind the Easter Day attack on Christians Lahore says it carried out the attacks.

France

Security beefed up as pupils return to school in France

It is back to school in France and, this time, with heightened security.

Turkey

Turkish southeast airport targeted in rocket attack

Suspected Kurdish militants have fired rockets at an airport in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Somalia

Al-Shabaab kill ten in Mogadishu restaurant attack

Al-Shabaab militants have killed ten people in a car bomb attack in Somalia.

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