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Turkey

Ankara blast: Witness describes narrow escape

The explosion which targeted an army convoy was witnessed by an Ankara resident. Noury had only seconds before driven past the scene of the blast and

18/02/2016

Turkey

Erdogan claims Turkey's "right to retaliate" after Ankara bombing

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted immediately to the bombing, issuing an “official statement condemning the

17/02/2016

Turkey

At least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Turkish capital Ankara

A bomb attack in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara – apparently targeting the country’s military – has killed nearly 30 people and injured more

17/02/2016

Turkey

Car bomb targeting military buses kills 28 in Turkish capital Ankara

A large explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed 28 people. Officials said a vehicle laden with explosives detonated as military buses passed close to Turkey's military headquarters.

17/02/2016

Syria

Claim and counter claim over Syria 'war crime' hospital bombings

The latest slaughter in Syria is a war crime say France and Turkey. For the United Nations, Monday’s missile attacks on hospitals and schools in

16/02/2016

Syria

Turkey points finger at Russia over Syria hospital attacks

Visiting Ukraine, Turkey’s prime minister pointed the finger at Russia over the strikes in Azaz. Earlier he’d warned Kurdish rebels of a harsh

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria hospital and school strikes kill 'up to 50' - UN

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in northern Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières –

15/02/2016

Syria

'Up to 50 dead' including children in hospital strikes in Syria

The United Nations says up to 50 people have been killed in missile attacks on hospitals and schools in Syria. Médécins Sans Frontières reports seven

15/02/2016

Syria

Syria: at least 14 dead as missile strikes hit hospitals in Azaz and Idlib

A Turkish security official says at least 14 civilians have been killed in Russian missile attacks on the northern Syrian border town of Azaz. The

15/02/2016

Nigeria

Nigeria: suicide bomber turns herself in after recognising relatives among potential victims

Dozens dead and injured after bombers struck at a camp for people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east of the country

11/02/2016

World News

Somali plane suicide bomber meant to be on different flight

A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week, was meant to be on a different flight. Daallo

10/02/2016

Hungary

EU refugee crisis: "Like it or not, we have to work together"

09/02/2016

Syria

Suicide bombing at Damascus police club kills several people

A suicide car bomber blew himself up at a police officers’ club in a residential district of Damascus on Tuesday, killing several people, Syria’s

09/02/2016

India

Leopard enters Indian school, mauls six people

A leopard, which sneaked into a school in India and mauled six people, has been caught and relocated. The eight-year-old male entered the campus on

08/02/2016

Somalia

Somali passenger jet 'holed by bomb'

A blast that punched a hole in the fuselage of a Somalian passenger jet was caused by a bomb, meant to kill everyone on board, according to the

07/02/2016

World News

At least 20 killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack

At least 20 people have been killed and around 30 wounded after a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Afghan capital Kabul, according to the

01/02/2016

Syria

Death toll rises in Shi'ite shrine blasts in Damascus

The number of people killed in Sunday's bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus has risen to 71 with dozens more wounded.

31/01/2016

Niger

Boko Haram burns children alive, kills more than 80 - reports

Charred corpses littered the streets of a village in north-eastern Nigeria after an attack by Boko Haram extremists Saturday night.

31/01/2016

Syria

Blasts close to Damascus' main Shi'ite shrine kill 60 - monitor

The Sunni militant group calling itself Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.

31/01/2016

Greece

Petrol bombs thrown outside Greek minister's house

30/01/2016