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Nigeria: at least 15 dead after double bomb attack in capital Abuja

At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a double bomb attack in the Nigerian capital Abuja. One of the blasts happened

Turkey

Turkish soldiers killed by suspected Kurdish militants in Diyarbakir

Τwo Turkish soldiers have been killed by suspected Kurdish militants in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir. Deadly clashes have surged

China

China: Fresh blast hits southern region after day of deadly explosions

There has been another explosion in a region of southern China, hit by 17 blasts on Wednesday that left seven people dead. This time it happened in a

China

China blasts kill seven in Guangxi

The death toll in a series of explosions has risen to at least seven. Fifty-one people were injured in the blasts from 17 parcel bombs which exploded

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Yemen

Death toll at least 130 in air strike on wedding in Yemen

The death toll from an air strike on the wedding party in the south west of Yemen has now risen to at least 130 the United Nations and medics say

Afghanistan

Afghan and US forces launch offensive to retake Kunduz from Taliban

Afghan forces backed by US aircraft have launched a counter-offensive to retake the city of Kunduz. The provincial capital was overrun by Taliban

Yemen

Deadly day in Yemen as mosque blast kills scores

Yemeni President, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi led Feast of Sacrifice prayers in Aden, on a day when at least 25 Shi’ite Muslims were killed in a suicide

Pakistan

Gunmen attack Pakistani Air Force base in Peshawar

Gunmen have attacked a Pakistani Air Force base in Peshawar, according to the country’s military. It is reported that between seven and 10 militants

Turkey

Turkey: Soldiers hurt by roadside bomb as conflict with PKK escalates

A roadside bomb has injured at least a dozen soldiers in eastern Turkey. The country has seen daily violence since July when a ceasefire with the

Kuwait

Kuwait court sentences seven to death over mosque attack

A court in Kuwait has sentenced seven people to death over a suicide bombing in June, according to state news agency KUNA. The attack, at a Shi’ite

Afghanistan

Hundreds reportedly escape as Taliban storms Afghan prison

The Taliban has stormed a prison in central Afghanistan, freeing over 400 inmates, officials say.

USA

Obama leads 14th commemoration of 9 -11

President Barack Obama and wife Michelle have led the 14th commemoration of the September 11 attacks on the White House lawn. Staff members joined

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: hundreds of schoolgirls affected by toxic gas

Hundreds of young girls have been treated in hospital in the Afghan province of Herat, after a suspected toxic gas attack on three separate schools

Turkey

Turkey continues to pound PKK targets

Turkish jets are continuing to pound Kurdistan Workers’ Party targets in northern Iraq. Ankara says many of the PKK’s fighters have been killed

Turkey

Turkey pledges to wipe out the PKK after the Kurdish separatist group killed 16 soldiers on Sunday

Premises belonging to or being used by the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party – the HDP – were attacked across Turkey on Monday. Turkish

Turkey

Turkey vows to clear PKK stronghold as violence grows

Turkish aircraft have launched retaliatory airstrikes on PKK positions in the country’s mountainous southeast region. After Kurdish bombing kills 16

Yemen

A bloody day in Yemen

With a double bomb attack and the shooting of two aid workers, Wednesday was a bloody day in Yemen. The Yemeni branch of the group calling itself

Syria

Syria: enormous car bomb rocks Latakia

An enormous car bomb has been detonated in a city in Northern Syria. At least ten people have been killed and dozens more injured in the explosion in

Thailand

Bangkok bombing: eighth arrest warrant issued

Police in Thailand have issued an eighth arrest warrant in connection with last month’s deadly bomb attack at a popular Bangkok shrine. Turkish

Yemen

More civilian deaths in Saudi-led air raids on suspected Houthi targets

Saudi-led air strikes pounded several targets in Yemen on Sunday. In the northern province of Hajjah at least 36 civilians were killed while

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