"The death toll from a week of clashes in Lebanon between supporters and opponents of Syria’s regime has risen to 13, a security official said on Sunday. Two people died in clashes on Saturday and …
Roadside bomb kills 18 civilians in central Afghanistan
"A roadside bomb on Sunday killed at least 18 civilians, mostly women, as they travelled by minibus to a wedding party in a volatile area of central Afghanistan, officials said. The interior ministry …
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Stray shell from Syria kills man in Turkey
"A 35-year-old man was killed in the southeastern Turkish town of Ceylanpinar early on Monday when a stray mortar shell fired across the border from Syria struck a house near the frontier, security …
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As Egypt’s Brotherhood retreats, risk of extremism rises
"This month suspected militants killed six Egyptian soldiers near the Suez Canal, fired rocket propelled grenades at a state satellite station in Cairo and exploded a car bomb near an Egyptian army …
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Gunmen kill 3 Egyptian policemen in city north of Cairo.
"Egypt's Interior Ministry says gunmen have attacked a security checkpoint in a city north of Cairo, killing three policemen. The ministry statement says the attack took place Monday morning in …
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Philippine police say 22 killed over the past month ahead of countrywide village elections
"Philippine police say at least 22 candidates and supporters have been killed in elections-related violence over the past month ahead of this week's countrywide village elections." Source: Philippine …
To Move Drugs, Traffickers Are Hacking Shipping Containers
"The scheme sounds like a work of near science fiction. But police in the Netherlands and Belgium insist its true, and say they have the evidence to prove it: two tons of cocaine and heroin, a machine …
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Congo army says it captured rebel stronghold; peacekeeper killed
"Government forces said they captured the rebel stronghold of Rutshuru on Sunday in a third day of fierce fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in which one U.N. peacekeeper was killed and …
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Indian army says soldier killed in Kashmir while patrolling cease-fire line with Pakistan
"Indian troops came under fire while patrolling the militarized cease-fire line with Pakistan on Monday and one Indian soldier was killed, officials said. Authorities have not determined if the shots …
Bangladesh poll protest violence kills 15 in four days
"At least 15 Bangladeshis have been killed and hundreds wounded in all-too familiar political violence, police said on Monday, the second day of a strike led by opposition supporters demanding …
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