"Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants seized control of the headquarters of the local separatist rebels in the north Mali town of Gao on Wednesday after a bloody battle that killed at least 20, …
Pakistan’s Fazlullah re-emerges as a security threat
"Shortly after sneaking across the Afghan border this week, more than 100 militants loyal to Pakistani Taliban leader Fazlullah waited patiently on a mountain for Pakistani troops to …
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Maoists attack cops, blast rail tracks in Jharkhand
"One policeman was killed and 12 were injured when Maoist rebels ambushed their mini-bus in Jharkhand Tuesday night. The rebels launched another attack early Wednesday, blasting a railway track and a …
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Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Police Posts in Kano, Damaturu
"Sounds of explosions and gunshots were heard in Kano metropolis yesterday evening as gunmen launched coordinated attacks on Dala Police Station and Goron Dutse police outpost, within the …
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Assailants attack Microsoft HQ in Athens
"Assailants attacked the offices of Microsoft in Athens early Wednesday, driving a van through the front doors and setting off an incendiary device that burned the building entrance, police …
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Yobe Prison Attack – Four Killed As Gunmen Free 40 Inmates
"No fewer than four security guards were killed in the early hours of yesterday in Damaturu, Yobe State, when gunmen using explosives attacked a prison and freed about 40 inmates. One prisoner was …
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U.S. Embassy warns of ‘imminent’ terror threat in Kenya
"U.S. officials in Kenya have warned of an 'imminent threat' of a terror attack on Mombasa and urged Americans to leave the port city." (Source: U.S. Embassy warns of 'imminent' terror threat in …
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Taliban Attack at Resort Hotel Near Kabul Kills at Least 16
"Twenty people were killed when seven Taliban militants shot their way into a much-visited lakeside resort here and took scores of hostages during an 11-hour siege, Afghan officials said on …
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Libya’s tribal clashes leave 105 dead
"Recent tribal clashes in western Libya left 105 people dead and some 500 injured, the government has said." Source: BBC News - Libya's tribal clashes leave 105 dead …
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12 more die in sectarian violence in Myanmar
" A dozen more people have died during ongoing sectarian violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, bringing the death toll from the unrest to 62, a local official said Wednesday." Source: 12 …
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