"Multiple car bombs exploded within minutes of each other as Iraqis were out shopping in and around Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 100 in mainly Shiite areas. …
Nigeria: Bomb Explosion Kills One, Injures Policeman in Lagos
"A bomb, yesterday, exploded at Miracle Sand Beach, located under Festac link bridge in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, leaving the chairman of the Local Dredgers Association, Chief …
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Afghan forces arrest Pakistan Taliban commander
"Prominent Pakistani Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad has been arrested in eastern Afghanistan." Source: BBC News - Afghan forces arrest Pakistan Taliban commander …
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Pakistan hands management of strategic Gwadar port to China
"China took over management on Monday of Pakistan's Gwadar port, en route to key Hormuz Straits oil shipping lanes, in a move which has prompted nerves in India about its fellow Asian giant's growing …
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Iranian-backed militant group in Iraq is recasting itself as a political player
"The Iranian-backed Shiite group responsible for most of the attacks against U.S. forces in the final years of the Iraq war is busily reinventing itself as a political organization in ways that could …
UAE signs $1.4 billion defense contracts, including drones
"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed defense contracts worth 5.2 billion dirhams ($1.4 billion), including one for unmanned aerial drones, a spokesman for the country's military said on …
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Fighting breaks out in Sudan’s Blue Nile border state
"Fighting broke out in a Sudanese border state between the military and rebels trying to overthrow President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, both sides said on Monday, and the government said its forces had …
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Robbers breach gate, steal $50 million in diamonds at Belgian airport
"Eight masked thieves stole $50 million in rough and polished diamonds in a lightning-fast heist Monday at Brussels Airport, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre said Tuesday." Source: Robbers breach …
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Syrian rocket attack on Aleppo kills 20
"A Syrian army rocket attack on a rebel-held district in the city of Aleppo killed at least 20 people and another 25 were missing, opposition activists said on Tuesday." Source: Syrian rocket attack …
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Copter crash in Yemen’s capital kills 10
"A military helicopter went down in a residential section of Yemen's capital Tuesday, killing at least 10 people. It is the second deadly air crash in Sanaa in three months." Source: Copter crash in …
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