"Troops from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) on Tuesday morning carried out a raid on Kamaing Police Station in Hpakant Township, during which one policeman and two female civilians were …
In Iraq, Exxon oil deal foments talk of civil war
"With their opposing armies massed on either side of the contested border dividing southern and northern Iraq, leaders in Baghdad and the semiautonomous Kurdistan region are warning they are close to …
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Karachi polio killings: Vaccination workers shot
"Five female Pakistani polio vaccination workers have been shot dead in a string of coordinated attacks - four within 20 minutes across Karachi. The fifth woman was killed in Peshawar. A male health …
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Pakistani police: Grenade attack at army recruiting center in country’s northwest wounds 10
"Pakistani police say two men on a motorcycle threw hand grenades at the main gate of an army recruiting center in the country's northwest, wounding 10 people. Senior police official Ghulam Mohammed …
Grenade attack hits Nairobi’s mainly Somali Eastleigh area
"At least one person has been injured in a grenade attack in a predominantly Somali district of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police say. Three grenades were thrown from a vehicle towards shops in …
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Nine Afghan girls killed by blast
"Nine young and impoverished Afghan girls lost their lives in a land-mine explosion Monday while they were collecting firewood in eastern Afghanistan, officials said." Source: Nine Afghan girls …
Ukraine murders: Puzzle over Kharkiv beheadings
"Police in Ukraine are investigating the unexplained beheading of a judge and his family." Source: BBC News - Ukraine murders: Puzzle over Kharkiv beheadings …
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Bomb attacks in northern Iraq kill 12
"At least 12 people have been killed by a series of bomb blasts in northern Iraq, police and medics say." Source: BBC News - Bomb attacks in northern Iraq kill 12 …
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Two police stations targeted in Libya’s Benghazi
"Two police stations were targeted in what appeared to be simultaneous attacks in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, a police source said, while the chief of police in Derna survived an …
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Gunmen kill military intelligence officer in south Yemen
"Masked men shot dead a military intelligence officer in southern Yemen on Monday, a local security source said, the latest in a series of killings targeting security officials in the Arabian …
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