"Bombings and shootings in northern Iraq, mostly targeting security forces, left eight people dead on Tuesday, including six soldiers and a police general, security and medical officials …
Pakistan: Karachi violence claims six lives
"Karachi once again witnessed deteriorating law and order situation as targeted killings continued in which eight people lost their lives on Wednesday, DawnNews reported." Source: Karachi violence …
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U.S. drone attack kills 5 suspected militants in Yemen
"Five suspected Islamist militants were killed in a U.S. drone attack on Wednesday in Yemen's eastern province of Hadramout, a Yemeni security official said." Source: U.S. drone attack kills 5 …
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Deadly shooting mars new Quebec premier’s victory rally
"A masked gunman opened fire during a midnight victory rally where the leader of Quebec's separatist Parti Quebecois was celebrating a narrow election win in the Canadian province, killing one person …
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100s flee shelled Somali port town
"Hundreds of residents have fled the southern Somali port of Kismayo after the Kenyan navy shelled the town ahead of an expected ground operation to capture it, officials and residents said on …
Islamic Militant Group in Northern Mali Expanding Southward
"A relatively new al-Qaida offshoot in northern Mali has pushed south, seizing a town less than 200 kilometers from the Malian army frontline. " Source: Islamic Militant Group in Northern Mali …
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10 Turkish soldiers, 20 PKK militants killed in clashes
"Ten Turkish soldiers were killed and seven were injured in attacks by suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Şırnak last night. " Source: …
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Kenya: Police Intensify Security for Mombasa Christians
"Security was beefed up around most churches in Mombasa yesterday as Christians held prayers condemning the attacks on six churches by youths last week. A delegation of Muslim clerics went round the …
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Militants attack army post in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
"Gunmen attacked an army post in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Tuesday, a day after tanks were withdrawn from the area, a senior security official said. " Source: Militants attack army post in Egypt's …
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Nine killed in Madagascar in clashes over cattle theft
"Nine people were killed as police and gendarmes intervened after a gang of armed cattle thieves seized a thousand cattle in southern Madagascar, the gendarmerie said Sunday. Six rustlers, two …
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