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20 killed in two bomb attacks in Iraq's Baghdad

​A total of 20 people were killed and 47 injured on Tuesday in two bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, as Islamic State (IS) group claims the deadly suicide attack, security sources and IS online statement said.

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Baghdad bomb attacks in Iraq leave at least 86 dead

The Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday saw one of its bloodiest days this year with at least 86 people killed in three separate bomb attacks, according to officials.

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13 hurt as twin bombs go off in Thai south

Members of the Thai bomb squad inspecting the site of a motorcycle bomb attack which injured 13 people, including five police officers and a young girl, in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat yesterday.

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After Brussels, leaders tackling threat of nuclear terrorism

Still reeling from attacks in Brussels and Paris, world leaders are wrestling this week with the chilling prospect of the Islamic State group or other extremists unleashing a nuclear attack on a major Western city.

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At least 21 killed in twin blasts in S. Somalia

At least 21 people were killed and several others injured in twin expositions in Baidoa town in Bay region of southern Somalia on Sunday, police and witnesses said.

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Philippine National Police beefs up NAIA security

The Philippine National Police’s Aviation Security Group (Avsegroup) has deployed additional personnel to secure areas around the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) following reports of a terrorist plot to bomb or hijack Saudi Arabian aircraft, officials said yesterday.

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Erawan shrine bombers first targeted Bangkok pier packed with Chinese tourists

The perpetrators of last year's deadly explosion at a Bangkok shrine originally chose a pier packed with Chinese tourists as their primary target and had amassed enough chemicals to make 10 equally powerful bombs, the chief of Thailand's police bomb squad told Reuters.

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4 killed, 2 injured in S. Philippine explosion

Four people, including a child, were killed and two others injured when a roadside bomb exploded in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao, military said Wednesday.

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Schools in Australian capital city evacuated due to bomb threat

​A number of schools in the Australian capital city of Canberra have been forced to evacuate after receiving a bomb threat call earlier Tuesday, the Australian Captial Territory (ACT) police said on its Twitter account.

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Man threatening to join IS, bomb Singapore ordered to take mandatory treatment

A man who made the "empty threat" to join the Islamic State (IS) and bomb Singapore has been ordered to undergo 24 months of mandatory treatment for multiple mental conditions by the court, local media reported Monday.

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Bomb blast against police van wounds 1 in N. Afghanistan

One policeman was injured as a bomb blast targeted a police vehicle in the northern Baghlan provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri on Monday, a local official said.

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China calls for comprehensive approach to Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

​China has always advocated a comprehensive approach to seeking both temporary and permanent solutions to the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, said a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday.

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U.S. House passes harsher sanctions against DPRK

U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday easily passed legislation to impose harsher sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to its nuclear test.

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DPRK top leader says H-bomb test "self-defensive step", "legitimate right"

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), congratulated the country's military commanders on what he called a successful test of Pyongyang's first H-bomb, the official KCNA news agency reported Sunday.

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DPRK announces success of first H-bomb test, draws criticism

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced Wednesday that it has successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test. The move has immediately given rise to a chorus of condemnations from several countries, with some also expressing suspicion about the announcement.

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DPRK announces success of first H-bomb test

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced Wednesday that it has successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test.

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Abe, Obama confirm cooperation to cope with DPRK's nuke test

​Japan and the United States confirmed early Thursday to closely cooperate to cope with the hydrogen bomb test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the previous day.