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Afghanistan: IS gunmen dressed as medics kill 30 at Kabul military hospital

More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul, Afghan officials say.

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Simultaneous Taliban attacks kill at least 16 in Kabul

Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have left at least 16 people dead and 44 injured, the health ministry says.

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Suicide bombers killed after targeting Pakistan court

At least five people have been killed after suicide bombers tried to storm a courthouse in north-west Pakistan, police say.

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Pakistan 'kills 100 militants' after Sufi shrine attack

Pakistan says it has killed more than 100 militants in a security crackdown following Thursday's attack on a shrine that left at least 80 people dead.

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Hong Kong police turn to Facebook to counter online rumours in major incidents

Prompt use of social media by the force after MTR firebomb attack proved a hit with public and stopped the spread of falsehoods

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Afghan attack: UAE ambassador dies from injuries

The United Arab Emirates ambassador to Afghanistan has died from injuries sustained in a bomb attack in Kandahar province last month, officials say.

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Germany rules out attack in Hamburg airport closure

German authorities said on Sunday (Feb 12) the leak of a corrosive substance through the air conditioning system at Hamburg airport was not an attack, adding that police were investigating the incident that forced the brief closure of the facility.

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Man charged with arson after Hong Kong MTR attack leaves 19 commuters injured

Suspect not expected to appear in Kowloon City Court in person when case is mentioned on Monday

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Afghanistan bombings: Dozens killed across the country

Dozens of people have been killed in a series of militant attacks on Tuesday throughout Afghanistan.

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Truck-ramming attack kills four Israeli soldiers

A Palestinian rammed a truck into a group of Israeli soldiers visiting a popular tourist spot in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four and wounding 17 others, authorities said.

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3 killed in militant attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir

​Three people associated with India's General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF) were killed Monday after militants attacked their camp in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.

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New Turkey attack kills two as Istanbul gunman hunted

A car bombing blamed on Kurdish militants rocked the Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday, killing at least two people and triggering a deadly shootout as authorities chased the fugitive killer behind the New Year attack in Istanbul.

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Turkey identifies Istanbul gunman, makes new arrests

Turkey said Wednesday it had identified the gunman behind the New Year's massacre on an elite Istanbul nightclub that killed 39, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the attack aimed to polarise Turkish society.

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Suspected IS scout for Berlin attack sites goes on trial

An alleged Islamic State jihadist accused of scoping out potential targets for an attack in Berlin, including the Brandenburg Gate and Reichstag building, goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday.

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Death toll rises to 35 in car bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad

​Up to 35 people were killed and 61 others wounded on Monday in a car bomb explosion at a Shiite neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua.

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International community condemns Istanbul's new year attack, gunman still at large

The international community has condemned an attack on a nightclub in Turkey's Istanbul in the first hours of the new year that killed at least 39 people, while the gunman responsible for the shooting spree is still at large.

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Polish truck driver shot long before Berlin attack - report

A Polish truck driver whose hijacked vehicle was used to crash into a Berlin Christmas market was shot in the head several hours before the attack and could not have attempted to foil it as previously thought, Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday (Dec 27).