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Photo of kneeling dentist performing surgery on child goes viral

A photo of a dentist kneeling to carry out an operation for a 9-year-old girl spread online recently.

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2 soldiers, 55 militants killed in Egypt's Sinai

​Two soldiers and 55 militants were killed Tuesday in North Sinai during an extensive operation by Egyptian army against Islamists, military spokesman said in a statement.

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British hostage freed by UAE forces in operation in Yemen's Aden

​A British hostage has been released following a UAE military intelligence operation against al-Qaida kidnappers in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, the government source said.

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U.S. launches airstrike against al-Qaida leader in Libya: Pentagon

The U.S. military has launched an airstrike in Libya that targeted and hit an al-Qaida leader, the Pentagon said Sunday.

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Anti-crime campaign "not targeted at foreign nationals": S. Africa

​The South African government has rejected claims that an ongoing anti-crime campaign is targeted at foreign nationals living in the country.

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Obama says to take full responsibility for accidental killing of hostages

U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that he took "full responsibility" for a January counterterrorism operation against al-Qaida which accidentally killed two hostages.

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Hope operation in sight as Decisive Storm ends in Yemen

​Saudi Defence Ministry announced Tuesday the end of the Decisive Storm operation against Houthis launched since March 26, and the commencement of the Return of Hope operation, Al Arabiya news reported.

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Vietnam to hold auction for operation right of capital airport

Vietnam's Ministry of Transport (MoT) has assigned the Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to set auction plan for operation right of capital Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, local media reported on Tuesday.

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Philippine gov't vows no spillover of conflict in restive south

​The Philippine government assured Sunday that security forces have been doing all they can to prevent a spillover of clashes in southern Philippines amid an all- out offensive against lawless elements and terrorist group in the region.

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Philippine justifies possible U.S. assistance in S. Philippine clash

​Malacanang, the Philippine presidential palace, said Tuesday it does not see anything wrong if the United States assisted Philippine authorities in the operation against two suspected terrorists in the southern province of Maguindanao on Jan. 25.

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Jordan airstrikes IS bases in revenge for pilot killing

​Jordanian fighter jets targeted several holes and hideouts for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) said in a statement Thursday.

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Over 10 trapped in fire-ravaged China marketplace

More than ten people were believed to remain trapped in a wholesale market that had been ravaged by fire in south China's Guangdong Province on Thursday afternoon, witnesses said.

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Searching operation in Aisne for Charlie Hebdo attack finished: media

​Police's searching operation for the two main suspects of Charlie Hebdo attack is finished, suspects still at large, said BFMTV on Thursday night.

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China nabs 680 suspects in "Fox Hunt" operation

A total of 680 fugitives suspected of economic crimes have been repatriated to China as a result of the transnational "Fox Hunt" operation launched in July, the Ministry of Public Security said Thursday.

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Two more bodies recovered, metal objects located as search area for crashed AirAsia plane expands

​Recovery teams found two more bodies and located two large metal objects in the sea bed as they expanded search area for the ill-fated AirAsia flight on Tuesday.

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Search for missing AirAsia plane resumes, more countries join

​Search and rescue operation for an AirAsia plane that went missing on Sunday with 162 people on board resumed on Monday morning, rescuers in Indonesia said.

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141 killed, 133 injured in Pakistan's Peshawar school attack

​At least 141 people including 132 children were killed and 133 others injured on Tuesday in a terrorist attack at the army-run public school at the Pakistan's northwestern provincial capital of Peshawar, said a spokesman of the Pakistani army.