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Baghdad car bomb kills 51 as Islamic State escalates insurgency

A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 51 people and wounding 55, security and medical sources said, in the deadliest such attack in Iraq this year.

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Suspect held over Istanbul nightclub attack has confessed: governor

The man believed to have killed 39 people on New Year’s night at an Istanbul nightclub has confessed after Turkish police captured him in a massive operation, a local official said on Tuesday (Jan 17).

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Algerian troops kill 4 militants in ambush

Four militants were killed and four others captured during a counterterrorism operation, said Algerian Defense Ministry on Saturday in a statement.

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3 terrorists captured in southern Afghan city

​Personnel of Afghan law enforcement agencies had captured three terrorists in Kandahar city, capital of southern province of Kandahar, the National Directorate for Security (NDS) said on Thursday.

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India says Pakistan captures 30 Indian fishermen off Gujarat coast

Indian officials Monday said Pakistani Marine Security Agency (PMSA) has captured five Indian boats with 30 Indian fishermen on board off the Gujarat coast.

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IS allegedly kills Chinese, Norwegian hostages

The Islamic State (IS) has purportedly killed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, according to a magazine published by the group.

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China still verifying report on kidnapping of citizen: FM spokesman

China is verifying a media report which claimed a Chinese national was captured by the Islamic State (IS), a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

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IS claims capture of missile battalion in Syria's Deir al-Zour

​The Islamic State (IS) militants captured a missile battalion in the military airbase of the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, the group claimed Wednesday.

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Japanese war criminal confession reveals bacterial warfare massacre

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese war criminal confession released Tuesday details the killing of Chinese civilians during Japan's War of Aggression against China.

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IS captures 3 gas wells in Syria's Homs: report

​The Islamic State (IS) militants on Tuesday captured three gas wells in Syria's central province of Homs, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.

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IS captures 8 media workers in Iraq's Mosul

The Islamic State (IS) militants captured eight journalists and media workers working for a local television in the militants-seized city of Mosul, capital of the country's northern province of Nineveh, a provincial security source said on Sunday.

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Afghan forces detain Taliban commander

Security forces captured a Taliban commander in Taliban former stronghold the southern Kandahar province on Sunday, a statement of National Directorate for Security (NDS), or the country's national spy agency, said.