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British mother jailed for joining IS

A British mother was given a six-year jail sentence on Monday for taking her child to join the Islamic S in Syria, local police said.

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Afghan suicide attack kills 10, wounds 20, Taliban claims responsibility

At least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured as a suicide bombing hit police headquarters in Kabul on Monday.

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Suicide bombing kills bomber, wounds 7 civilians in eastern Afghan province

Seven civilians were injured as a suicide bomber blew himself up in Gilan district of the eastern Ghazni province on Monday, provincial police spokesman Fahim Amiri said.

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Australian schools evacuated after multiple phone threats

​Schools in Australia's New South Wales state and Victoria state were placed lockdown on Friday after phone threats sparked police search operations, just days after students returned from their summer holidays.

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Indonesia launches anti-terror mobile application for public

Indonesian police launched on Wednesday a mobile application to encourage people to report suspected terrorist-linked activities in their neighborhood.

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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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Taliban suicide bombings, gun battle claim 7 lives including 5 attackers in S. Afghanistan

Seven people including five armed insurgents were killed as Taliban conducted a suicide attack on a base of the Border Police Force in the border town of Spin Boldak, Kandahar province on Monday, police said.

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Over 100 prisoners escape from jail in N. Brazil

More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison in Brazil's northeastern city of Recife on Saturday and two prisoners died in a shootout with the police.

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Malaysian police nab 7 IS suspects

Malaysian police said on Sunday that seven suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) were arrested in recent days.

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Teenager in west Canada school shootings charged with first-degree murder

Authorities of Canada on Saturday confirmed that the 17-year-old suspect in Friday's school shootings in in west Canada was charged with crimes, including four counts of first-degree murder.

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Five Egyptian policemen killed in armed attack in Sinai

Five Egyptian policemen were killed late Wednesday in an armed attack by unknown gunmen in Egypt's North Sinai city of Arish, a local official newspaper reported.

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Chinese police seize 78 suspects, save 15 infants in trafficking bust

Police caught 78 suspects and rescued 15 infants in busting a child trafficking ring in southwest China's Sichuan Province and east China's Shandong Province, Sichuan police revealed Tuesday.

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Chinese police smashes illegal organization jeopardizing national security

​Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday they have smashed an illegal organization that sponsored activities jeopardizing China's national security.

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Finnish police investigate 15 suspected sexual offenses on New Year' s Eve

Finnish police are investigating 15 suspected sexual offenses which occurred in Helsinki on New Year's Eve, said the Helsinki Police Department on Tuesday.

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2 policemen killed, 10 injured in PKK attack in Turkey

Two police officers were killed and 10 others wounded when members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) attacked an armored police bus in the southeastern province of Sirnak on Monday, private Dogan news agency reported.

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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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Indonesia arrests 12 linked to Jakarta attack, identifies suicide bombers

The Indonesian police have arrested 12 people allegedly linked with Thursday's suicide bombing at the capital that killed seven people including five and injured 20 others, and identified five bombers on Saturday, senior police officers said here.