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Hollande reiterates need to form "vast coalition" against IS despite existing divergence

​"We must form a vast coalition to hit Daesh (IS) decisively," French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday, few days after the Islamist cell claimed it was responsible for the attacks of last Friday in Paris.

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8 arrested in Paris anti-terror raid, suspected ringleader not among those

​Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Moroccan-origin Belgian jihadist who was believed to be the mastermind behind Friday night's attacks, was not among the 8 people arrested Wednesday morning during a police raid in Saint-Denis, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins confirmed to the press Wednesday evening during a press conference.

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10 Taliban killed in N. Afghan province: police

​Up to 10 Taliban militants have been killed in Baghlan province, as clash flared up on Wednesday night, deputy to provincial police chief Abdul Rashid Bashir said Thursday.

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Camera offers leads in officer killings

Seven men now under arrest in Preah Vihear for the slaying of two forest patrol officers in a nighttime ambush were identified from still photos taken from the camera of a fallen officer, a source familiar with the investigation said yesterday.

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Role of police in peacekeeping acknowledged at UN headquarters

​The heads of police from UN peacekeeping missions on Monday gathered at UN headquarters in New York to discuss ways to improve their support to UN peacekeeping.

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Indian troops kill 2 militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir gunfight

Two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit were killed in a gunfight in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Friday.

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School stabbing spree suspect dies in Swedish hospital

​A mask-clad attacker suspected of stabbing children and staff at an elementary school in west Sweden on Thursday died in hospital hours after being shot by police at the crime scene.

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HK police charge duo with manslaughter for killing Chinese mainland tourist

​Hong Kong police Wednesday laid a holding charge against two men, who attacked and killed a tourist form Chinese mainland, jointly with one count of manslaughter.

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Police call for protection of vulnerable women against trafficking

Mentally impaired women in China need more legal protection, police say, after a trafficking gang praying on such women was busted.

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Smartphones lend new dynamic to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Surrounded by Israeli police, Israa Abed holds a knife in one hand and a cellphone in the other before shots ring out and she falls to the ground.

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Police investigating Australian university security threat

The University of New South Wales, Australia, issued a security warning on Monday in response to threats made against staff and students at its Kensington campus in suburban Sydney.

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17 arrested as clashes spill over to Israeli Arab cities

​Seventeen Arab Israelis were arrested by Israeli police as violent clashes spread to Israeli Arab cities on Wednesday, despite calls for calm on both Palestinian and Israeli sides.

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5 people arrested in Sydney terror-related raids

​Five males aged 16 to 24 were arrested in dawn raid in Sydney on Wednesday in relation to the fatal shooting of an employee outside New South Wales police headquarters last Friday.

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Taliban fails to overrun provincial capital in NW Afghanistan, 23 Taliban killed

​Taliban militants in attempt to capture Maimana city the capital of Faryab province, 425 km northwest of Kabul, have been foiled as the militants suffering casualties and leaving 23 bodies behind fled away, police said Monday.

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Indian troops kill 2 militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir gunfight

​Two militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant outfit were killed and a trooper was wounded Sunday in a gunfight in Indian- controlled Kashmir, officials said.

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Ten dead, 20 more wounded in Oregon college mass shooting, shooter dead

​At least 10 people were killed and 20 more injured in a campus shooting at a community college in the U.S. state of Oregon Thursday, according to state police.

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56 Boko Haram suspects arrested in central Nigeria

​Nigerian police have arrested 56 persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect in central part of the country.