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25 civilians killed in Yemen's northern Saada province

ASaudiairstrikeonabustlingmarketplaceinthenorthernprovinceofSaadaonSundayhaskilledatleast25people.AccordingtoYemenstatemedia,mostofthevictimswerecivilians.TheUN

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Civilian killed, 9 injured in mortar shelling attack in N. Afghanistan

AtleastonecivilianwaskilledandnineotherswoundedinamortarshellingattackinAfghanistan'snorthernprovinceofKunduzonThursday,localofficialssaid.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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12 injured in train accident in northern India

​At least 12 people have been injured after an express train derailed in Indian northern state of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur town Wednesday morning, a senior railway official said.

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Iraqi PM meets visiting U.S. defense chief over battle for Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on Sunday in Baghdad to discuss Iraqi forces' efforts in driving out Islamic State (IS) militants from their stronghold in Iraq's northern city of Mosul.

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Turkey may launch ground operation in Iraq if threatened: Foreign minister

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday (Oct 25) that Ankara could launch a ground operation in Iraq to remove any threats to Turkey that may arise.

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Extremist rebels down Syrian helicopter killing 2 pilots

​Intense battles between extremist rebels and Syrian army continued Friday in the central province of Hama, where the rebels shot down a Syrian aircraft, killing two pilots, according to a monitor group.

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Thousands of copies of anti-charter letter mailed to villagers in northern Thailand

Thousands of copies of a politically-motivated letter have been mysteriously mailed to villagers in northern Thailand, urging the recipients to vote down a draft constitution in next month's public referendum, police said on Wednesday.

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50 militants give up fighting in N. Afghanistan

​A 50-member group of armed militants gave up fighting and handed over their weapons to the government in Dawlatabad district of the northern Faryab province on Wednesday, an army spokesman in the northern region Nasratullah Jamshidi said Thursday.

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Gov't troops launch operations in northern Afghanistan as 37 militants killed in 2 days

The Afghan forces have obviously adopted an aggressive stance against Taliban in the northern region as more than three dozen armed militants have been killed since Friday, officials said Saturday.

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6,000 people flee IS attacks in northern Syria

​Over 6,000 people have fled areas in northern Syria as a result of the attacks by the Islamic State (IS) militants, a monitor group reported on Sunday.

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17 civilians killed in U.S. bombing in northern Iraq: Al Jazeera

At least 17 civilians were killed in a U.S. bombing raid in northern Iraq's city of Tal Afar in the early hours of Thursday, Al Jazeera's Arabic channel reported.

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Afghan skirmishes leave 39 dead in 24 hours

Afghan insurgency and counter-insurgency have left 39 dead including a civilian in the southern and northern regions of the conflict-hit country over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday.

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Hundreds of IS family members flee northern Syrian city: watchdog

As many as 300 family members of the Islamic State (IS) militants fled a northern Syrian city following the recent military progress made by the Syrian army and a newly-formed rebel group called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a monitor group reported on Monday.

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Over 200 residents in N. Philippines evacuated due to typhoon

​The Philippine government has undertaken pre-emptive evacuation of 219 people from 72 families in northern province of Isabela as typhoon Koppu, locally named Lando, further intensified, the state disaster management agency said Saturday.

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Rain, snow, smog to hit China in holiday

Light to strong rain will fall in most of China's northern and southeastern regions and smog will cover the country's central part over the next two days, the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

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20 rebels get killed in Syria's Aleppo while preparing car bomb: report

​Over 20 rebels were killed Wednesday while booby-trapping a car in Syria's northern province of Aleppo, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.

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Syrian army kills tens of "terrorists" near Ayn al-Arab

​The Syrian troops on Thursday killed tens of "terrorists" in the countryside of the predominantly Kurdish city of Ayn al-Arab, also known as Kobane, in northern Syria, according to the state news agency SANA.