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Turkish security forces kill 29 Kurdish militants in clashes

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update | Death toll in India bus accident rises to 24

ThedeathtollinafatalbusaccidentintheIndianhillystateofUttarakhandhasrisento24,aseniorpoliceofficialsaidWednesday."WehaverecoveredthreemorebodiesfromBhagirathiri

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Major terror attacks in Europe in recent years

ThepoliceconfirmedearlyTuesdaythat19peoplewerekilledand50morewereinjuredinablastthatoccurredoutsideManchesterArenarightaftertheendofaconcertlateMondaynight.Thel

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Insurgent attacks kill 20 Afghan police in southern Zabul province

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In pics: People commemorate girl killed in Times Square

PicturesofthevictimandflowersareplacedattheroadsideofTimesSquareinNewYork,theUntiedStates,May19,2017,tocommemoratetothegirlkilledhereonThursday.Avehiclethatstru

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Syria army retakes villages after deadly IS attack: monitor

TheSyrianarmyhasregainedfullcontroloftwocentralvillagesfromtheIslamicStategroupafteranattackthatkilleddozensofpeople,amonitorsaidonFriday.Troopsandalliedmilitia

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Seven civilians killed in roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan

SevenAfghancivilians,includingthreewomenandtwochildren,werekilledinaroadsidebombblastinwesternHeratprovinceonTuesday,policesaidonWednesday.TheblastoccurredinAdr

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33 people killed in car accidents over Carnival in Bolivia

Four days of Carnival in Bolivia, lasting from Feb. 24 to Feb. 27, have seen 33 people killed in car accidents, with Monday being the deadliest due to two fatal ones, according to a police report.

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Sri Lanka prison bus shooting kills seven

At least seven people were killed when gunmen in Sri Lanka opened fire on a prison bus outside Colombo.

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Pakistan blast: At least eight dead in Lahore

At least eight people have been killed by an explosion in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say.

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Suicide bombers killed after targeting Pakistan court

At least five people have been killed after suicide bombers tried to storm a courthouse in north-west Pakistan, police say.

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Pakistan hit by deadly suicide attacks

At least seven people have been killed and several more injured in two separate suicide attacks in north-western Pakistan.

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32 UN personnel killed in deliberate attacks in 2016

​At least 32 UN personnel were killed in deliberate attacks in 2016, mostly peacekeepers, the Standing Committee for the Security and Independence of the International Civil Service of the UN Staff Union announced Tuesday.

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UN mission in Afghanistan concerns over civilian casualties in southern province

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concern at the recent escalation of violence in southern restive Helmand province, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 25 civilians and injured several others.

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Dozens killed as heavy snow blankets parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan

Parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan struggled to dig out from heavy snow on Sunday, with dozens of people reported killed and some major highways closed.

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India Andhra Pradesh train crash leaves 39 dead and scores injured

At least 39 people have been killed and dozens injured after a train derailed in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials say.

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Fighting rages on in Yemen's western coast

​The Saudi-backed Yemeni forces advanced against the Shiite Houthi rebels during the past 24 hours and seized areas across the country's western coast and around the Mocha seaport, according to military sources on Sunday.