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8killed, 19injured as twin blasts hit passenger train in SW Pakistan

At least eight people were killed and 19others injured when two bombs hit a passenger train in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Friday, local media and offcials said.

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Finnish court orders founder of anti-immigrant news website to be arrested

​A Finnish court on Thursday ordered the founder of MV-lehti, an anti-immigrant fake news website, to be arrested.

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Suicide bomber kills at least nine in Baghdad: police, medics

A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a predominately Shi'ite Muslim district of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 30, police and medical sources said.

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Hong Kong man reportedly killed in road accident while on self-drive holiday in Iceland

A Hong Kong man was reportedly killed in a road accident on Saturday night while travelling in southern Iceland.

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IS "minister of information" killed by airstrike in Syria: Pentagon

A senior Islamic State (IS) leader who, as the extreme group's "minister of information," oversaw the group's production of torture and execution videos, has been killed in an airstrike in Syria, Pentagon said Friday.

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Indonesia arrests leader of ISIS-linked militant group

Indonesian security forces have captured the leader of the East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), a militant group once headed by Indonesia's most wanted terrorist Santoso.

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Malaysian pro-democracy group Bersih to hold street rally on Nov 19

Malaysia's pro-democracy group Bersih said on Wednesday (Sept 14) that it would hold a street rally on Nov 19 to protest against Prime Minister Najib Razak's leadership.

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Key Islamic State leader killed in apparent U.S. strike in Syria

Islamic State said on Tuesday one of its most prominent and longest-serving leaders was killed in what appeared to be an American air strike in Syria, depriving the militant group of the man in charge of directing attacks overseas.

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Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria, monitor says 35 villagers killed

Turkey's army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria on Sunday, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces on the fifth day of a cross-border campaign that a monitoring group said had killed at least 35 villagers.

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Indonesian defense minister says Abu Sayyaf ordered to surrender

The government of Philippines has ordered Abu Sayyaf bandits to surrender and release all their hostages or they will face massive strikes, Indonesian defense minister disclosed here on Thursday.

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Indonesia calls for truce between Philippine troops, Abu Sayyaf for hostage safety

Indonesian foreign ministry has called on Philippine military and Abu Sayyaf group to establish a ceasefire in a bid to ensure the safety of Indonesians held hostage by the bandit group, an official said here Wednesday.

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Brazil arrests 10 for 'amateur' terror plot against Olympics

Brazil arrested 10 people on Thursday suspected of belonging to a poorly organized group supporting Islamic State (IS) and discussing terrorist acts during the next month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Indonesia hunts terrorist followers, militants

Indonesian police and armed forces were hunting members of East Indonesia Mujahidin led by the most-wanted terrorist Santoso alias Abu Wardah, police said here Wednesday.

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Indonesia's most wanted militant ‘Santoso’ killed in gunbattle with security forces

Indonesia’s most wanted Muslim extremist has been killed in a firefight with troops, police said Tuesday, ending a years-long hunt for the Islamic State (IS) group supporter.

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Indonesia calls militants to surrender after death of most wanted-terrorist

Indonesia orders all militants hiding in forests in Poso of Central Sulawesi province to surrender to the security forces after their leader, the most-wanted Santoso, was shot dead.

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In the age of ISIS, who’s a terrorist, and who’s simply deranged?

In December 2014, a middle-aged man driving a car in Dijon, France, mowed down more than a dozen pedestrians within 30 minutes, occasionally shouting Islamic slogans from his window.

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Multinational force improving lives in Pacific islands: New Zealand military

A New Zealand-led military force - including troops from China and the United States - has begun building community projects to improve water storage and sanitation in the Pacific island nation of Tonga, the New zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said Friday.