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IS threatens to kill Croatian national kidnapped in Egypt: video

​A video circulated on social media website on Wednesday, purportedly released by Sinai State militant group in Egypt, threatened that the group will kill the kidnapped Croatian citizen if the Egyptian government does not release jailed Muslim women within 48 hours.

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Myanmar armed forces clear road section of new Asia Highway

​Myanmar armed forces have cleared the area of a road section of the new Asia Highway in southeastern Kayin state, the military-run Myawaddy media reported Friday.

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Senior leader of IS branch killed in eastern Afghanistan

​Gul Zaman, No. 2 leader of the Islamic State (IS) branch in Afghanistan, has been killed along with six other IS members in a U.S. drone strike, said the country 's intelligence agency on Tuesday.

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Car bomb wounds 20 in Yemen's capital

​A car bomb went off in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Monday night, wounding at least 20 people, the state-run Saba news agency reported.

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Egypt's top prosecutor dies of blast injuries

​Egypt's Prosecutor General succumbed to injuries he sustained Monday in a bomb attack in Cairo, official MENA news agency reported.

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14 IS-trained Syrian children killed in Iraq

​As many as 14 Syrian children recruited by the Islamic State (IS) group have recently been killed during the terror group's battles in Iraq, a monitor group reported on Tuesday.

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Samsung apologizes for MERS outbreak in affiliated hospital

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong offered a public apology Tuesday for the massive outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) at Samsung Medical Center, affiliated with the country's largest conglomerate Samsung Group.

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IS claims car bombing attacks against Houthi in Yemen's capital, 18 killed

​The Islamic States (IS) group said Wednesday that it carried out four car bombing attacks against the Shiite Houthi group in Yemen's capital of Sanaa, which killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens.

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About 3660 Syrians refugees swarm into Turkey in fresh exodus from Kurds-IS clash

Some 3660 Syrian refugees fleeing clashes between Islamic State (IS) militant group and the Syrian Kurdish fighters have swarmed into Turkey over the past three days, private Dogan News Agency reported on Saturday.

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9 extremists get death penalty in Egypt over terrorism charges

An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced nine extremists to death over charges of embracing extremist ideologies, targeting security forces and associating with the Islamic State (IS) militant group, official MENA news agency reported.

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Entry fee proposed for one of Australia's most popular tourist attractions

Tourists might soon have to pay to visit one of Australia's most iconic attractions if a proposed revenue-raising plan gains traction.

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IS executes 17 people over 24 hours in Syria's Palmyra

​The Islamic State (IS) militants have executed at least 17 people since they took control over the ancient city of Palmyra on Wednesday, a monitor group said Thursday.

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Iran hopes to reach nuclear agreement despite difficulties: negotiator

​Iran hopes to reach a nuclear agreement with world powers before the end of June although some difficulties and obstacles remain, a senior negotiator said on Tuesday.

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Weapon depot blast kills 25 IS militants in eastern Syria

​Powerful blast at a weapon depot in eastern Syria killed at least 25 militants with the Islamic State (IS) militant group on Wednesday, a monitor group reported.

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Blast targets rebel position in Syria's Aleppo, 40 hit

​As many as 40 rebels were either killed or wounded Tuesday when a car bomb targeted their position in Syria's northern province of Aleppo, a monitoring group reported.

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Al-Qaida-linked militants withdraw from southern Damascus town

​Al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front militants withdrew from a town in the southern countryside of the capital Damascus after days of clashes with a rival jihadist group, a monitoring group reported Thursday.

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27 Houthis killed by al-Qaida attacks in Yemen

​The al-Qaida militants launched attacks against the Houthi group in Yemen's al-Bayda province on Tuesday, which killed at least 27 Houthi militants and wounded dozens of others.