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At least 10 killed in suicide car bomb attack in Somalia

At least 10 killed in suicide car bomb attack in Somalia

Aug  21, – Witnesses and residents said they heard two loud blasts in quick succession followed by heavy gunfire. At least 10 people were killed when two suicide car bombers attacked the local government headquarters in Somalia’s Galkayo town in the semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, police said, and the militant al Shabaab group claimed […]

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2.4 million in Libya need aid, UN says on World Humanitarian Day

2.4 million in Libya need aid, UN says on World Humanitarian Day

Aug  20, – “More than 2.4 million people in Libya are in need of humanitarian assistance,” Martin Kobler, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for Libya, said in a statement. The UN used World Humanitarian Day on Friday to plead for help for Libya, saying millions of Libyans and migrants were engulfed in a worsening crisis. […]

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Gunfire feared in Olympic bus attack

Gunfire feared in Olympic bus attack

Aug 10, – Rio 2016 organisers said two journalists suffered slight injuries in Tuesday’s attack, which set off a new Olympic jitters four days after a bullet hit a Games media centre. A bus carrying Rio Olympics journalists came under attack and police were investigating whether bullets were fired from the notorious City of God […]

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Seven including baby killed in Nepal helicopter crash

Seven including baby killed in Nepal helicopter crash

Aug 08, – The Kathmandu-bound Fishtail Air helicopter was carrying six passengers when it lost contact with air traffic control about 30 minutes after taking off from the western district of Gorkha. A helicopter crashed into a hillside in Nepal on Monday, killing all seven people on board including a baby, officials said. Among them […]

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Suicide bomber kills 5 soldiers in south Yemen

Suicide bomber kills 5 soldiers in south Yemen

Aug  07, – Another seven soldiers were wounded in the attack targeting troops who had been sent from the main southern city of Aden to Lahj province to fight jihadists, the sources said. A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a large group of army reinforcements in south Yemen on Sunday, killing five soldiers, military […]

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Donald Trump and his followers could destroy America even if he loses

Donald Trump and his followers could destroy America even if he loses

Aug  07, – Since Aug. 2, Trump has feuded with a baby, repeatedly insulted the Muslim parents of a deceased veteran, claimed he “always wanted a Purple Heart,” insisted the election will be “rigged,” reignited past campaign controversies like his mockery of a disabled reporter and his comments over Megan Kelly’s menstrual cycle, falsely claimed […]

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Casablanca building collapse kills three

Casablanca building collapse kills three

Aug  07, –  At least 24 people were injured in the tragedy when a four-storey building in the Sbata district came down on Friday evening, a statement from the Casablanca municipality said earlier. Moroccan rescuers Saturday found the body of a woman trapped under a collapsed building in Casablanca, raising the death toll to three […]

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Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 14 people- Iraq

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 14 people- Iraq

July  24, – The bomber, who was on foot, detonated his device at one of the busy entrances of the Shiite district of Kadhimiyah, killing at least 10 civilians and four policemen, a police officer said. At least 31 other people were wounded, he added. A suicide bomber attacked a security check point in northern […]

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Death toll from Baghdad blast rises to 250 – Iraq’s Health Ministry

Death toll from Baghdad blast rises to 250 – Iraq’s Health Ministry

July 06, – The attack, claimed by Islamic State militants which the government is battling in the country’s north and west, was the deadliest of the many car bombings in Baghdad since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The death toll from a massive suicide bombing in Baghdad over the weekend has reached 250, Iraq’s Health Ministry […]

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Somalia forces end extremist siege of hotel, 15 killed

Somalia forces end extremist siege of hotel, 15 killed

Jun 02, – The assault started when a vehicle laden with explosives detonated outside the Ambassador Hotel Wednesday evening and three militants stormed inside the building, said the African Union Mission in Somalia. The AU multinational force is bolstering Somalia’s weak government against an insurgency by the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab. Somali security forces Thursday […]

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