13 charged over deadly Istanbul aiport bombings: report
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Thirteen suspects, including 10 Turks, were charged Sunday over the Istanbul airport suicide bombings, the deadliest…
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Bangladesh in mourning after hostage bloodbath
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh began observing two days of national mourning Sunday after 20 hostages were slaughtered at a restaurant…
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New Taliban leader tells US to end Afghan ‘occupation’ in first message
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- New Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Saturday called on the US to end its "occupation" of…
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Bangladesh PM ‘determined to root out terrorism’
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she was determined to eradicate terrorism in Bangladesh Saturday after security…
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Bangladesh commandos end hostage siege, kill six gunmen
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh security forces ended a siege Saturday after storming a cafe in Dhaka where dozens of…
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Bangladesh commandos storm Dhaka hostage cafe
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Heavily armed Bangladeshi commandos stormed a Dhaka restaurant Saturday where suspected Islamist militants were holding dozens…
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Landslides and flooding in India kill at least eight
DEHRADUN, India (AFP) -- Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in a mountainous part of north India killed at…
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Hong Kong celebrates 19th anniversary of returning to motherland
(Courtesy CCTV) -- Hong Kong celebrates the 19th anniversary of its return to the motherland of China on Friday,…
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China’s president talks tough ahead of tribunal ruling
by Tom HANCOCK BEIJJING, China (AFP) -- China will never compromise on sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said Friday ahead of…
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Turkey police detain 13 suspects over Istanbul airport attack: state media
ANKARA, Tukey (AFP) -- Turkish police on Thursday rounded up 13 suspects over the triple suicide bombings at Istanbul's international airport…
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