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Islamic State attack and bombings leave 29 dead across Iraq
World | May 16, 2016, 07:29 AM ISTBaghdad:The Islamic State group launched a coordinated assault on a natural gas plant north of Baghdad that killed at least 14 people, while a string of other bomb attacks in or close to the capital
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Twin bombing attacks in Baghdad market kill at least 24
World | Feb 28, 2016, 10:21 PM ISTBaghdad: Militants attacked an outdoor market on Sunday in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens, officials said.A bomb ripped through the crowded Mredi market in the Shiite district of Sadr City,
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14 killed in Afghan suicide bombing
World | Feb 22, 2016, 10:37 PM ISTKabul: At least 14 people were killed and 11 others injured as a suicide bombing rocked Afghanistan's eastern province of Parwan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman told Xinhua."The blast took place in Seyyagard District at
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At least 4 dead in Saudi Arabia mosque bombing
World | Jan 30, 2016, 09:31 AM ISTRiyadh: Two gunmen wearing suicide bomb belts attacked a Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, an assault that killed at least four people and wounded seven, authorities said.The attack struck the Imam
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23 killed in Syrian bombings
World | Jan 26, 2016, 07:31 AM ISTDamascus: A booby-trapped vehicle tore through a security headquarter of the Syrian rebel, Ahrar al-Sham Movement, in the northern province of Aleppo on Monday, killing 23 people, including 19 militants and injuring tens of others,
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Bombing close to Russian embassy in Kabul kills more than 12
World | Jan 20, 2016, 11:38 PM ISTKabul, Afghanistan: An explosion was heard near Russian embassy in the capital, Kabul, killing more than 12 civilians and wounded over 20 others, said Afghan officials.Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said that four people were
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Six Indians killed in Yemen aerial bombardment, one missing: MEA
India | Sep 11, 2015, 05:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: India said on Friday that six Indians had died following aerial bombardment of their boats off Yemen coast while one Indian was unaccounted for.In a statement, external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said
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US conducting airstrikes to help Iraq retake Tikrit
World | Mar 26, 2015, 07:48 AM ISTWashington: At Iraq's request, the U.S. began airstrikes in Tikrit on Wednesday in support of a stalled Iraqi ground offensive to retake the city from Islamic State fighters. The bombing marked a significant expansion of
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CCTV camera catches bombing on bus in Dhaka
World | Feb 24, 2015, 06:55 AM ISTDhaka: A closed-circuit police camera has recorded the bombing on a bus in Dhaka during the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led opposition alliance's blockade.Police claimed one of the attackers was killed in a "gunfight" at Mirpur's
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Bombing in volatile southwest Pakistan kills 10
World | Mar 14, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTQuetta: A doctor at a hospital in southwestern Pakistan says 10 people were killed when a bomb went off near a passenger bus in the city of Quetta.Ali Mardan says the bodies were brought to
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40 killed as car bomb rips through Pakistan's Peshawar
World | Sep 29, 2013, 09:40 PM ISTPeshawar: At least 40 people, including nine members of one family, were killed and 80 others injured when a huge car bomb ripped through a historic market here today, third such attacks in the troubled
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Bombings kill 48 in south and central Iraq
World | Sep 15, 2013, 07:05 PM ISTBaghdad: A new wave of insurgent attacks in Iraq, mostly car bombs targeting Shiite-majority cities in the centre and south of the country, killed at least 48 people today, officials said.The attacks continue a surge
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32 killed, 96 injured in Iraq car bombings
World | Jul 21, 2013, 07:07 AM ISTBaghdad, July 21: At least 32 people were killed and 96 wounded in a string of car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital city on Saturday evening, an interior ministry source said.The attacks were carried
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14 killed, 25 injured in Pakistan bombing
World | Jun 30, 2013, 05:48 PM ISTIslamabad, June 30: At least 14 people, including three children, were killed and 25 others injured on Sunday when a car bomb rocked a paramilitary convoy in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city, a media report said.The
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Indian student arrested in Singapore over bomb threat
World | Jan 02, 2013, 10:24 AM ISTSingapore, Jan 2: A 13-year-old Indian student has been arrested here by Singapore police for posting a Facebook message in which he allegedly threatened to bomb a luxury casino resort in the city-state.The unnamed boy
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38 Killed, 170 Injured In Iraq Bombings
World | Apr 20, 2012, 08:44 AM ISTBaghdad, Apr 20: A wave of apparently coordinated bombing and shooting attacks in seven different provinces across Iraq killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 170 yesterday, security officials said.It was the deadliest
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US To Wait For Results Of Probe Into Anti-Israel Attack
World | Feb 15, 2012, 07:53 AM ISTWashington, Feb 15: The United States on Tuesday said that it would wait for the results of the investigations into the bombing on an Israeli diplomatic vehicle in New Delhi before determining any possible Iranian
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ISI Behind 26/11 And Bombing Of Indian Embassy In Kabul : BBC
World | Nov 04, 2011, 09:19 PM ISTLondon, Nov 4: Pakistan's ISI was behind the 26/11 attacks as well as the July 2008 bombing of the Indian embassy in Kabul, the BBC said in a damning report on the military-run spy agency
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'Qaeda' Bombing Kills 23 Shiites In Yemen Rebel Bastion
World | Nov 24, 2010, 10:55 PM ISTSanaa, Nov 24: A suicide car bomber killed 23 Shiites at a religious procession in Yemen today, an attack a tribal chief charged was a bid by Al-Qaeda to fan sectarian tensions in the already
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Leak Blows Lid Off ISI Role In Kabul Embassy Raid
World | Jul 26, 2010, 12:35 PM ISTPolish intelligence had, a week before the 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul, warned of a possible Taliban attack on Indian interests in the Afghan capital with the "main goal" to show its ability to