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  Kenya mall attack: Al Shabab claims, 137 killed in massacre

  World | September 25, 2013 17:13 IST

  Nairobi, Kenya: The militant group behind the takeover of a Nairobi mall claimed Wednesday that Kenyan government assault team carried out “a demolition” of the building, burying 137 hostages in rubble. A government spokesman denied

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  Third Indian found killed in Nairobi attack

  World | September 24, 2013 20:56 IST

  Nairobi/New Delhi: Another Indian, Sudharshan B. Nagaraj from Bangalore, was Tuesday identified as among the 62 killed in the Nairobi mall attack by Islamist militants while the Indian high commission in Nairobi set up enquiry

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  Bombs at Sunni funeral in Iraq kill 14

  World | September 23, 2013 23:34 IST

  Baghdad: Iraqi officials say a double bombing at a Sunni funeral in Baghdad today has killed 14 people.  It was the third day in a row in which funerals were attacked in the Iraqi capital.They

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  Afghanistan: Taliban kill 11 border police guards

  World | September 23, 2013 19:33 IST

  Kabul, Afghanistan: An Afghan security official says the Taliban have attacked a border police checkpoint in the country's south near the border with Pakistan, killing 11 policemen.Gen. Tafser Khan of the southern border police said

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  Five killed as cab falls into gorge in Kashmir

  India | September 19, 2013 15:57 IST

  Srinagar: Five persons were killed and four others critically injured when the cab they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge in frontier Kupwara district today.  The cab carrying nine persons skidded off the

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  Bombings kill 48 in south and central Iraq

  World | September 15, 2013 19:05 IST

  Baghdad: 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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  2 Pak Army officers killed in blast near Afghan border

  World | September 15, 2013 16:54 IST

  Islamabad/Peshawar: Two senior Pakistan Army officers and a soldier were today killed in an IED blast while they were returning after visiting posts along the Pak-Afghan border in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.  Major Gen

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  22 killed in Iraq funeral attack

  World | September 14, 2013 23:15 IST

  Baghdad: At least 22 people were killed and 41 injured Saturday in a suicide bomb attack at a funeral near Iraq's Mosul city"The latest report said that 22 killed and 41 wounded by the suicide

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  Taliban group claims responsibility for killing Indian author

  World | September 14, 2013 17:51 IST

  Kabul: In a new twist, a renegade Taliban militia, the Suicide Group of the Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, has taken responsibility for killing Indian author Sushmita Banerjee, claiming she was an “Indian spy”.“We killed Sushmita

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  Muzaffarnagar: Rs 10 Lakhs for those killed in communal riots

  India | September 11, 2013 16:30 IST

  Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia compensation of Rs.1 million to the next of kin of each to the 38 people killed in the communal riots in Muzaffarnagar.Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav

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  Journalist among 2 killed in fresh violence in Muzaffarnagar

  India | September 07, 2013 21:07 IST

  Muzaffarnagar (UP): At least two persons, including journalist of a TV news channel, were killed today and several others injured in fresh clashes between members of two communities in the district, where tension has been

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  Wave of bombings, attacks in Iraq kill at least 47

  World | September 03, 2013 23:10 IST

  Baghdad: A series of coordinated evening blasts in Baghdad and other violence killed at least 47 people in Iraq today, officials said, the latest in a surge of bloodshed roiling the country this year.  Many

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  Pakistani intelligence plotted to kill Asma Jahangir in India: Post

  World | September 03, 2013 20:23 IST

  Washington: Pakistani military and intelligence leaders orchestrating a wave of extrajudicial killings of terrorism suspects for years even plotted to "eliminate" prominent human rights activist Asma Jahangir during a visit to India, the Washington Post

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  8 Bhutanese soldiers killed in explosion

  World | September 02, 2013 16:44 IST

  Thimphu: At least eight Bhutanese soldiers were reportedly killed and about 10 more injured today in an explosion while they were disposing of old ammunition.  The incident occurred this morning near the Indian Military Training

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  Labourer killed in fire in factory in Delhi

  India | August 31, 2013 20:49 IST

  New Delhi: A labourer was killed and four sustained severe burn injuries in a fire that broke out in a factory producing motorcycle parts in Bawana area of North Delhi, Delhi Fire Service said today.According

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  5 killed, 24 injured in 5.9 magnitude quake in China

  World | August 31, 2013 20:16 IST

  Beijing: A 5.9 earthquake hit a mountainous region of southwestern China today, killing at least five people and forcing thousands to relocate.The quake hit the Yunnan-Sichuan border area in the counties of Shangri-La and Deqen

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  41 killed in Kenya bus crash, Red Cross says

  World | August 29, 2013 20:03 IST

  Nairobi: The driver of a bus traveling on a dark, country road in Kenya lost control of the vehicle early Thursday and it plunged into a valley, shearing the roof off as it rolled and

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  36 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

  World | August 28, 2013 16:09 IST

  Kabul: At least 36 Taliban militants were killed and 10 wounded during operations in different Afghan provinces within a day, said the country's interior ministry on Wednesday."Afghan National Police (ANP) conducted several joint clearance operations

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  Two policemen, two Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh

  India | August 27, 2013 22:06 IST

  Raipur: Two security personnel, including a company commander of Special Task Force (STF), were killed in a gunfight Tuesday with Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.Police also said to have gunned down

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  Man killed in Delhi factory fire

  India | August 24, 2013 17:41 IST

  New Delhi: An unidentified man, believed to be a labourer, was charred to death when a a plastic factory caught fire here early on Saturday, a fire official said.The fire began from the first floor