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MANILA, Oct 8, (AFP): Gunmen seized a retired Italian priest in the strife-torn southern Philippines, authorities said Thursday, the latest abduction blamed on an infamous …
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Kurds say Islamic State used mustard gas in Iraq attack; IS executed 70 Sunni tribesmen in Anbar: elder, UN
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq, Oct 8, (Agencies): Blood tests show the Islamic State used mustard agent in an attack on Kurdish peshmerga forces in August, the autonomous …
Read More »Syrian army in major offensive
BEIRUT, Oct 7, (Agencies): Heavy Russian aerial bombing and cruise missile strikes launched from warships in the Caspian Sea on Wednesday provided cover for a …
Read More »Iraq leans towards Moscow in IS fight
BAGHDAD, Oct 7, (Agencies): Iraq may request Russian air strikes against Islamic State on its soil soon and wants Moscow to have a bigger role …
Read More »Arab coalition faces new IS foe in Yemen – ‘Fertile ground for radicalisation’
DUBAI, Oct 7, (AFP): An unprecedented attack on Yemen’s government claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group has raised a fresh challenge for the Saudi-led …
Read More »Four held over terror shooting; Court tests legality of offshore detention of asylum seekers
SYDNEY, Oct 7, (Agencies): Four people were arrested in Australia on Wednesday over the terror-linked murder of a police employee after coordinated raids by more …
Read More »Women suicide bombers kill 18 in Nigeria; Boko Haram attack on military camp repulsed: Army
DAMATURU, Nigeria, Oct 7, (Agencies): Two women suicide bombers killed 18 people, including themselves, early Wednesday in northeast Nigeria at a mosque in the compound …
Read More »Russia plans no infantry ops in Syria; Moscow would consider Iraq strikes if asked
MOSCOW, Oct 6, (Agencies): Russia is not conducting operations in Syria involving its own ground troops and will not do so, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, the …
Read More »I.S. CLAIMS ATTACKS ON YEMENI GOVERNMENT, GULF TROOPS
ADEN, Yemen, Oct 6, (Agencies): Islamic State in Yemen on Tuesday claimed coordinated suicide bombings targeting the Yemeni government and the Arab military coalition in …
Read More »Pastor escapes knife attack at his home – 4 quizzed on Japanese man murder
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 6, (Agencies): Police said they were questioning four people Monday in connection with the second killing of a foreigner in Bangladesh last …
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