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International

Jakarta attack shows jostle to lead IS – Death toll in Indonesia rises to 8

JAKARTA, Jan 17, (RTRS): Last week’s attack on Jakarta showed for the first time that Islamic State violence has arrived in Indonesia, but security experts …

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Extremists slay 23 – Burkina Faso mourns

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Jan 16, (AP): The overnight seizure of a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital by al-Qaeda-linked extremists ended Saturday when Burkina Faso …

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V. K. Singh to look after Gulf Indians as ministries merge

NEW DELHI, Jan 16: Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh will now on look after all issues related to expatriate Indians in the …

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US and Tehran swap ‘detainees’ ahead of N-implementation day

VIENNA/DUBAI, Jan 16, (RTRS): Iran freed five Americans including a Washington Post reporter on Saturday as the two countries staged a series of goodwill gestures …

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IS attack on Deir Ezzor kills 75 Syrian soldiers – 600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria

BEIRUT, Jan 16, (Agencies): At least 75 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime militiamen were killed Saturday in a multi-front attack by the Islamic State group on …

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Losses spark more IS attacks

WASHINGTON, Jan 15, (Agencies): Islamic State jihadists will likely increase the tempo of attacks around the world as they come under increased pressure in Iraq …

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Chibok girls’ parents meet Nigerian president – Over 700 missing after army clashes: shiite group

ABUJA, Jan 15, (AFP): Hundreds of parents and sympathisers of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram Islamists in northeast Nigeria on Thursday met …

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German police watching more than 400 militants

BERLIN, Jan 15, (Agencies): The number of Islamist militant fi ghters returning to Germany from Syria and Iraq is on the rise and more than …

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Probe sought in Saudi death of American judged suicide

CONCORD, NH, Jan 15, (AP): A year after an American contractor was found dead in Saudi Arabia, his family doesn’t buy a police account indicating …

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Starving Syrian teen died in front of our eyes: UN agency – Deliberate starvation of civilians a war crime: Ban

BEIRUT, Jan 15, (Agencies): The UN children’s agency said Friday that it witnessed the death of a teenager who died of starvation “in front of …

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