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Coup in Zimbabwe, Army Seizes Power and Holds Mugabe

Zimbabwe’s army seized control of the country on Wednesday, saying it was removing “criminals” around Robert...

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Fears Surge of A Fresh War In Congo’s Nord-Kivu

The governor of Congo's restive eastern province of Nord-Kivu urged the army Wednesday to beef up operations against a...

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Pakistan Oil Tanker Inferno Kills At Least 123

At least 123 people were killed when a lorry transporting oil burst into flames near the Pakistani city of Ahmedpur...

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Israel Launches Raid On Syria In Return For Projectile Fire

An Israeli aircraft carried out a strike on Syria after 10 projectiles fired from the war-torn country hit the occupied...

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Civilian Killed At Funeral For Slain Kashmir Rebels

A civilian was killed and several wounded Thursday in Indian-administered Kashmir when security forces opened fire on a...

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Heavy Clashes Rock City In Eastern DR Congo

Clashes erupted early on Thursday in Beni, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with residents reporting the...

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Sudan Military Helicopter Crashes Killing Crew

A Sudanese military helicopter has crashed in Northern State, killing all four crew members on board, the army said on...

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10 Militants Killed After Clashes In Faryab Province of Afghan

A total of 10 militants have been killed and 15 others injured as clash erupted in Qaisar district of Afghanistan’s...

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Indian Army Commends Kashmir ‘human Shield’ Officer

India's army has commended an officer accused of tying a Kashmiri man to a jeep and using him as a human shield, media...

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Four Indonesian Soldiers Killed In S. China Sea Training

Four Indonesian soldiers have been killed and eight others injured by artillery fire in an accident during training on...

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Philippine Assault On Extremists Sends 24,000 Fleeing

More than 24,000 people fled their homes as the Philippine military used airstrikes and artillery against Muslim...

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Boko Haram’s Shekau Rejects Air Strike Injury Claims

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video published online on Thursday, rejecting claims he had been...

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Three Soldiers Killed In Indian Kashmir Attack

Suspected militants attacked an army garrison in Indian Kashmir on Thursday, killing three soldiers amid an uptick in...

International

Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Army Base, ‘killing 140’

As many 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in...

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‘Jihadists’ Kill 4 Soldiers In Mali’s North

Suspected jihadists on Tuesday killed four Malian soldiers in an attack in the restive northern region of Timbuktu, the...

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Avalanches Kill Three Indian Soldiers In Kashmir

Three soldiers have died after avalanches struck a high-altitude army post in Indian-administered Kashmir, an officer...

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Wave of Attacks Strike Restive Thai South

Nearly two dozen arson and bomb attacks erupted across Thailand's insurgency-torn south shortly after midnight, the...

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Uganda Hails Surrender of Senior LRA Commander

Uganda's army on Wednesday hailed the surrender of a senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army who was in charge...

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Israeli Warplanes Hit Targets In Syria As Tensions Flare

Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missiles launches, in the most...