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Man Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ Attacks Police On Morocco-Spain Border

A knife-wielding man shouting "Allahu Akbar" charged across the border between Morocco and the Spanish territory of...

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Indian Troops Open Fire On Kashmir Protesters, Killing One

The Indian army opened fire on a group of stone-throwing protesters Friday, killing one youth and injuring another in...

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South Korea’s First Black Model Faces Widespread Racism

A Korean-Nigerian teenager who is rising through the ranks of the fashion world as South Korea's first black model is...

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Indian Leaders Condemn Deadly Attack On Hindu Pilgrims

Indian leaders and Kashmiri separatists united Tuesday to condemn an attack on a bus that killed seven Hindu pilgrims...

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Militants Kill Six Hindu Pilgrims

Militants killed six Hindu pilgrims and wounded 14 others Monday in Indian-administered Kashmir, police told AFP, after...

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Hindu Pilgrims On Route To Amarnath Temple Killed In Militant Attack

At least six Hindu pilgrims were killed in Indian Kashmir on Monday when militants attacked police guarding them during...

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Thousands Flee As Tensions Escalate Over Kashmir

Thousands of people have fled their homes in Pakistani Kashmir, officials said Monday, as continued shelling between...

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Indian Kashmir In Lockdown For Key Anniversary

India on Saturday imposed a widespread curfew, cut off all internet services and deployed thousands of troops in...

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Traders Say Business As Usual At China-N.Korea Border

Trucks still line up bumper-to-bumper on the "Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge" to bring goods from North Korea into China...

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Boy Travels 143 MILES From Morocco To Spain Under Bus

A boy survived a perilous 143 mile journey from Morocco to Spain hanging underneath a bus, it has emerged. Footage has...

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Somali Refugees Regret Returning Home From Kenya

As a teenager, Aden Hussein chose to become a refugee to get an education. With Somalia in collapse, he left his family...

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Boy Travels From Morocco To Spain Under Bus

A boy travelled at least 230 kilometres from Morocco to Spain hanging underneath a bus, officials said on Monday, in...

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DRCongo Seeks Joint Chinese-Spanish Offer To Build Dam

The Democratic Republic of Congo said Tuesday it has asked Chinese and Spanish bidders of a colossal dam project to...

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Police Officer Dead In DR Congo Court Attack

A police officer was killed in an attack on a court compound in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a judicial source...

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Indian Soldiers Kill Five Rebels In Kashmir

Indian soldiers killed five suspected rebels Friday in a shoot-out near the de facto border that divides disputed...

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Two Men Go On Trial In DR Congo For UN Experts’ Murders

A man and a teenager went on trial in a military court in Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, accused of killing...

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Musicians Play Tunes In Protest At US-Mexico Border Wall

German and Mexican artists staged a show on the border with the United States in protest at Washington's plans to build...

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Indian Shelling Kills Two Pakistani Civilians In Kashmir

Pakistan on Thursday said two of its civilians were killed and seven injured in Indian cross-border shelling in the...

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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...