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Al-Qaeda attacks Yemeni intelligence headquarters of Aden city
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants have attacked the intelligence headquarters of Yemen's southern city of Aden killing 14 people, officials say. The militants attacked the building from...
Pussy Riot jailed for two years for hooliganism
The three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot accused of hooliganism have been jailed for two years after staging an anti-Vladimir Putin protest...
Pakistan: militants attack Minhas air base at Kamra
A Pakistani military air base has been attacked by gunmen triggering a fierce fire-fight with security forces that lasted several hours. Several militants wearing military...
Baroness tour bus fell 30 ft from a viaduct near Bath in UK
Two people on a tour bus used by Baroness were badly injured when the vehicle fell 30 ft (10 m) from a viaduct near...
Large explosion in central Damascus close to a military compound
A large explosion has rocked Syrian capital Damascus striking close to a military compound, near a hotel used by the UN's observer mission. Syrian state...
Afghanistan: 42 killed in series of suicide attacks in Nimroz and Kunduz
Forty-two people have been killed and more than 130 others wounded in a series of suicide attacks in the south-west and north of Afghanistan. At...
Syrian rebels shoot down fighter jet near Iraqi border
Syrian rebels have produced footage of a man they claim is the captured pilot of a fighter jet that went down in the east...
Twenty Boko Haram Islamist militants killed by Nigeria army in Maiduguri
Nigerian army has killed 20 suspected members of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east of the country. One government soldier also died...
Iran earthquakes leave at least 87 people dead and more than 400 injured near Tabriz
Two strong earthquakes have hit north-western Iran, leaving at least 87 people dead and 400 more injured, according to state TV. The quakes struck near the...
Syrian rebels lose strategic district Salah al-Din in Aleppo
Syrian rebel commanders say they have lost control of the strategic Salah al-Din district in the northern city of Aleppo after a government offensive. The...
Antarctic rescue mission for US scientist
An international mission is under way to rescue a sick US citizen working at a research centre in the Antarctic. An Australian Airbus A319 landed...
Syrian government forces take full control of strategic district Salah al-Din in Aleppo
Syrian government forces have taken full control of strategic district Salah al-Din in the biggest city, Aleppo, after fierce fighting, state media say. However, rebel...
Egypt fires missiles on suspected Islamist militants in Sinai peninsula
Egyptian army helicopters have fired missiles on suspected Islamist militants in Sinai peninsula, security officials say. Twenty people were reported killed in Touma village, while...
Riyad Farid Hijab, Syria’s PM, defects to Jordan
Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the Jordanian government says. Riyad farid Hijab was appointed less than two...
Bomb attack on Syrian state TV
Syrian television reports that a bomb has exploded on the third floor of the state TV and radio building in the capital, Damascus. Three people...
Curiosity rover touches down on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has just landed on Mars. The one-ton vehicle was reported to have landed in a deep crater near the planet's equator at...
Egypt: at least 13 policemen killed in attack at Israeli border
At least 13 Egyptian policemen have been killed by unidentified gunmen who attacked a checkpoint on the Egyptian-Israeli border, officials say. Israel said the attackers,...
Wisconsin shooting: at least 7 people killed at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek
At least seven people, including a gunman, have died in a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, police says. A police officer...
Turkey: at least 19 people killed during clashes between Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels
At least 19 people have died in southeast Turkey after Kurdish rebels launched an attack on a Turkish border post, according to local media. Rebels...
Yemen: more than 30 people killed by suicide bomb in Abyan province
More than 30 people have been killed in Yemen after a suspected suicide bomber has struck a village in the southern province of Abyan. Dozens...
Syria: 48 Iranian pilgrims kidnapped near Damascus
Forty eight Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped from a bus in the vicinity of a shrine near the Syrian capital Damascus, reports say. Iranian diplomats...
Three al-Qaeda members arrested in Spain
Three men suspected to be al-Qaeda members have been arrested in San Roque and Almuradiel, southern Spain. Explosive material was seized at an address in...
Olympics 2012: bus crash kills cyclist near Olympic Park in Hackney
A cyclist has been killed in a crash with what police are describing as an "Olympic bus" on the border of the Olympic Park...
Iraq: two car bomb explosions kill 19 people in Baghdad
At least 19 people have been killed in two car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. The blasts happened within minutes of...
Yemen: Italian embassy worker kidnapped by gunmen in Sanaa
Gunmen have kidnapped a security agent working for the Italian embassy in Yemen's capital Sanaa. The Italian man was taken to an unknown destination from...
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