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  • 8 die as refugee boat capsizes in Mediterranean

    At least eight people died after a boat carrying refugees sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, Italian Rainews24 tv channel said. The boat was off Libya when it capsized, killing at least eight refugees while 100 others were missing, according to channel. Separately, a written statement by local coast guard command said 650 refugees on Saturday.. More

  • Myanmar military finds parts of crashed plane, bodies

    Several bodies and debris were found in the water after a Myanmar military plane vanished over the Andaman Sea with 122 soldiers, family members and crew on board, the country's army said in a statement. The Chinese-made Y-8 turboprop aircraft disappeared on Wednesday afternoon about a half-hour after leaving Myeik, also known as Mergui, for Yangon.. More

  • Deadly explosion strikes Afghanistan's Herat

    At least 10 people were killed and several wounded in an explosion near police offices and a mosque in Afghanistan's Herat province, police officials told Al Jazeera. Abdul Ahid Wali Zada, police spokesperson, said the bomb was planted in a rickshaw that detonated near the Jama Masjid, a large mosque dating from the 12th century in Herat city on Tuesday... More

  • Gunmen attack Iran's parliament, Khomeini shrine

    Armed men have launched attacks in Iran's capital, killing a guard at the parliament building and wounding several people in the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in southern Tehran, state media reported. Four armed assailants attacked the parliament office buildings in central Tehran on Wednesday morning, while others attacked the shrine of revolutionary.. More

  • London Bridge: Fatalities after car and stabbing attack

    At least seven people have been killed in the UK capital after a van ploughed into pedestrians on London Bridge and attackers went on stabbing spree in the nearby Borough Market area before being shot dead by police. Another 48 people were also wounded in the attack late on Saturday, which occurred in a busy area with many restaurants and pubs. Mark.. More

  • Coalition raid kills 28 civilians in Syria's Raqqah

    At least 28 civilians were killed by a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in Raqqah, according to local sources. Coalition jets carried out massive airstrikes in the northern province on Friday, the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to security fears, said. Scores of people were reportedly injured in the raids. Coalition airstrikes have.. More

  • Kabul: Car bomb blast kills 80, wounds hundreds

    A suspected truck bomb has ripped through the heart of Kabul's diplomatic district, killing at least 80 people and wounding hundreds, in a powerful blast described by officials as "one of the biggest" to have hit the Afghan capital. Sources said Wednesday's suicide attack took place near Zanbaq square, in Kabul's 10th district, close to shops.. More

  • Nearly 85,000 flee region under Philippines martial law

    Around 85,000 people have been forced to leave their homes as an ongoing military operation in Marawi City entered seventh day. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) government’s crisis management center recorded a total of 84,460 internally displaced persons. They are either staying at designated evacuation centers or at their relative&rsqu.. More

  • Civilian death toll rises in Syria's Raqqa

    At least 13 people have been killed in suspected US-led coalition air strikes on Raqqa and suspected rocket attacks fired by a Kurdish group, a monitoring group has said. Some of the deaths in the northern city on Sunday evening resulted from air strikes blamed on the US-led coalition, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday. The.. More

  • Morocco: Al-Hoceima remains tense over protest arrests

    Protests started in October after the death of a fishmonger crushed inside a garbage truck while trying to retrieve fish confiscated by police [Reuters]Protests started in October after the death of a fishmonger crushed inside a garbage truck while trying to retrieve fish confiscated by police [Reuters] The situation in the northern Moroccan city of.. More

  • Suspect identified in double killing on Portland train

    A man who police say fatally stabbed two people who tried to stop him from yelling anti-Muslim slurs on a Portland light-railway train spent time in prison for robbery and kidnapping charges years ago, according to court records and a lawyer. Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, was being held in the Multnomah County Jail on Saturday on suspicion of aggravated.. More

  • Top resistance commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat killed in Kashmir

    Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday killed a top resistance commander in a gun battle, sparking massive protests and clashes in the region. Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, head of the Hizbul Mujahideen group, was killed overnight by government troops in Tral area, some 40km south of Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, police said. Hizbul Mujahideen.. More

  • Palestinian prisoners in Israel suspend hunger strike

    A mass hunger strike staged by Palestinian prisoners over conditions in Israeli jails was suspended on Saturday after a deal with Israel, officials said. About 1,500 inmates launched the action on April 17, in one of the largest such strikes. The 40-day hunger strike raised tensions with Israel as protests in support of the strikers spilled over into.. More

  • Brazil: Embattled president deploys troops to streets

    Brazil's president ordered federal troops to restore order in the country's capital, Brasilia, after some ministries were evacuated during clashes between police and protesters seeking Michel Temer's ouster. Temer is struggling to retain power after the release of a recording that appears to capture him approving hush money for a convicted former lawmaker... More

  • 1,000 asylum seekers stranded in the Mediterranean

    About 1,000 asylum seekers stranded in the Mediterranean after setting off from Libya prompted a massive rescue effort with hundreds being saved. Four Italian Coast Guard ships went out to recover the asylum seekers on Tuesday from at least 11 rafts and barges trying to reach European shores. Joining the Italians were vessels belonging to the UN's.. More