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Bomb kills 10 at DR Congo church, Islamists suspected
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» BENI (DR CONGO) - A bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded 39 others after ripping through a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, an attack blamed on suspected Islamists.
UN peacekeeper killed in north Mali IED attack
AFP, Published on 03/10/2021
» BAMAKO - An Egyptian peacekeeper was killed and four colleagues were seriously injured in improvised explosive attacks on their convoy in Mali's volatile north on Saturday, the United Nations said.
Iraq market suicide bombing claimed by IS kills nearly 30 on eve of Eid holiday
AFP, Published on 20/07/2021
» BAGHDAD - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility early Tuesday for a suicide bombing that ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital ahead of Eid holiday celebrations, killing nearly 30 people, according to medical sources.
Defiant Belarus defends diversion of plane carrying activist
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» MINSK: A defiant Belarus on Monday defended its forced diversion of a European plane carrying an opposition activist, after the unprecedented move provoked a global outcry and calls for a tough response.
Global outrage as Belarus ‘hijacks’ flight to arrest opposition activist
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» Belarus forced a passenger plane carrying a wanted opposition activist to divert and land in its capital, provoking a furious outcry from world leaders who described it as an "act of state terrorism" ahead of an EU summit Monday expected to toughen sanctions on Minsk.
Belarus diverts flight with opposition activist aboard
AFP, Published on 24/05/2021
» MINSK - Belarus forced an Athens-to-Vilnius Ryanair flight carrying a wanted opposition activist to divert and land in Minsk Sunday, provoking an outcry from European leaders and the European Union.
In the line of fire
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 04/11/2019
» One day in September, while they were resting after a day's labour in the fields, 30 civilians were killed by a US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State hideout in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.
IS claims responsibility for deadly Mali attacks on 50 soldiers
AFP, Published on 03/11/2019
» BAMAKO - The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for a devastating raid that killed 49 Malian troops as well as a blast that led to the death of a French soldier who became the latest casualty in the conflict-torn region.
US Army veteran arrested for plotting LA mass attack
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES - A US Army veteran who was allegedly plotting a large-scale terror attack near Los Angeles as revenge for the recent mass shootings in New Zealand has been arrested, authorities said Monday.
US Army veteran arrested for plotting LA mass attack
AFP, Published on 30/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES - A US Army veteran who was allegedly plotting a large-scale terror attack near Los Angeles as revenge for the recent mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been arrested, authorities said Monday.