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Spanish police fire on separatist voters, 460 injured
Associated Press, Published on 01/10/2017
» BARCELONA: Spanish riot police smashed their way into polling stations in Catalonia and fired rubber bullets Sunday at protesters outside one Barcelona polling station to try to halt a disputed independence referendum.
Police detain anti-Muslim Buddhist monk
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2017
» Apichart Punnajanto, a Buddhist monk who has posted online videos that harshly denounce Islam, has been detained by the authorities.
Philippines' Duterte asks Congress to extend martial law
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2017
» MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked Congress to extend martial law in the southern island of Mindanao until the end of the year to crush rebels inspired by the Islamic State militant group, his spokesman said on Tuesday..
Hindus continue pilgrimage in Kashmir after 7 killed
Associated Press, Published on 11/07/2017
» SRINAGAR, India -- Thousands of Hindus are continuing a religious pilgrimage in Indian-controlled Kashmir under heightened security after gunmen killed seven pilgrims and wounded 19 others before fleeing in the night.
13 Philippine marines killed in fighting with militants
Associated Press, Published on 12/06/2017
» ILIGAN, Philippines -- Thirteen Philippine marines were killed in fierce fighting with Muslim militants who have laid siege to a southern city for nearly a month in the biggest single-day loss for government forces, the military said Saturday.
Philippines vows to save hostages as fighting rages
Associated Press, Published on 31/05/2017
» MARAWI, Philippines -- Philippine authorities have reached out to parties who may be able to talk with Muslim militants in a bid to secure the freedom of hostages in a southern city where a week of fighting has killed 129 people, officials said Wednesday.
100 dead, executed in anti-IS battle in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 29/05/2017
» MARAWI, PHILIPPINES - Philippine forces found corpses in the streets of a besieged southern city on Sunday, including at least eight civilians who appeared to have been executed, as soldiers battled a weakened but still forceful group of militants linked to the Islamic State group.
Philippines says militants shot dead at least 16 civilians
Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2017
» MARAWI, Philippines -- Philippine troops found the bodies of 16 civilians in the streets as they fought Sunday to drive out militants linked to the Islamic State group who have occupied parts of a southern city. The overall death toll was 92.
The latest: Army trucks roll deeper into Philippine city
Associated Press, Published on 25/05/2017
» MANILA -- The Latest on the siege of a Philippine city that led President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in the south (all times local):
14 hostages taken in Philippines city, martial law declared
Associated Press, Published on 24/05/2017
» MANILA -- Muslim extremists abducted a Catholic priest and more than a dozen churchgoers while laying siege to a southern Philippine city overnight, burning buildings, ambushing soldiers and hoisting flags of the Islamic State group, officials said Wednesday.