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Militants attack Pakistan police academy, killing 59
Militants wearing suicide vests stormed a Pakistani police academy in the southwestern city of Quetta overnight, killing at least 59 people, mostly ...Eurozone approves 2.8 bn euros in bailout funds for Greece
Eurozone officials announced Tuesday they have approved 2.8 billion euros for Greece from its huge third bailout after the cash-strapped nation delivered ...Australian gets 15 years prison for abusing girls in Bali
An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced an Australian retiree to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing girls on the tourist island ...Wave of strikes as IS puts up tough defence of Mosul
Iraqi forces advancing on Mosul faced stiff resistance on Monday from the Islamic State group despite an unprecedented wave of US-led coalition ...Mystery as five die in French plane crash on Malta
An unmarked reconnaissance plane working for France\'s defence ministry crashed at Malta\'s international airport Monday, killing all five people on board and ...Fighting shakes Aleppo as truce expires
Clashes and air strikes shook the Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitor said Sunday, as heavy fighting resumed after the end of ...One killed, two injured in Japan park blasts
One person was killed and at least two injured by twin near-simultaneous blasts in a Japanese park on Sunday, the local fire ...Russian helicopter crash kills 19 in northwest Siberia
Nineteen people died when a helicopter carrying oil and gas field workers crashed in a remote area of Siberia in bad weather, ...Kurds attack IS-held town as Mosul battle rages
Kurdish forces launched a major assault Thursday on a town held by the Islamic State group near Mosul, opening a new front ...Sporadic fighting strains fragile Yemen truce
Scattered clashes between rebels and pro-government forces undermined a fragile ceasefire in Yemen Thursday as global pressure intensified for a lasting truce ...