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Al Qaeda-linked group claims Beirut bombings
A Sunni militant group linked to al-Qaida says it carried out a double suicide bombing Wednesday in Lebanon\'s capital that killed at ...Indian state to release killers of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi
The chief minister of an Indian state on Wednesday ordered the release of all seven people jailed for plotting the assassination of ...Violent clashes in Kiev leave at least 20 dead
Thousands of anti-government protesters have clashed with security forces in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, as the country\'s old Soviet master Russia blamed ...Four killed as Thai police clash with protesters in Bangkok
Thai anti-government protesters battled Tuesday with riot police trying to clear protest sites in Bangkok, leaving at least four people dead in ...Car bombings kill at least 33 people in Iraq
Car bombs have exploded in Iraq\'s capital and areas to the south, killing at least 33 people and wounding more than 80 ...NK leaders accused of crimes against humanity
A U.N. human rights inquiry has concluded North Korea is committing "unspeakable atrocities" against its people.Peace talks collapse as Taliban execute 23 Pakistani soldiers
The Pakistani government has called off a round of peace talks with the Taliban after insurgents claimed they had executed 23 kidnapped ...18 dead in Nepal plane crash
Rescuers on Monday found the wreckage of a plane that slammed into a snow-covered mountain in Nepal and burst into flames, killing ...Co-pilot hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane
The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight headed for Rome hijacked the plane Monday, landing it safely in Geneva where he was ...Scores feared dead as Boko Haram strikes northern Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed more than 100 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria. The attackers stormed the ...