Eleven people, including a child, were killed in a wave of bombings and ambushes in Afghanistan Thursday, authorities said, as the embattled nation's allies pledged more support. Full Story …
Sauerland cell members confess to planning attacks
Suspected Islamic militants on trial for plotting to bomb US targets in Germany have begun making confessions after a shock twist in the high-profile case, a lawyer said Thursday. Full Story …
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34 Taliban killed in Swat, Upper Dir
Thirty-four more Taliban were killed and five soldiers injured in crossfire during search operations in Malakand during the past 24 hours, security forces said on Thursday. Full Story …
Eta suspected as bomb kills policeman in Basque town
The armed Basque separatist group Eta was blamed this morning for the killing of a Spanish police inspector in a bomb attack in the Basque town of Arrigorriaga, outside Bilbao. Full Story …
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US trains reluctant Afghan police to fight Taliban
The request crackled over the radio in the police station in this remote Afghan valley: four officers needed to accompany U.S. Marines on an overnight patrol. Full Story …
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Ugandan Peacekeeper Killed in Somali Blast
A Ugandan soldier serving in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia was killed and another injured on Wednesday, the army has said. Full Story …
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Nigeria 'wrong' to seize weapons
The owners of a Ukrainian aircraft seized in northern Nigeria with a cargo of weapons say the authorities there have no reason to hold it. Full Story …
Militants 'blow up Nigeria pipe'
Militants in Nigeria's oil-producing region say they have blown up a major pipeline belonging to Italian energy firm Agip. Full Story …
Japan expands anti-piracy mission
Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing its navy wider powers to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia. Full Story …
Hamas rules out a reconciliation deal with Fatah
Gaza - The Gaza-ruling Hamas movement Thursday ruled out a deal with the rival Fatah party by a July 7 deadline as President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah security forces continue a crackdown on Hamas' West …
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