Iran Executes Jundullah Founder Abdul Malik Rigi
Iran hanged the convicted leader of a Sunni Muslim rights group on Sunday for his involvement in deadly attacks on Iranian establishment.
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Al-Qaeda in Yemen Raids Aden Police HQ
Gunmen suspected of being Al-Qaeda members attacked Yemeni police headquarters, killing at least a dozen people and freeing several detainees.
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Turkish Troops Cross Iraqi Border; Clash with Kurdish Separatists
Hundreds of Turkish troops crossed the southern border with Iraq to target the bases of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in response to recent deadly attacks on armed forces.
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Russian Troops Arrive in Kyrgyzstan Amid Anti-Uzbek Riots
Kremlin mobilised its troops to protect military bases in Kyrgyzstan as ethnic riots rage for the third consecutive day. At least 100 people have lost their lives, mostly Uzbeks, whereas more than 1,000 people have sustained injuries in the bloody conflict.
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Kyrgyzstan Ethnic Riots Claim Up To 40 Lives
Violence between Kyrgyz majority and Uzbek minority has claimed the lives of up to 40 people and wounded more than 500 others.
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U.S. Arrests Hundreds of Suspected Drug Peddlers
Officers of the Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Administration nabbed 429 people and seized nearly 1,360 kg of marijuana, 112 kg of cocaine, $5.8 million in U.S. currency and 141 weapons.
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Allied Troops Suffer Heavy Losses in Taliban Raids
A NATO convoy was attacked on late Tuesday whereas the helicopter attack as well as the deadly roadside bombing took place on Wednesday, 9 June.
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Israel condemned by Eurasian States at Turkey Summit
Member states of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) slammed brutal actions taken by the Israeli forces and termed it as a blatant violation of international law.
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Citizen: Being a Gazan
Gaza has been in the spotlight for the last couple of weeks in connection with the Freedom to Gaza...
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Union Carbide Officials Get 2 Years for 25,000 Deaths in Indian Court Ruling
Over 40 of tonnes of poisonous methyl isocyanate gas leaked out on 2 December, 1984 from the Union Carbide India Limited plant went on to kill over 25,000 people in its aftermath to date.
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