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Ninth person arrested in Belgium over Paris attacks

Ninth person arrested in Belgium over Paris attacks

Brussels police have arrested a man in connection with the November 13 militant attacks in Paris which killed 130 people,…
US air strikes hit targets in embattled Afghan district

US air strikes hit targets in embattled Afghan district

US aircraft carried out two attacks in Sangin, the district in southern Afghanistan overrun by Taliban insurgents this week, officials…
Myanmar men sentenced to death for murder of British tourists in Thailand

Myanmar men sentenced to death for murder of British tourists in Thailand

A Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death on Thursday after convicting them of the 2014 murders of…
Frenchman who decapitated boss kills himself in jail

Frenchman who decapitated boss kills himself in jail

A Frenchman who killed his boss and pinned his severed head to a fence at an industrial gas factory has…
13 migrants drown in latest Aegean Sea sinking

13 migrants drown in latest Aegean Sea sinking

At least 13 people including seven children, drowned when their overloaded boat capsized in the Aegean, police said Wednesday, the…
Shooting inside Delhi courtroom kills policeman

Shooting inside Delhi courtroom kills policeman

An armed gang opened fire inside an Indian courtroom Wednesday, killing a policeman and sending the judge scurrying for cover,…
Brunei’s sultan bans Christmas in hardline shift

Brunei’s sultan bans Christmas in hardline shift

Christmas is just around the corner, but there are no tinsel-laden trees or Santa hats in the oil-rich sultanate of…
HRW shares top human rights tweets for 2015

HRW shares top human rights tweets for 2015

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published the top human rights-related tweets of 2015 on December 22, showcasing the trends that dominated…
French forces ‘neutralize’ 10 militants in Mali operation

French forces ‘neutralize’ 10 militants in Mali operation

French forces in Mali "neutralized" around 10 fighters in a weekend operation against the al Mourabitoun Islamist group, which claimed…
South Korea announces official end to MERS outbreak

South Korea announces official end to MERS outbreak

South Korea announced on Wednesday the official end to a deadly outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that killed…
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