War & Conflict
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At least 20 killed after car bomb exploded near Turkey-Syria border
Oct 14, 2016News Hour: At least 20 people, mostly Syrian rebel fighters, were killed after a car bomb exploded on Thursday near a checkpoint close to the Bab al Salama crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in northern Syria,... -
3 day standoff with suspected rebels ended in Kashmir after Indian security forces killed two attackers
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: The Indian army said a three-day standoff with suspected rebels ended on Wednesday after security forces killed two attackers inside a government building in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, reports Aljazeera. Major-General Ashok Narula... -
8 people in car bomb attack in Nigeria by a suspected female suicide bomber
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: Eight people were killed and at least 15 wounded on Wednesday in a car bomb attack in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, according to authorities. Police said the body of the suspected female bomber was... -
At least 14 killed in bomb blast outside mosque in Afghanistan
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: At least 14 Afghan civilians have been killed in a bomb blast outside a mosque in northern Balkh province, a day after a deadly gun attack on Shia worshippers at a shrine in the... -
At least 56 killed in Syria’s Aleppo as Russian air raids resumed
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: At least 56 people have been killed over the past 24 hours in the Syrian province of Aleppo as Russian air raids resumed over the countryside, sources told Al Jazeera. The deaths from raids... -
“Disastrous” war on Drugs in US
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: In human rights news around the world today: The “Disastrous” War On Drugs In The US; Yemen Conflict Rages On; Why State Of Emergency May Stoke Ethiopia Unrest. Plus: UN warning on Philippines’ drugs crackdown;... -
Disastrous toll of criminalizing drug use in US
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: The massive enforcement of laws criminalizing personal drug use and possession in the United States causes devastating harm, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a joint report released... -
Prominent journalist Cyril Almeida barred from leaving Pakistan
Oct 12, 2016News Hour: A leading Pakistani journalist has been banned from leaving the country after writing a column that exposed significant rifts between the civilian government and the military. The report, written by journalist Cyril Almeida for... -
3 people killed during pitched gun battles in Rio de Janeiro
Oct 11, 2016News Hour: Three people were killed and five wounded during pitched gun battles on Monday between Brazilian police and drug traffickers in two Rio slums, triggering panic in the nearby Copacabana and Ipanema tourist areas. Two... -
8 civilians killed in a firefight between the army and rebels in Congo
Oct 10, 2016News Hour: At least eight civilians have been killed during a firefight between the army and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Gilbert Kambale, a civil society leader, told AFP news agency on...
