War & Conflict
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Bomb threats in Denmark forced the evacuation of two provincial airports and shopping malls
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: A spate of bomb threats in Denmark forced the evacuation of two provincial airports and two shopping malls on Monday and briefly closed a university campus in Copenhagen, police said. It was unclear who... -
14 members of the same family killed in air strike in Aleppo, Syria
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Fourteen members of the same family were killed in an air strike in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Monday, emergency service workers said, as the Syrian government pursued its Russian-backed campaign to capture opposition-held areas... -
Iraqi forces launched operations to retake IS captured Mosul
Oct 17, 2016News Hour: Iraqi forces have launched operations to retake Mosul, a city whose capture by the Islamic State group two years ago left the country on the brink of collapse, the prime minister said on Monday.... -
Somali government arrests editor, shuts down newspaper
Oct 16, 2016News Hour: Somali security forces shut down a newspaper and arrested an editor, the Somali journalists’ union said on Sunday, the latest crackdown in what reporters say is a climate of intimidation. Intelligence officers stormed the... -
An American aid worker kidnapped in a town in Niger
Oct 15, 2016News Hour: An American aid worker has been kidnapped in a town northeast of Niger’s capital Niamey, before being taken by his abductors to Mali, according to a security source. Armed men raided the house of the... -
Thailand named a former PM as regent after King’s death
Oct 15, 2016News Hour: Thailand’s government has named a former prime minister as regent, who will act as caretaker of the monarchy, while the country mourns the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. There was no official statement on... -
At least 24 killed in stampede at a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India
Oct 15, 2016News Hour: At least 24 people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India, according to police. Saturday’s crush happened on the outskirts of Varanasi, a city... -
Dozens killed in series of attack in Iraq
Oct 15, 2016News Hour: A series of attacks has killed at least 46 people in Iraq, including a suicide bombing claimed by ISIL that was the deadliest to hit the capital Baghdad in months. In the most violent... -
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...
