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News Hour: At least 20 Islamic State (IS) suspects were detained on Thursday in an anti-terror operation in the south of Turkey, reports BSS The anti-terror police, supported by a helicopter, raided 22 IS hideouts simultaneously...

News Hour: Taliban militants attacked a group of 12 American and European tourists escorted by an Afghan army convoy in western Herat province on Thursday, leaving at least seven people wounded as the insurgents step up...

News Hour: The White House on Wednesday denied renewed accusations that it paid Iran ransom for the release of four American prisoners, parrying a tidal wave of condemnations from Republicans, reports BSS. Amid revelations that the...

News Hour: All 11 Russian boxers who qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics have been given the all clear to compete at the Games following confirmation from the IOC, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said...

News Hour: Syrian regime forces backed by heavy Russian air raids recaptured a series of hilltops and villages on the southwest edges of Aleppo city from rebel groups, a monitor said on Wednesday, reports BSS. The...

News Hour: Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in recent days have forced the closure of two airports and disrupted some flights to the holiday island of Bali, officials said on Wednesday, reports BSS. Mount Gamala on the...

News Hour: Nepal’s parliament elected former guerrilla and Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal as prime minister on Wednesday after his predecessor resigned following deadly unrest over a divisive new constitution, reports BSS. Dahal, better known by...

News Hour: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has fired five ministers, according to an official decree, in a move that removed figures known for close ties to ex-rebel leader Riek Machar, reports BSS. Under a peace...

News Hour: An Emirates plane with 275 people on board was involved in an accident on landing on Wednesday at Dubai airport but all the passengers were evacuated safely, the government said. Footage on social media...

News Hour: The leader of Nepal’s Maoist party appeared certain to be the next prime minister after the deadline for nominations expired on Tuesday with only his name on the ballot, reports bSS. Lawmakers in the...