War & Conflict
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Massive suicide blast in Kabul killed at least 27 people
Nov 21, 2016News Hour: A massive suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Kabul killed at least 27 people on Monday and wounded 35 as worshippers gathered for a religious ceremony, officials said. “It was a suicide bomber... -
Myanmar denies Bangladeshi accounts of Muslims trying to flee over border
Nov 21, 2016News Hour: Myanmar’s state media on Saturday denied Bangladesh border guards’ accounts of Rohingya Muslims fleeing conflict at home by trying to cross into the northern neighbor. A commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said... -
Dutch police arrested “confused” homeless man suspected of triggering security sweep at Rotterdam’s airport
Nov 18, 2016News Hour: Dutch police have arrested a “confused” homeless man suspected of triggering a security sweep at Rotterdam’s airport on Thursday after an anonymous tip-off about a possible terror threat. “Rotterdam police have detained an illegal... -
6 people killed by suicide bomber in Kabul
Nov 16, 2016News Hour: A suicide bomber on foot struck a government vehicle in Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding 10 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The... -
Syrian government air strikes hit residential neighbourhoods of Aleppo
Nov 15, 2016News Hour: Syrian government air strikes and barrel bomb attacks hit residential neighbourhoods of rebel-held east Aleppo on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a month, a monitor said. “Regime aircraft launched strikes and dropped... -
Iraqi soldiers ready to tighten the noose around IS in Mosul
Nov 13, 2016News Hour: Iraqi soldiers fighting just north of Mosul, within sight of city neighborhoods, said on Sunday they were ready to tighten the noose around Islamic State militants waging a brutal defense of their Iraqi stronghold.... -
Russia arrests 10 people links to IS who planned to carry out attacks in Moscow
Nov 12, 2016News Hour: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested 10 people from Central Asia with links to Islamic State who planned to carry out attacks with firearms and explosives in Moscow and St Petersburg, Russian news... -
Former rebel group leader of Congo vanished for demobilized fighters in Uganda
Nov 12, 2016News Hour: Congo has stepped up border patrols after the former military chief of a once powerful rebel group vanished from a camp for demobilized fighters in neighboring Uganda, and unidentified soldiers were spotted in the area.... -
Thousands of protesters took their frustrations over Donald Trump’s victory for third night
Nov 12, 2016News Hour: Thousands of protesters took their frustrations over Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president onto the streets on Friday and into Saturday in several cities, including Portland, Oregon, where one protester was shot.... -
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and their families surrendered in Chad
Nov 12, 2016News Hour: Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered in Chad in the past month, security and U.N. sources said, in a sign, the military campaign against them is making headway. Boko Haram,...
