War & Conflict
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France to demand to investigate war crimes committed in Syria’s Aleppo
Oct 10, 2016News Hour: France has announced it will ask the international criminal court to investigate possible war crimes committed in Syria’s Aleppo. Russian-backed Syria forces have made significant advances in its renewed two-week-old offensive in Aleppo, seizing... -
Palestinian kills 2 people in Jerusalem before being shot dead
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: A Palestinian who was due to begin a prison term in Israel next week went on a shooting spree on Sunday, killing a pedestrian and a police officer in Jerusalem before being shot dead... -
Police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of two officers in Palm Springs, California
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: Police arrested a suspect early on Sunday in the fatal shooting of two officers and the wounding of a third in Palm Springs, California, after an hours-long standoff that began with a report of... -
More than 140 people killed in air strike at funeral ceremony in Yemen
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: More than 140 people were killed and more than 525 wounded on Saturday when air strikes hit a funeral ceremony in Yemen, a United Nations official said, with Huthi rebels blaming the attack on... -
Former rebel group leader killed by a mine explosion in northern Mali
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: A leader of a former rebel group in northern Mali was killed on Saturday by a mine explosion in Kidal in the country’s north, military and ex-rebel sources said. Cheikh Ag Aoussa’s car “was... -
Hopes for revival pinned on Afghan palace restoration
Oct 9, 2016News Hour: After years of abandonment, the ruined Darul Aman palace in Kabul, one of the most recognizable symbols of Afghanistan’s decades of war, is to be restored in a project authorities hope will come to... -
Bangladeshi security forces killed at least 11 suspected members of an armed group
Oct 8, 2016News Hour: Security forces in Bangladesh have killed at least 11 suspected members of an armed group blamed for a deadly attack on a cafe in the capital Dhaka three months ago. The alleged members of Jamayetul... -
2 suicide car bombers blew themselves up in Ankara, Turkey after police called on them to surrender
Oct 8, 2016News Hour: Two suicide car bombers blew themselves up on the outskirts of the Turkish capital Ankara after police called on them to surrender, according to a Turkish official and local media. Governor Erkan Topaca said... -
Dozens of people killed or wounded in two explosions at a funeral reception in Sanaa, Yemen
Oct 8, 2016News Hour: Dozens of people have been killed or wounded in two explosions at a funeral reception in Sanaa, according to Houthi-controlled media sources. Saba news agency, which is aligned with the Iran-allied Houthi group, accused... -
At least 29 Syrian rebels killed in a blast in Syria-Turkey border
Oct 6, 2016News Hour: At least 29 Syrian rebels were killed in a blast at a border crossing with Turkey on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based monitoring group said it was unclear what...
