KIRKUK, Iraq, Nov 6, (APP/AFP) – Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 50 in two cities north of Baghdad on Sunday, officials said. One bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at the southern entrance to Tikrit, while another other blew up an ambulance at a […]
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25killed in Iraq suicide bombings claimed by IS
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Istanbul airport police fire warning shots at suspect motorbike: official
ISTANBUL, Nov 6, (APP/AFP) – Police at Turkey’s largest airport in Istanbul on Sunday fired warning shots at a motorbike that failed to stop at a security checkpoint, with the facility on high alert after the deadly June attack blamed on jihadists, local officials said. Both the driver and the passenger of the motorcycle were […]
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Delhi government orders three-day school shutdown over smog
NEW DELHI, Nov 6, (APP/AFP) – Schools in the Indian capital will be closed for the next three days, Delhi state government said Sunday, as the city struggles with one of the worst spells of air pollution in recent years. “Emergency measures are needed to solve this problem together,” state chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said. […]
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US man arrrested for holding woman chained confesses to seven killings
MIAMI, Nov 6, (APP/AFP) – A man who was arrested in the US state of South Carolina for holding a woman hostage and “chained like a dog” has confessed to up to seven killings, a local sheriff said. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright told a press conference late Saturday that warrants were issued charging Todd […]
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Australia investigates reported Afghan kidnapping
SYDNEY, Nov 6, (APP/AFP) – Australian officials said Sunday they were trying to confirm reports one of its nationals was kidnapped in Afghanistan, just months after another citizen was rescued after being taken at gunpoint. “The Australian embassy in Kabul is making urgent enquiries into reports an Australian has been kidnapped in Kabul,” a Department […]
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At least 4 killed after bus flips over in S. Korea
SEOUL, Nov 6, (APP/AFP) – At least four people were killed and more than 40 others injured after a packed tour bus rolled onto its side on a highway near South Korea’s central city of Daejeon, police said Sunday. The bus — carrying 45 passengers — was not speeding on Sunday morning when it suddenly […]