Four dead in Beirut blast
BEIRUT, Jan 21 (AFP): Four people were killed in an apparent suicide car bombing in south Beirut on Tuesday, in the latest in a string of attacks targeting strongholds of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah.
The blast was quickly claimed by Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon, a group believed to be linked...
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25 killed as Pakistan bombs suspected Taliban hideouts
PESHAWAR, Jan 21 (AFP): Pakistani jets and helicopter gunships bombarded suspected Taliban hideouts in a northwestern tribal district Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, in response to two major bombings targeting the military.
The air strikes came a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed 13 people in a blast...
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Philippines, Muslim rebels upbeat in tackling last peace hurdle
MANILA, Jan 21 (AFP): The Philippine government and Muslim rebels said Tuesday they were optimistic of clearing the final hurdle to ending a deadly decades-old rebellion, ahead of a fresh round of talks in Malaysia.
The Kuala Lumpur negotiations on Wednesday will tackle a "normalisation" deal detailing how the rebels...
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China plans new patrol in disputed South China Sea
BEIJING, Jan 21 (AFP): China will set up new civilian patrols with a 5,000-tonne vessel in the disputed South China Sea, state-run media said on Tuesday, in another move that could inflame territorial disputes. Beijing claims much of the waters and has put a vast swathe of it under the...
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60 Afghan de-miners briefly held hostage by gunmen
HEART Jan 21: An unknown armed group briefly held about 60 Afghan de-miners hostage in the northwest of the country on Tuesday before an operation by security forces freed them, officials said. The mine clearance workers, employed by the British Halo Trust...
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