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Landslides, flash floods leave many dead in Indonesia
Heavy rains caused flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas of North Sumatra over the weekend, local media reported. According…
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Fire destroys 1,000 homes in Philippines
Military helicopters doused the raging orange flames which had taken hold of the closely built slum area of Isla Puting…
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ISIL claims responsibility for deadly attack in Afghanistan
According to the Tolo News TV report, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of the Afghan caretaker government, said that the Afghan caretaker…
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37 more killed in Pakistan's Parachinar clashes
At least 37 people have been killed, and over two dozen others injured in clashes in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province…
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SP gas field pressure boosting project gains momentum
“We are diligently advancing preliminary feasibility studies for South Pars pressure boosting project, and I expect to announce promising updates…
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Policeman among 2 killed in blasts in Pakistan
The first explosion took place in the area of Airab, within the jurisdiction of Loi Mamond Police Station, in which…
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Shooting in Pakistan on helicopter carrying state officials
A helicopter carrying a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government delegation from Peshawar to Kurram district has reportedly come under attack in Parachinar,…
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At least 10 killed in in Northern Afghanistan
Several sources confirmed the incident to KabulNow today, saying that it occurred at the Sayed Pacha Jan shrine in Nahrin…
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At least 42 killed in terrorist attack in Pakistan’s Khyber
Women and children were among the fatalities in the attacks in the Kurram tribal district on Thursday, police said on…
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At least 38 killed in terrorist attack in northwest Pakistan
The attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, ABC News reported. No one immediately claimed responsibility for…
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