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World 6 years ago

Jihadists kill pastor, four others in Burkina church attack

Former colonial ruler France has deployed some 4,500 troops in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad in a mission codenamed Barkhane to help local forces try to flush out jihadist groups.

World 6 years ago

Gun battle in Sri Lanka kills 15, US pulls citizens out

The shootout between troops and suspected Islamist militants erupted on Friday evening in Sainthamaruthu in Ampara district, to the south of the town of Batticaloa, site of one of the Easter Sunday blasts at three churches and four luxury hotels.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Canadian tourist dies in Thai zipline accident

The 25-year-old man was taking part in Chiang Mai's Flight of the Gibbon, a popular activity that allows tourists to zip through lush jungle while hooked onto a harness.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Myanmar says six Rohingya killed in attack were 'with insurgents'

Ethnic and religious tensions divide western Rakhine state, where the army forced out some 740,000 Rohingya Muslims in 2017 in a brutal crackdown.

World 6 years ago

At least four Indian soldiers killed in Maoist rebel ambush

The Border Security Force troops were on a foot patrol in a remote forested district of Chhattisgarh state when attacked. Six BSF troops were also wounded.

World 7 years ago

At least 19 UN-affiliated personnel killed in Ethiopian crash: Agency chief

Authorities said all 157 people on board were killed when the Boeing 737 crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on a flight to Nairobi, where the UN conference was being held.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Irishman brutally murdered in Malaysia: Reports

Brian Patrick O'Reilly's body was discovered Monday in George Town, on the northern island of Penang, where he had been working as an IT manager for about a month, official news agency Bernama reported, citing police.

World 7 years ago

Four US tourists, pilot killed in Kenya chopper crash

Four American tourists and a Kenyan pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed on a remote island in a lake in northwest Kenya, police said Monday.

World 7 years ago

US rapper shot by police struck by about 25 bullets: Lawyer

Melissa Nold told AFP that six police officers shot Willie McCoy -- who used the stage name Willie Bo -- in the face, throat, chest, right ear, arms and shoulders on February 6 in the town of Vallejo.