Pakistan plans new paramilitary crackdown after Easter bombing kills 70
Pakistan has decided to launch a paramilitary crackdown on Islamist militants in Punjab, the country’s richest and most populous province, after
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Air crash kills 12 soldiers
A military helicopter has crashed in southern Algeria, killing 12 soldiers, the defence ministry has said. The Russian-made Mi-171 came down while on
17 activists sentenced for rebelling against Angolan gov’t
An Angolan court sentenced 17 young activists to between two and 8-1/2 years in jail on Monday for rebellion against the government of President Jose
Syrian forces steps up offensive against IS after retaking Palmyra
The Syrian army, backed by Russian warplanes, is reported to be continuing its offensive against so-called Islamic State (IS) after recapturing the an
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page 29 SOMALIA Somali forces kill ‘more than 100’ al-Shabab fighters At least 115 fighters of the militant Islamist group al-Shabab have