KABUL (Reuters) – Six people were killed and at least 40 wounded in a suicide bomb attack on government buildings in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, officials said, but a brother of the Afghan president who was in one of the offices was unhurt.
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12 November
Taliban, Qaeda militants among four Afghans hanged
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan has executed four men, including three linked to deadly attacks by Taliban and al Qaeda insurgents, a state newspaper said on Wednesday.
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12 November
Suicide bomber kills two Pakistani soldiers
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A suicide car-bomber killed two Pakistani soldiers and wounded four on Wednesday in an attack on military camp in the northwestern town of Shabqadar, a military official said.
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12 November
Deadly fighting on Gazan border
Israeli troops have killed four Palestinian militants in a gunbattle on the Gaza border, Palestinians say.
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12 November
Limits lifted on Algerian presidential terms
A controversial move to lift the limits on presidential terms in Algeria has been approved by the country’s parliament.
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12 November
Russia pays tribute to submarine dead
Russia buries its dead — as thousands of mourners pay homage to the victims killed in the nuclear submarine Nerpa.
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12 November
Russia softens stance on Kaliningrad missile base
Russia’s foreign minister has said his country will abandon plans to station missiles on the Polish border if the US, in turn, scraps its idea to base part of a missile shield in eastern Europe.
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12 November
Iran Hints at OPEC Emergency Meeting as Oil Falls
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said OPEC is considering another emergency meeting to trim production after a decision last month to cut supplies by 1.5 million barrels per day failed to force prices higher.
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12 November
British Universities Establish Islamic Studies Department with Iran Help
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said it is backing the creation of Islamic studies departments at British universities.
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12 November
Iran to Build New IRAN-140 Aircraft
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to build a new IRAN-140 aircraft capable of marine patrol and cargo transportation.
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