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Kabul fights end with explosions, heavy gunfireHeavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of intense gunfire, rocket attacks and explosions, police and government officials said. &n More… |
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Heavy clashes erupt in western LibyaHeavy clashes between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi broke out on Saturday on the front line in Libya's Western Mountains at the town of Bir Ghanam, as insurgents seek to push towards Tripoli. Sustained gunfire and volleys More… |
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Iraqis vote despite militant attacks; 38 killedBomb and rocket attacks killed at least 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that put Iraq's security forces and its fledgling democracy to the test before US troops leave. Blasts rumbled across Baghdad and o More… |
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Iraqis vote despite militant attacks; 38 killedBomb and rocket attacks killed at least 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that put Iraq's security forces and its fledgling democracy to the test before US troops leave. Blasts rumbled across Baghdad and o More… |
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Insurgents kill 24 in Iraq election day attacksExplosions killed 24 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election that Sunni Islamist militants have vowed to disrupt, in one of many challenges to efforts to stabilise Iraq before US troops leave. Scores of mortar rounds, rockets and r More… |
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Algeria insurgents kill at least 14 troopsAt least 14 Algerian soldiers have been killed in an insurgent ambush, local newspapers have reported. The El Watan newspaper, citing local sources, reported on its Internet site that 14 soldiers were killed when their convoy was attacked More… |
