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Algeria death toll rises to 80 as more bodies foundAlgerian troops found 25 bodies of hostages at a bomb-littered gas plant deep in the Sahara desert on Sunday, a day after ending a four-day siege, a security source said, raising the death toll of militants and their captives to at least 80. More… |
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Oil slips as investors eye US jobs reportsOil dipped on Thursday as investors turned their attention to upcoming US employment reports, following gains of almost 3 percent a day earlier after positive manufacturing data lifted spirits across markets. US crude for October delivery More… |
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Hostages die in Mumbai Jewish centre raidThe bodies of five hostages were found on Friday after Indian security forces attacked gunmen at a Jewish religious centre in Mumbai, an Israeli diplomat told Israeli television by telephone from the scene. "The incident has not ended," Ha More… |
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Egypt rescues tourists, kidnappers killedThe 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians taken hostage more than a week ago in a remote border area of Egypt have been freed and half of their kidnappers killed, state-run media said. Government officials said the freed hostages were o More… |
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Taliban release eight Korean hostagesTaliban insurgents freed eight South Korean hostages in two separate batches on Wednesday, the first of 19 Christian volunteers the Taliban agreed to release. Three South Korean women were released first, and later five -- four women and a More… |
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Taliban release three Korean women hostagesTaliban insurgents freed three South Korean women hostages on Wednesday, the first of 19 Christian volunteers the Taliban agreed to release after South Korea said it would pull its troops out of Afghanistan. Reuters witnesses saw the women More… |
