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September 1, 2016

Turkey rejects truce with Kurds, lashes out at US over ‘unacceptable’ comments

Ankara has summoned the US ambassador to Turkey to explain Washington’s “unacceptable” comments about Turkey’s anti-ISIS operation in Syria, rejecting any talk of a ceasefire with the US-backed Kurdish militia and vowing to “eliminate all threats.” Turkish forces crossed into Syria on August 24, targeting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) positions along the border. As […]

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The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Asia

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016

Malaysia Detains Three Daesh Suspects Planning Attacks on Independence Day

Malaysian counterterrorism units have detained three suspects of planning terror attacks, local media reported Wednesday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Malaysian counterterrorism units have detained three alleged militants of the Daesh terrorist group suspected of planning terror attacks across the country on the eve of the country’s independence day celebration, local media reported Wednesday. The suspects, detained […]

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Lake Issyk-Kul in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan

Asia

August 30, 2016

Suspected Suicide Bomber Attacks Chinese Embassy In Bishkek

Authorities in Kyrgyzstan say a suicide car bomber struck the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek on August 30, killing himself and wounding three Kyrgyz employees of the mission. President Almazbek Atambaev ordered the government to step up counterterrorism measures after what officials called a terrorist attack — a rarity in a Central Asian country that is […]

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Asia

August 30, 2016

No Skirts: India Warns Female Tourists Against Provocative Clothes

Minister of Tourism and Culture advised visiting female foreign tourists not to wear skirts during their journey in India as it may invite unnecessary problems. New Delhi (Sputnik) – India’s Minister of Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma said that female foreign tourists to India should avoid wearing skirts and skimpy clothes while visiting small cities […]

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President Rodrigo Duterte presents a chart illustrating a drug trade network

Asia

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016

Philippines president puts $43k bounty on ‘ninja’ cops protecting drug lords

The president of the Philippines has taken his much criticized war on drugs to another level, placing a bounty on the heads of “ninja” cops protecting drug syndicates. He said they will “face a day of reckoning,” announcing a US$43,000 reward on their heads. “I might be inclined to place a reward on their heads, […]

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Asia

August 28, 2016May 14, 2018

Teen attacks priest with ax, attempts to detonate bomb in crowded Indonesian church

An 18-year-old has been detained after a failed attempt to detonate a bomb in a crowded church in western Indonesia, local police said. When the attempt failed, he reportedly struck a priest with an ax. The teen ran towards the alter during Sunday Mass at the Roman Catholic St. Yoseph Church in Medan, the capital […]

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Asia

August 28, 2016

Bangladesh: Canadian ‘Mastermind’ of Dhaka Cafe Attack Dies in Shootout

The Bangladeshi-born Canadian leader of a militant faction who was the “main mastermind” of last month’s deadly siege at a Dhaka café was killed with two other suspects in a shootout with police near the capital on Saturday, officials said. Tamim Chowdhury, 30, and two unidentified suspects were shot dead while resisting arrest during a […]

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Asia

August 27, 2016

Turkish Warplanes Hit Kurdish Positions In Northern Syria

Turkish warplanes hit the positions of U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northern Syria on August 27, days after Ankara launched a major operation to clear the region of Islamic State (IS) militants and Syrian Kurdish forces. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based monitoring group, said Turkish air strikes and shelling hit the village of […]

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