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Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near Iranian city of Ahvaz: USGS
Middle East

Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near Iranian city of Ahvaz: USGS

(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 84 km (52 miles) east of the Iranian city of Ahvaz on Monday,…
Economic cost of road accidents in Egypt in 2017 is LE28.9 bn: CAPMAS
Egypt

Economic cost of road accidents in Egypt in 2017 is LE28.9 bn: CAPMAS

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced in a report that the economic cost of road accidents…
‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces
Middle East

‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces

  After losing countless comrades to better-equipped Taliban fighters and having his salary stolen by superiors, Afghan soldier Beg is…
Search operation ended in Genoa, bridge death toll rises to 43
World

Search operation ended in Genoa, bridge death toll rises to 43

  The search operation for those missing after a motorway bridge collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa ended…
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
Middle East

Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN

  The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six…
Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, numerous casualties
Middle East

Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, numerous casualties

A large explosion hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, in an area housing foreign embassies and government departments, causing…
18 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso capital
World

18 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso capital

Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least…
Alexandria train collision kills 36, death toll rising
Egypt

Alexandria train collision kills 36, death toll rising

Thirty-six people were killed and at least 123 injured in a train collision in the Khurshid area near Sidi Gaber…
Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247
World

Quake in China’s Sichuan kills 19, injures 247

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China’s southwestern province of Sichuan Wednesday, killing 19 people and injuring…
Afghan forces lose 2,531 killed from Jan 1-May 8 says report
Middle East

Afghan forces lose 2,531 killed from Jan 1-May 8 says report

 A total of 2,531 Afghan security forces were killed and 4,238 wounded in the first four months of the year,…
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