Blast kills Iraqi Shia pilgrims in Basra

Suicide attack on worshipers on their way to a mosque leaves at least 53 dead in country's south, local police say. A suicide attack has killed at least 53 Shia Muslim pilgrims and left another 137 wounded in Iraq's southern city of Basra, local police say. The attacker, wearing a suicide vest, was said to have been disguised as a policeman when he targeted...

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Roadside bomb kills 2 Afghan women in Helmand province

At least two Afghan women were killed following a roadside bomb explosion early Saturday in southern Helmand province. According to a press release by Afghan interior affairs ministry, the incident took place in Nad-e-Ali district of southern Helmand province. No group including the Taliban militants have so far claimed responsibility behind the incident. Local...

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7 armed militants killed in Afghan operations

At least 7 armed insurgents were killed and 6 others were detained following military operations by Afghan security forces during the past 24 hours. According to a press release by Afghan Interior Affairs Ministry,  the operations were conducted by Afghan police forces in conjunction with the Afghan National Army and NATO-led coalition forces in Faryab, Helmand,...

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British navy nabs 13 Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

Image via Wikipedia LONDON, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The British Royal Navy captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean on Friday, Defence Ministry said.A British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) supply ship and a U.S. Navy vessel intercepted the pirates' boat, which refused to stop despite warning shots fired from a British helicopter.The British navy then sent commandos to board...

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US killer spy drone controls switch to Linux

The control of US military spy drones appears to have shifted from Windows to Linux following an embarrassing malware infection. Ground control systems at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada, which commands the killer unmanned aircraft, became infected with a virus last September. In a statement at the time the Air Force dismissed the electronic nasty as a nuisance and said...

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