Pirates raid ship in Nigeria, abduct two crew

LAGOS, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- Suspected pirates have attacked and robbed a cargo vessel at a Nigerian port, a spokesperson for the International Maritime Bureau said on Wednesday. Eight pirates armed with machine guns fired at a Curacao-flagged vessel anchored at southeast Nigeria's port Harcourt before boarding the ship Tuesday night, Micheal Howlet told Xinhua, adding...

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India Arrests Two Suspected Terrorists

Image via Wikipedia Indian officials say they have detained two men who were planning to carry out attacks in New Delhi. Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters Wednesday that the men were affiliated with the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.  "Our agencies, working together with police forces of three states, have busted an important...

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6 Taliban militants killed in eastern Nangarhar province

According to local authorities in eastern Nangarhar province, at least 6 Taliban militants were killed following armed clahes with the international coalition security forces in this province. The officials further added, the Taliban militants were killed in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday night. Provincial governor spokesman Ahmad Zia Abdulzai...

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At Least 20 Injured In Afghan Attacks

KABUL -- At least 20 people have been reported injured in two explosions in Afghanistan -- one targeting a supply convoy for NATO-led forces, and the second targeting a bank in the northeast. The Interior Ministry said a suicide car bombing on February 29 targeted nonmilitary vehicles of a NATO provincial reconstruction team in Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern...

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Danish Navy rescues 16 hostages from pirates, 2 more captives killed

Danish navy Absalon (L16) with a Westland Lynx. - Image via Wikipedia The Danish Navy said on Tuesday it had freed 16 hostages held by pirates off the Somali coast the previous day, but that two more captives were killed in the rescue operation. During a rescue operation by the Danish navy, two people that were being held hostage by alleged Somali pirates were killed....

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Nigeria's Boko Haram sect razes another school

MAIDUGURI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The militant Boko Haram sect responsible for the bombings in northern Nigeria on Tuesday razed the Gomari Costain Primary School in Borno State. The sect was linked to the razing of the Maiduguri Experimental School, a private institution in the state capital, on Monday. Pupils of the Gomari Costain Primary School woke up on Tuesday to discover...

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IED explosion kill Taliban leader and fighters in Helmand

A local Taliban commander was killed along with his three fighters in southern Helmand province, Afghan interior ministry said on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the interior affairs ministry, the Taliban commander was killed along with his three fighters while he was planting improvised explosive device. The source further added, the incident took...

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