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Panic as Israel army urges residents to evacuate south Lebanon's Tyre area

Panic as Israel army urges residents to evacuate south Lebanon's Tyre area

Israel's army issued an evacuation order late Tuesday for south Lebanon's Tyre city and surrounding areas as it said it struck Hezbollah targets in the country and the militants claimed a wave of attacks. Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in Israeli strikes earlier Tuesday, the Lebanese

Afghan govt says 'around 400' killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul rehab centre

Afghan govt says 'around 400' killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul rehab centre

The Afghan government said on Tuesday that about 400 people were killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital, Kabul, in the deadliest attack in the recent violence between the two neighbours. Hundreds more were said to have been wounded at the facility, which

Nigeria suicide bombings kill 23, wound more than 100

Nigeria suicide bombings kill 23, wound more than 100

Coordinated blasts by suspected suicide bombers tore through a busy market and other areas in the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 100 others, in one of the worst recent attacks on the capital of Borno state. Three blasts detonated on Monday evening

Southern Lebanon paramedics risk deadly Israeli strikes to do their work

Southern Lebanon paramedics risk deadly Israeli strikes to do their work

Youssef Assaf was in a Lebanese Red Cross ambulance when it was targeted by an Israeli strike near Tyre, in southern Lebanon. The 35-year-old paramedic died of his wounds two days later. "I was called around 10:30 pm and told that he was wounded and in

'Many dead': Wounded survivor escaped Kabul clinic strike

'Many dead': Wounded survivor escaped Kabul clinic strike

Azmat Ali Momand had just finished his rounds, checking patients at the "Camp Omid" drug rehabilitation centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, when the explosion erupted. "The room collapsed on me," the 30-year-old doctor, who has worked at the centre for two years, told

Multiple suicide bombers hit Nigeria's Maiduguri city after years of calm

Multiple suicide bombers hit Nigeria's Maiduguri city after years of calm

Multiple explosions from suspected suicide bombers rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri Monday evening, police said, on the back of an overnight attack on a military post. Combined with the attack on the military position the evening prior and a mosque bombing in December, the assaults have wrecked a

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly airstrike on drug rehab centre in Kabul

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly airstrike on drug rehab centre in Kabul

Heavy casualties were feared on Tuesday after Afghanistan accused Pakistan of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts in the capital, Kabul, and killing civilians. Pakistan denied deliberately targeting the facility, instead saying it had conducted precision strikes on "military installations and terrorist support infrastructure". The Pakistani military