Taliban kill 23 in attacks on Afghan checkpoints

At least 23 Afghan security forces were killed in a series of Taliban attacks across the country, officials said Wednesday, despite winter snowfall that usually leads to a lull in violence.

Israël bombarde massivement Gaza, au moins quatre Palestiniens tués

Des bombardements de l'armée israélienne dans la bande de Gaza, en représailles à des tirs, ont coûté la vie à trois membres du Hamas tandis qu'un quatrième Palestinien a été tué par les forces israéliennes. L'ONU a dénoncé une flambée de violence.

Tens of Bodies Killed in US Airstrikes Found in Raqqa

Over 50 corpses of the people killed in the US airstrikes and buried under the debris of a building in Raqqa were discovered on Thursday one day after several mass graves were found in the ruins of the province.

Israeli air raids kill two Palestinian teens in Gaza

At least two teenagers in the Gaza Strip have been killed by Israeli air raids, according to Palestinian health officials, as Israel carried out the largest daylight attack on the besieged enclave since the 2014 war.

At least one dead as Nicaraguan protesters hole up in church

A standoff between Nicaraguan pro-government forces and protesters barricaded overnight inside a church has left at least one student dead, religious leaders said Saturday.

Japan floods: Dozens killed in deluges and landslides

Flooding and landslides have killed at least 38 people and left dozens missing in western areas of Japan.

21 dead in Canadian heat wave

The worst heat wave in decades has claimed 21 lives in Canada with another day of scorching temperatures and related smog expected Thursday.

At least 100 feared dead after boat sinks off Libya coast

About 100 migrants and refugees are missing and feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, according to the Libyan coastguard.

Maryland newspaper shooting shakes community

A man who had along-running feud with an Annapolis newspaper blasted his way through its newsroom with a shotgun, killing at least five people in one of the deadliest attacks recorded on a US media outlet, authorities said.

Afrin: Tens of civilians and Ankara-backed forces were killed or wounded

Tens of civilians and Ankara-backed forces were killed or wounded after three heavy explosions hit the bases of Turkey-backed militants in the town of Afrin in Northwestern Aleppo on Wednesday.

Afghanistan extends ceasefire with Taliban

Afghanistan government has extended its unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban following an initial truce observed by both sides over the Eid festival period.

Car bomb kills 26 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan

At least 26 people have been killed following a car bomb at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar, as soldiers and militants in the country celebrated an unprecedented ceasefire.

Afghanistan: 19 policiers tués dans une attaque des talibans

Dix-neuf policiers ont été tués dans l'attaque de leur base samedi à l'aube par les talibans dans le nord de l'Afghanistan, ont indiqué des responsables, quelques heures avant que les insurgés n'acceptent un cessez-le-feu temporaire.

Jordanian policeman stabbed by protester, seriously injured

A Jordanian policeman was stabbed and seriously wounded by a demonstrator Wednesday during another day of protests against the economic reforms promoted by the government, the official news agency Petra reported.

At least 17 civilians killed in Libya's Darna in 2 weeks: UN

At least 17 civilians have been killed and 22 others wounded in the eastern Libyan city of Darna over the past two weeks as the eastern-based army is launching a military operation to take over the city from militants, the United Nations said on Friday.

Irán llevará a los tribunales a EE.UU. por "fundar el EI" basándose en declaraciones de Trump

El Parlamento iraní planea llevar a Washington a los tribunales internacionales por su supuesta participación indirecta en los ataques terroristas que tuvieron lugar el año pasado en Teherán, informa la agencia MEHR.

14 Police Killed in Taliban Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan

An Afghan official says at least 14 police officers have been killed after Taliban attacked several districts in eastern Ghazni province.

2 policemen, 1 civilian killed in terror attack in Russia's Chechen Republic

Two policemen and one civilian were killed in a terror attack at a church in downtown Grozny, the capital city of Russia's Chechen Republic in North Caucasus, a source of Russian law enforcement agencies said Saturday.

Presidente de Cuba se pronuncia sobre el accidente de avión

El mandatario cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel expresó sus condolencias a las familias de las víctimas del accidente aéreo de un Boeing-737 en La Habana y anunció la creación de una comisión investigadora para aclarar las razones de la catástrofe.

At least 10 killed in Texas school shooting

A gunman carrying a shotgun and a revolver opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation’s deadliest such attack since the massacre in Florida that gave rise to a campaign by teens for gun control.