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Guinnea-Bissau military: 6 killed in failed coup
Military sources said six people were killed when a group of Guinean soldiers attempted to seize control of a military airbase near the capital, ...
Blast in Afghanistan kills 19 en route to wedding
A roadside bomb tore through a minibus carrying people to a wedding celebration in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 19 people and ...
UK court: Dead soldiers' families can sue gov't
The families of several British soldiers who were killed in Iraq can sue their government for negligence, a court ruled Friday. The families accuse ...
Africa, West combine to rout militants in Somalia
The first Ugandan soldiers to fly into Somalia 5 1/2 years ago came under attack as soon as they arrived: Militants fired mortars at the new mission's ...
Afghans deny killer of 2 US troops was intel agent
Afghanistan's security service denied claims that a suicide bomber who killed two American troops and four Afghans in a weekend attack was a member ...
At least 24 dead after northeast Nigeria violence
Fighting between Nigeria's military and the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram killed at least 24 people in a northeast Nigerian city that remains in ...
15 explosions, gunfire heard in north Nigeria city
At least 15 separate explosions punctuated by gunfire echoed Monday across a northeast Nigeria city long under siege by the radical Islamist sect ...
Colombia rebels opaque heading into talks
Absent from the peace talks opening in Norway this week between Colombia's main leftist rebel movement and the government will be the guerrilla ...
Islamic militants help seize missile base in Syria
Fighters from a shadowy militant group with suspected links to al-Qaida joined Syrian rebels in seizing a government missile defense base in northern ...
Colombia armed forces' crucial role in peace talks
Gen. Jorge Enrique Mora spent a professional lifetime battling Colombia's rebels, whose assaults on troops under his command have compelled him to ...
Rights group: Both Nigeria, sect killed civilians
Nigerian security forces and the radical Islamist Boko Haram sect likely committed crimes against humanity in their fighting across the country's ...
Mexico says drug lord taken down by accident
Mexico's navy said Wednesday that its personnel had no idea they had killed the leader of the country's most-feared drug cartel until after his body ...
32 dead at Nigeria hospital after soldiers attack
Nigerian officials dumped dozens of corpses in front of a hospital in northeast Nigeria after soldiers opened fire and killed more than 30 civilians.
Iraqi judge, soldiers among 6 killed in attacks
A series of attacks across Iraq on Tuesday killed six people, including three soldiers and a judge, police and health officials said. A roadside bomb ...
Egypt mulls arming Sinai Bedouin security force
In Egypt's restive Sinai, Bedouin leaders are pushing to take matters in their own hands and urging the government to arm their tribesmen by creating ...
More than 30 civilians killed by Nigeria military
Nigerian soldiers angry about the killing of an officer shot dead more than 30 civilians Monday in a northeastern city long under siege by a radical ...
Mother mourns 'grim milestone' in longest US war
Lisa Freeman was cradling her 6-day-old grandson in her left arm and watching the news on her iPad while her daughter and son-in-law caught some ...
US: Haqqani tie to Afghan insider attacks possible
The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the ...
Turkey fires at Syria after deadly shelling
Turkish artillery fired on Syrian targets Wednesday after shelling from Syria struck a border village in Turkey, killing five civilians, sharply ...
Civilians struggle to check Pakistan army's power
The footage was startling: A group of what appeared to be Pakistani soldiers gunning down several blindfolded men in a forested area. As the clips ...
Afghanistan bomber kills 14, including 3 Americans
A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle packed with explosives into a joint U.S.-Afghan patrol on Monday, killing 14 people including three ...
US military deaths in Afghanistan hit 2,000
The killing of an American serviceman in an exchange of fire with allied Afghan soldiers pushed U.S. military deaths in the war to 2,000, a cold ...
US and Afghan forces clash, leaving 5 dead
A firefight broke out between U.S. forces and their Afghan army allies in eastern Afghanistan Sunday, killing two Americans and three Afghan soldiers ...