At least 17 people were killed after an explosion ripped through a crowd of Shiite Muslims.

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Shiite Muslims Target of Bomb Blast in Southern Pakistan

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Gunmen from a radical Muslim sect attacked a town hall Friday in rural northeast Nigeria, killing at least 20 people who had gathered for a meeting of a Christian ethnic group, police said. The attack at noon targeted a town hall where Christian Igbo people were holding a meeting, with gunmen chanting “God is great” as they fired Kalashnikov rifles. Read full article > >

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Police: At least 20 killed as militants attack town hall during meeting in northeast Nigeria

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s government announced Monday that it is reducing the sentences of many prisoners in a clemency that fell short of the general amnesty many people were expecting. State television and radio said President Thein Sein signed a clemency order to mark the country’s 64th anniversary of independence. Read full article > >

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Myanmar’s government reduces sentences for many prisoners

At least 30 people were killed in Damascus on Friday, in what appeared to be the most brazen and deadly attacks against the government since the start of the uprising in March.

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Bomb Blasts Hit 2 Security Facilities in Syrian Capital

At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria on Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth month of unrest against President Bashar al-Assad, pushing the death toll close to 4,600, according to a leading activist group.

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Syrian Clashes Leave at Least 15 Dead

At least 24 people were killed early Sunday when militants raided a Sunni town in northern Yemen, medics and witnesses said.

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Medics: Militants kill dozens in Yemen

Four people were arrested in the Philippines in a “remote toll fraud” scam against American business customers.

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A strong storm system that produced several possible tornadoes damaged dozens of homes and buildings. At least four people were killed, and dozens more were injured.

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4 Dead and Dozens Hurt as Storms Pound the Southeast

Two people were injured early Tuesday when a Metro bus and a fire truck collided in Southeast D.C., according to police. The crash occurred about 1:09 a.m. at the intersection of Wheeler Road and Valley Avenue. The fire engine was reportedly responding to a call at that location. A firefighter and one of the passengers on the bus were injured, police reported. Read full article > >

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Metrobus, fire truck collide in Southeast D.C.

It may be “some weeks” before the cause of the M5 crash in Somerset in which seven people were killed is known, the transport secretary says.

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M5 crash inquiry ‘may take weeks’

It may be “some weeks” before the cause of the M5 crash in Somerset in which seven people were killed is known, the transport secretary says.

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M5 crash inquiry ‘may take weeks’

At least six people were killed when the Italian port city of Genoa was hit by flash floods during torrential rainfall.

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VIDEO: Public anger after fatal Italy floods

This post has been updated. Hundreds of Occupy D.C. protesters blocked streets Friday night around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center where a conservative group was holding a dinner. Three people were injured after apparently being struck by cars, authorities said. Lt. Christopher Micciche of the D.C. police told the Associated Press that the driver was not cited because he had a green light when his vehicle struck three people. Read full article > >

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Occupy D.C. protesters block streets near convention center

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 struck eastern Turkey Sunday, collapsing some buildings and causing a number of deaths, officials said. At least 50 people were injured.

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7.2 Quake Causes Damage, Casualties in Turkey

Sixteen people were poisoned by contaminated saline at Stepping Hill Hospital, police say.

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