Asia Pacific
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May- 2019 -25 May
Afghanistan: US Chinook helicopter destroyed in Helmand ‘hard landing’
Passengers and crew aboard a US CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter were injured when it was destroyed during a "hard landing" in Afghanistan
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24 May
Pakistan: Explosion in Quetta mosque kills 2
At least one person was killed and more than a dozen injured by a blast at a mosque in southwestern Pakistan’s Quetta, according to police
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24 May
Indian forces kill Zakir Musa, Kashmir militant linked to Al-Qaeda
Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir killed top militant Zakir Musa, the leader of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind who pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda
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23 May
Afghanistan airstrikes kill 14 civilians in 3 days, UNAMA says
Two airstrikes have killed 14 civilians in Afghanistan in recent days, the UN said as the US intensifies its air war across the country
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23 May
Australia, Japan, South Korea and US kick off inaugural Pacific Vanguard naval exercise near Guam
The US, Japan, South Korea and Australia have kicked off "first-of-its-kind" Pacific Vanguard naval drills near Guam
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22 May
India test-fires BrahMos high-speed cruise missile from Su-30 fighter jet
India said its BrahMos cruise missile passed another key test when it hit a land target after being fired from an Su-30 fighter jet
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22 May
Ghazni vehicle blast kills 3, Afghanistan interior ministry says
At least three people were killed and more than a dozen others reported injured after an explosion in the central Afghan city of Ghazni
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21 May
DNA tests confirm Sri Lanka Easter attacks ringleader was Shangri-La bomber
Sri Lanka police said DNA tests confirmed that the ringleader of the Easter attacks, Zahran Hashim, was one of the suicide bombers
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17 May
Afghanistan police killed in ‘friendly fire’ US airstrike in Helmand province
More than a dozen Afghan police officers were killed in an airstrike carried out by international forces in Helmand province
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16 May
US Marine Corps F-35 suffers over $2 million in damage after bird strike in Japan
A US F-35 stealth bomber suffered more than $2 million in damage after colliding with a bird during take-off from an air base in Japan, the Marine Corps said
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