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Pro-government forces kill more Afghanistan civilians than insurgents, UN finds

The number of Afghanistan civilians killed and wounded at the hands of pro-government forces increased in the first three months of the year even as civilian casualties fell

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New IRA admits killing of Northern Ireland journalist in Derry shooting

Northern Ireland dissident republican groupthe New IRA has admitted shooting to death journalist Lyra McKee during rioting in Derry

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Sri Lanka attacks were revenge for Christchurch mosque shootings, deputy defense minister says

An initial probe into suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people shows it was "retaliation for Christchurch," the country's deputy defense minister said

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Death toll from Sri Lanka Easter attacks rises to 290 as police announce new arrests

The death toll from bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka rose dramatically to 290 as police announced new arrests

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Series of explosions in Sri Lanka churches and hotels kills dozens

Dozens of people were killed and hundreds injured in a string of blasts at hotels and churches in Sri Lanka as worshippers attended Easter services

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Boko Haram kills 11 in overnight attack in Cameroon’s Far North

Boko Haram fighters have killed 11 civilians in an overnight attack in Cameroon's troubled Far North Region

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Pakistan navy and coast guard personnel among 14 gunned down in Balochistan

Gunmen killed at least 14 people after forcing them to disembark from buses in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said

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Car bomb in Mogadishu kills 4 despite heavy security following Al-Shabaab attacks

Four people were killed and five injured when a car loaded with explosives detonated on a busy road in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

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Pakistan: Bomb targeting Hazaras in Quetta market kills at least 16

At least 16 people were killed and 30 wounded by a blast apparently targeting the Hazara community at a market in Pakistan's Quetta city

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Double car bomb in Syria’s Raqqa kills at least 8, mostly civilians

A double bomb attack in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, a former ISIS bastion, killed at least eight people, mostly civilians

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