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21 killed in Pakistan university attack
21 people die in a Taliban assault on a university in Pakistan Wednesday, where witnesses report two large explosions as security forces move in under dense fog to halt the bloodshed.
Gunmen attack human haulier in Keraniganj, 2 injured
Two persons of a family are shot injured as gunmen opens fire at a Munshiganj-bound human haulier from Nawabganj in Dhaka on the Dhaka-Mawa highway.
6 killed in India air force base attack
Four gunmen and two guards are killed when unidentified militants attack an Indian Air Force base near the Pakistan border in an apparent challenge to attempts to revive a dialogue between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
27 dead after Islamists seize luxury hotel in Mali's capital
27 people are reported dead after Malian commandos storm a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako with 170 people inside, many of them foreigners, that is seized by Islamist gunmen.
Shooting spree kills 18 in Brazil
Gunmen kills at least 18 people on the outskirts of Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, in a series of overnight attacks.
Gurdaspur attack: 10 killed in Indian police station siege
Gunmen in army uniform kill five people including a policeman in what is suspected to be a terror attack in Indian state of Punjab bordering Pakistan.
Balochistan gunmen kill 19
Gunmen in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province attack two buses, killing at least 19 passengers, officials say whilst the number of passengers abducted from on board remains unclear.
Gunmen kill 2 Egypt judges, prosecutor in Sinai
Gunmen has killed two Egyptian judges and a prosecutor in Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency spearheaded by an Islamic State group affiliate.
Gunmen kill 2 Egypt judges, prosecutor in Sinai
Gunmen has killed two Egyptian judges and a prosecutor in Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency spearheaded by an Islamic State group affiliate.
Afghan attack: Deadly gun battle in Mazar-e-Sharif
Gunmen dressed in military uniforms have stormed the office of the attorney general in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, killing at least five people and injuring 25.
Turkey Twitter block lifted after image removed
Social media restrictions are being lifted in Turkey, as sites comply with a court order to stop sharing images of a prosecutor being held at gunpoint.
Bloody end to Turkey prosecutor hostage crisis
A Turkish prosecutor and two gunmen who took him hostage have been killed after a shootout at a courthouse in Istanbul
13 killed in Afghan terror attack
Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a major road in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 13 people