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Attack on Iraqi military base kills at least 15: sources Attacks by five suicide bombers on an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad on Sunday killed at least 15 members of the security forces and wounded 22 others, security sources said. Two of the bombers detonated their vehicle-borne explosives at the western gate of Camp Speicher, a former U.S. base outside...

Death toll from militant assault on Indian air base grows to at least 10 A gold medal-winning shooter was among 10 people killed in an audacious pre-dawn assault on an air force base, officials said on Sunday as troops worked to clear the compound in Pathankot, Punjab near India's border with Pakistan after a 15-hour gunbattle. Six Indian security personnel were...

Attiyah set to defend Dakar Rally crown Nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb will add some extra spice to this year's Dakar Rally in which Qatari Nasser al Attiyah will bid to defend his title in Argentina and Bolivia. The Frenchman will seek to follow in the footsteps of Ari Vatanen, who won the Dakar in his first attempt in 1987,...

Hundreds evacuated as Cyclone slams into Tonga NUKU’ALOFA: Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Tonga Saturday when severe tropical cyclone Ula slammed into the tiny Pacific kingdom. However, there were no casualties after Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva declared a state of emergency before the storm hit “in order to prevent or minimise the loss of human life, illness...

Gunmen attack Indian air base near Pakistan A small group of heavily armed attackers has opened fire inside Pathankot air force base in Punjab, close to the Pakistani border. The suspected Islamist militants wore army uniforms, a security official said. At least four of the attackers and two soldiers were killed during the shootout at the military compound early Saturday, sources...

Iraqi forces attempt to Clear 'IS' pockets out of Ramadi Iraq's counterterrorism units and other anti-jihadist forces are clearing out pockets of resistance in Ramadi, following a key victory against "IS." In response, Islamists briefly took over an army base near the city. The authorities arrested some 30 suspected "Islamic State" (IS) militants who were "attempting to flee Ramadi by blending...

The world greeted 2016 with cheers, but tightened security put a damper on the party in Europe and a spectacular fire at a hotel in Dubai scared gathering revellers. Fireworks were cancelled in Brussels and Paris as November’s terror attacks cast a pall. Yet at the stroke of midnight the skies still lit up with pyrotechnics in Sydney, traditionally the first...

Philippine New Year mayhem kills two, injures hundreds Stray bullets and exploding firecrackers have killed two and injured hundreds in the Philippines, authorities said Friday, amid the country's traditional riotous New Year celebrations. A drunk man died after he embraced a giant firecracker, called "Goodbye Philippines", as it was about to explode, health secretary Janet Garin told reporters. "His jaw was shattered....

14 drown in Egypt Nile boat accident At least fourteen people drowned when an unlicensed ferry capsized in the Egypt's Nile river north of Cairo overnight, the official MENA news agency reported on Friday. Rescue teams have recovered 14 bodies and were searching for survivors in the Kafr al-Sheikh province north of Cairo, the agency reported, adding that 17 people were...

Police puzzle 'Concrete Evidence' of Munich terror plan, lift alert Police in Munich have said they received concrete evidence that a terror act was planned for New Year in the Bavarian capital. Investigators are not sure if the potential attackers remain in the city. Munich police chief Hubertus Andrä told a news conference on Friday that German officials had received a...

Stuck on the 48th floor: Photographer's close shave in Dubai hotel blaze Dubai (CNN) - Photographer Dennis Mallari's assignment to shoot the New Year's Eve fireworks was going fine until his vantage point started to go up in flames. The 37-year-old Filipino was on the 48th floor of a luxury Dubai hotel looking out at the city's skyline that's crowned by...

Fire rages at downtown Dubai's highrise Address hotel (CNN) - A massive fire broke out Thursday night at the high-end Address hotel in downtown Dubai as New Year's revelers waited for a planned fireworks celebration in the United Arab Emirates' most populous city. Video showed orange tentacles of flames engulfing a large section of the high-rise hotel. Witnesses told CNN they...

Hamad airport welcomes more than 30 million passengers in 2015 The number of passengers traveling through Hamad International Airport (HIA) this year has exceeded its capacity of 30 million, the airport said in a statement. In the past 12 months including December, the airport served more than 30 million people. This is up from the 26.3 million people who passed through during...

Security and terrorism: Jittery backdrops to New Year's Eve around the world (CNN) - Disrupted terrorist plots. Increased police presence. Warnings to stay alert. Fears of terrorism and stepped-up security provide a sobering backdrop to planned New Year's Eve celebrations around the world. In the United States, federal and local security officials are tightening security in high-profile locations, including New York's Times...