98 m. ago Dire warnings over aid and hunger following RSF’s capture of Sudanese city

Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of ‘staggering’ malnutritionThere are grave fears for civilians who survived the capture of El Fasher by a Sudanese paramilitary group last month, as the UN warned relief operations were on the brink of collapse and an aid group said malnutrition in displacement camps had reached “staggering” levels.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher – the capital of North Darfur state and the last urban centre outside of its grasp in the wider Darfur region – on 26 October. Survivor accounts and video and satellite evidence suggest more than 1,500 people were killed in ethnically targeted massacres in the immediate aftermath. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Delhi Red Fort blast: Police detain multiple suspects after car explosion leaves 9 dead

Authorities in restive Himalayan region of Kashmir detain at least five individuals

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6 h. ago Indian police detain suspects in Kashmir after deadly New Delhi car blast

Indian security agencies have detained several suspects in Kashmir as part of their investigation into a deadly car explosion in New Delhi

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7 h. ago Tourists 'paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in "human safari" hunting trips to Sarajevo

Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italian tourists who allegedly paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in 'human safari' hunting trips to Sarajevo, with extra charged to kill children.

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8 h. ago Delhi and Islamabad blasts expose South Asia’s fragile security as rivals trade blame

Suicide bombing in Pakistan and car explosion in India kill at least 20 people and heighten tensions between nuclear neighbours

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22 h. ago Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war

Groups of Italians alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siegeProsecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italians who allegedly paid members of the Bosnian Serb army for trips to Sarajevo so that they could kill citizens during the four-year siege of the city in the 1990s.More than 10,000 people were killed in Sarajevo by constant shelling and sniper fire between 1992 and 1996 in what was the longest siege in modern history after Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence from Yugoslavia. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Families of Camp Mystic campers and counselors file lawsuits over deaths

Families allege camp leaders ignored known flood risks in ‘entirely preventable’ tragedy that killed multiple peopleThe families of several campers and two counselors who died in July’s catastrophic Hill Country floods in Texas have filed multiple lawsuits against Camp Mystic and its owners, accusing them of “gross negligence”.The 4 July floods, which claimed more than 130 lives across the region and was described as some of the US’s deadliest floods in decades, devastated the 99-year-old Christian all-girls camp, located on the banks of the Guadalupe river in Kerr county. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago South Carolina court rejects death row appeal days before execution

South Carolina's highest court has refused to stop Friday's execution of a man who killed three people over five days and left taunting messages for police in one of the victim's blood

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25 h. ago ‘People were screaming for help’: Delhi car blast witnesses describe scenes of horror

Explosion near the Red Fort landmark was so loud and intense it was felt several kilometres awayFew monuments symbolise Delhi’s past splendour than its grand, 17th-century Red Fort, once the imperial domain of Mughal emperors. The fortress now stands as a museum frozen in time but the surrounding area remains the thriving heart of the Indian capital, where dried fruit and vegetable vendors jostle for space alongside stalls selling clothes, suitcases and shoes.Across the street are the narrow lanes of the famed Chandi Chowk bazaar. By nightfall, the roads are chock-full of rickshaws and loudly honking cars. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Deadly terror attack in Islamabad puts Pakistan in ‘state of war’, says minister

Twelve people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the capitalAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as the defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.The explosion, which was described as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside the district court buildings in Islamabad on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Pakistan Taliban claim responsibility for deadly terror attack in Islamabad

Defence minister says country is in ‘state of war’ after suicide blast kills 12 and injures 27 outside court buildingsAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Islamabad carried out by the Pakistan Taliban, as the country’s defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.The explosion, which was confirmed as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside district court buildings in the capital on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago ‘Shook the ground under my feet’: Witnesses recount horrific aftermath of car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort

A day after at least eight people were killed and dozens wounded in a car explosion near Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, eyewitnesses recall the panic and chaos of the evening in the aftermath of the blast, Arpan Rai reports

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29 h. ago Modi vows to bring Delhi Red Fort car blast ‘conspirators’ to justice

Modi says Indian agencies will reach the ‘bottom of the conspiracy’ which led to the car explosion in Delhi

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30 h. ago A car bomb outside an Islamabad court kills at least 11 people, Pakistani security officials say

Pakistani security officials say that a powerful car bomb that exploded outside a sprawling district court in Islamabad killed at least 11 people

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31 h. ago Islamabad explosion: At least 12 dead in horror 'suicide blast' as police swarm scene

An explosion near Islamabad's High Court has killed twelve people amid claims of a 'suicide' attack

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32 h. ago India police investigate final moments of vehicle in fatal Delhi blast

Eight people killed in explosion outside city’s historic Red Fort on Monday eveningPolice investigating the explosion outside Delhi’s historic Red Fort that killed eight people are focusing on the final movements of the vehicle allegedly involved.Police in the Indian capital said the explosion occurred around 7pm on Monday evening outside the Red Fort metro station, a peak time when Delhi’s old city is usually packed with people, bustling markets and heavy traffic. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago ‘Blast shook ground under my feet’: Witnesses recount horrific aftermath of car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort

A day after at least eight people were killed and dozens wounded in a car explosion near Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, eye-witnesses recall the panic and chaos of the evening in the aftermath of the blast, Arpan Rai reports

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33 h. ago Aftermath of deadly Delhi explosion as emergency services search for survivors

A powerful explosion near the historic Red Fort in a densely populated area of New Delhi, India, on Monday (10 November) left at least eight people dead and 20 injured, according to city police.

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33 h. ago The deadly car explosion in New Delhi is being investigated under an anti

Indian police say they are investigating the deadly car explosion in New Delhi under an anti-terrorism law

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35 h. ago Red Fort blast: ‘Slow moving car’ explodes near iconic Delhi landmark killing 8 people

Police investigate vehicle blast in old Delhi that left dozens injured and sent security forces on high alert

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