Tag: Kill

Militants kill three militia fighters near Iraq’s Baiji refinery: police

TIKRIT: Islamic State militants killed three government-backed militia fighters on Monday near Iraq's biggest oil refinery in the northern city of Baiji, police and...

Roadside mines kill 3 children in Afghanistan

KABUL: A government official says two roadside mines possibly meant for later use against security forces have exploded in a residential area in Afghanistan's...

Turkish airstrikes kill four Kurdish militants in northern Iraq

ISTANBUL: The Turkish military carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq's Avasin Basyan region on Saturday, killing four Kurdish militants, it said on its official...

Air strikes on southern Syria kill 22 civilians: monitor

BEIRUT: A barrage of Russian air strikes on rebel-held areas of southern Syria killed 22 civilians on Thursday, a monitoring group said, most of...

Afghanistan: Insurgents’ attacks kill 29, including elders urging peace

KABUL: An Afghan official says insurgent attacks in two provinces have killed 29 people, including a bomb that targeted a meeting between the Taliban...

Floods and landslides kill 7, leave 12 missing in Vietnam

HANOI: Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least seven people and left 12 others missing in northern Vietnam, officials...

Philippine soldiers accidentally kill six police in jungle clash

MANILA: Philippine soldiers mistakenly killed six police officers and wounded nine on Monday during an operation against Maoist guerrillas in thick jungle, an army...

Taliban kill 3 troops in northern province

KABUL: An Afghan official says the Taliban have attacked a military outpost in northern Faryab province, killing three soldiers and wounding six. Regional army spokesman...

Taliban kill 5 workers clearing land mines

  KABUL: An Afghan official says the Taliban killed at least five members of a demining team in southern Kandahar province. Zia Durrani, spokesman for the...

Gunmen shoot dead Palestinian lecturer in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Two unidentified men shot dead a Palestinian man in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Malaysian and Palestinian authorities reported, and Malaysia’s Deputy Prime...

Nigerian troops kill 21 bandits in gunfight

ABUJA: Twenty-one bandits were confirmed killed following a gunfight with troops in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, an army spokesman said Thursday. Two army personnel were...

Indian mother kills daughter over ‘sexual relations’ with father

A Mumbai woman suspected of killing her daughter for allegedly being in a relationship with her father has been arrested, Hindustan Times reported. Police said...

Beijing mall knife attack kills one woman, injure 12

BEIJING: A woman was killed and 12 other people injured after a man carried out a knife attack in a mall in a busy...

Suspected Russian warplanes hit Idlib market, kill 15

AMMAN: At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday when suspected Russian warplanes struck a crowded market in the rebel-held city of Ariha in...

Twin car bombs kill over 30 in Libya: officials

BENGHAZI: A double car bombing in the east Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday left at least 33 people dead and dozens more wounded,...

Tunisian forces kill top aide of al Qaeda in Maghreb

TUNIS: Tunisian security forces have killed a top aide of Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), an...

Police crossfire kill 8-year-old boy in India

LUCKNOW: An eight-year-old boy was shot and killed in police crossfire in northern India, an official said Thursday. Madhav Bharadwaj was playing with friends in...