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Dagestan suicide bomb kills six
Jan 6th
A suicide bomb attack in Russia’s restive North Caucasus republic of Dagestan has killed six policemen and wounded 14 more, officials say. The attacker tried to drive a truck
Japanese minister urged to stay
Jan 6th
Japan’s 77-year-old finance minister, Hirohisa Fujii, has resigned due to poor health, Japanese media say. If confirmed, the resignation would be a blow to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio
Man linked to UK hostages ‘freed’
Jan 6th
Iraqi officials have released a Shia militant leader from the group which kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad in 2007, the Iraqi interior ministry says. Qais al-Khazaali is believed to be the leader
Man arrested after explosives planted on him in security test
Jan 6th
Irish broadcaster RTE has reported that a man has been arrested after explosives were brought into Ireland in a security exercise by another country. A 49-year-old man was detained following the
Philippines suspect denies murder
Jan 5th
The main suspect in the mass killing of 57 people in the southern Philippines, Andal Ampatuan Junior, has pleaded not guilty to 41 counts of murder. Mr Ampatuan is part of a politically
UN chief warns of Afghan decline
Jan 5th
By Tom LaneBBC News, New York United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that there is a risk that Afghanistan’s deteriorating situation could become irreversible. Mr Ban said
India police ‘attend crime party’
Jan 5th
By Prachi PinglayBBC News, Mumbai Five police officers in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have been suspended after reports that they attended a party hosted by a notorious criminal. Grainy