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Crimea college blast kills 13 in 'terrorist attack' - officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 11:24 PM

Thirteen people were killed and 50 more wounded on Wednesday, most of them teenagers, after a blast tore into a college canteen in Russian-annexed Crimea in what Moscow called a "terrorist" attack. Read more »

Gunmen kill 25, including 12 Revolutionary Guards, in attack on Iran military parade

Michael Georgy, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 22 10:11 PM

State television said the assault targeted a stand where Iranian officials had gathered in the city of Ahvaz to watch an annual event marking the start of the Islamic Republic's 1980-88 war with Iraq.   Read more »

Private schools appeal for inclusion in Marawi rehab plan

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 05:21 PM

Owners of private schools in Marawi have banded together and called on government to include them in the rehabilitation plan for the war-torn city. Read more »

Second man arrested over London train attack - police

Reuters
Posted at Sep 17 04:11 PM

A second man has been arrested over Friday's bomb attack on a London underground train that injured 30 people, police said. Read more »

Islamic State group claims London attack

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 16 09:35 AM

"The bombing on a metro in London was carried out by a detachment of the Islamic State" group, it said in a statement published by its propaganda agency. Read more »

List of terror attacks in Britain since 2005

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 08:57 PM

Friday's attack on a London Underground train that injured at least 22 people is the latest in a string of terror strikes on Britain in recent years. Read more »

Death toll from Spain attacks rises to 16: local officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 27 09:35 PM

The number of people killed in twin vehicle attacks in Spain last week rose to 16 on Sunday, local authorities in Barcelona said. Read more »

7 injured in second Spain car rampage: authorities

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 11:45 AM

CAMBRILS, Spain - Seven people were hurt when "alleged terrorists" drove into pedestrians in the Spanish seaside resort of Cambrils early Friday before being shot dead by security forces, just hours after a similar attack in nearby Barcelona.   Read more »

Pinay in Australia fears for safety amid terror attack

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 05:51 PM

A Filipino living in Australia fears for her safety following the terror attack in Melbourne.  Read more »

Bubusisiin: Pagpasok ng gunman, paglabas ng mga tao sa 'Resorts'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 11:19 PM

Paanong nakapasok ang isang armadong lalaki sa casino hotel? Bakit hindi nakalabas ang mga tao? Ilan ito sa mga tanong na naiwang nakabinbin matapos ang mga putok at usok sa Resorts World Manila. Read more »

Egypt launches air raids in Libya after Christians killed

Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters
Posted at May 27 09:22 AM

MINYA, Egypt - Egyptian fighter jets carried out strikes on Friday directed at camps in Libya which Cairo says have been training militants who killed dozens of Christians earlier in the day. Read more »

Indonesian president urges calm after suspected suicide attacks in Jakarta

Gayatri Suroyo and Darren Whiteside, Reuters
Posted at May 25 02:58 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's president urged people to remain calm on Thursday, a day after suspected suicide bombers killed three police officers on duty at a Jakarta bus terminal in an attack authorities said bore the hallmarks of globally inspired Islamist militants.  Read more »

After new concert carnage, industry hopes to prevail

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 12:50 PM

NEW YORK, United States – Violence has once again struck music fans with a suicide attack on Ariana Grande's Manchester show, but the booming concert industry hopes to withstand the new shock. Read more »

Britain raises terror threat level after concert carnage

Edouard Guihaire and Rosie Scammell, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 24 09:03 AM

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Britain prepared to deploy soldiers at key sites on Wednesday, having raised its terror threat level to maximum after a suicide bomber massacred 22 people at a pop concert in Manchester. Read more »

AFP ensures no spillover of Marawi firefight

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 08:12 AM

MANILA - The Philippine military on Wednesday said there will be no spillover of the firefight between the military and Maute terrorists in Marawi City. Read more »

World leaders condemn Manchester attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 04:30 PM

PARIS, France - World leaders on Tuesday expressed shock and horror at the suicide bombing in Manchester which killed at least 22 people, including children.  Read more »

Police officer killed, 2 hurt in Paris shooting

Julien Pretot and Emmanuel Jarry, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 21 07:31 AM

A French policeman was shot dead and two others were wounded in a shooting in central Paris on Thursday night before the gunman himself was killed by officers, police and the Interior Ministry said. Read more »

Royals attend 'service of hope' after London attack

Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 06:50 AM

Queen Elizabeth's grandsons Princes William and Harry joined relatives of four people killed in a deadly attack near the London parliament two weeks ago for a "Service of Hope" on Wednesday. Read more »

Residents commemorate Brussels bombing a year later

Raquel Bernal-Crisostomo, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Posted at Mar 24 01:03 AM

It was exactly a year ago when terrorists bombed the Brussels Airport at Zaventem, and the metro station at Maelbeek, killing 32 people including the 3 attackers, while injuring more than 300. Read more »

Death toll from Kabul hospital attack rises to 49

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 05:21 PM

KABUL - The death toll from an attack on a military hospital in Kabul by gunmen dressed as medics has risen to 49 with dozens wounded, a senior health official said on Thursday.  Read more »