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Separatist militants kill abducted civilian in Jammu and Kashmir

Separatist militants on Wednesday killed a civilian who was abducted late Tuesday night in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

In rare admission, U.S. says civilians killed in Iraq strike | Reuters

WASHINGTON A U.S. air strike that targeted an Islamic State checkpoint in Iraq in March likely killed four civilians, one of whom may have been a child, the U.S

Pakistan shelling along LoC in Poonch kills one civilian, injures four others

A villager was killed and four others were injured in intensified shelling by Pakistan on Monday on forward posts and civilian areas.

Ex-militant shot dead in Kashmir in fourth such incident in last seven days

The terror of targeted killings continued in Sopore on Monday as suspected militants shot dead a man in the fourth such attack in the north Kashmir.

Policeman killed, two injured after gunbattle with terrorists in Kashmir's Baramulla district

Security personnel are engaged in a gunbattle in Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Air strikes against IS jihadists in Iraq and Syria killed civilians, admits US military

The US military is reviewing several incidents in which civilians may have been killed in coalition air strikes against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria, officials have said.

African Union calls for civilian-led transition in Burkina Faso

DAKAR (Reuters) - The African Union called on Saturday for a civilian-led transition in Burkina Faso after the resignation of President Blaise Compaore and said the military should submit to the will of the civilian authorities. Burkina Faso's military top brass on Saturday backed a presidential guard officer to lead a transition to democratic elections in the West African country after Compaore resigned on Friday following two days of mass street protests. "The Chairperson of the (African Union) Commission ...

Time to refer Syrian war crimes to ICC, U.N. inquiry says

GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations investigators said on Monday that Syrian leaders they had identified as suspected war criminals should face the International Criminal Court (ICC). The investigators urged the U.N. Security Council to "act urgently to ensure accountability" for violations, including murder and torture, committed by both sides in a conflict that has killed an estimated 70,000 people since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad began in March, 2011