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Islamic State claims Orlando shooting in radio bulletin

The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the Orlando shooting that killed 50 people, saying in a radio bulletin that it was carried out by "one of the soldiers of the caliphate".

'Convicted', 'acquitted', 'massacre', 'victory': How leading dailies covered Gulbarg Society verdict

How the leading Indian daily newspapers covered the Gulbarg Society verdict.

Four militants hanged for Peshawar Army Public School massacre, in which more than 150 were killed

Pakistan on Wednesday hanged four militants linked to a Taliban massacre at a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

New low! Pakistan alleges India was involved in 2014 Peshawar school massacre

The Pakistani Taliban had slaughtered at least 150 people in a brazen attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar on 16 December, 2014, in retaliation to the army operation against the extremists in North Waziristan.

'No evildoer, no demon' can close us: Charleston minister as Church reopens after attack

The historic black South Carolina church where a white gunman murdered nine African Americans held its first service since the massacre on Sunday.

France declassifies 1994 Rwanda genocide documents after 20 years

France on Tuesday declassified documents in the presidential archives relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which Kigali accuses Paris of having an indirect role.

Kenya massacre: Law graduate named killer; Easter services overshadowed as country mourns

Kenya began three days of national mourning for the 148 people massacred by Somalia's Shebab militants at a university as authorities identified one of the gunmen as a smart law graduate

Security forces arrest 11 NDFB(S) militants in Assam

The recovered arms and ammunition include two improvised explosive devices, nine detonators, two 7.65 mm pistols, ten rounds of 7.65 mm ammunition, five rounds of 7.62 mm pistol ammunition and a packet of ball bearings, Assam Police IGP LR Bishnoi said.

Assam massacre: NIA arrest three NDFB(S) militants from Nagaland

The operation led to recovery of seven mobile phones and documents that throw substantial light on leadership of NDFB(S), the NIA said.

Prophet cartoon: Danish paper heightens security after Charlie Hebdo attack

Jyllands-Posten published 12 cartoons on 30 September 2005, which caused angry and sometimes deadly protests worldwide. The cartoons were reprinted by Charlie Hebdo in 2006.