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Pakistani Militants Attack Karachi Airport, 24 Dead

Heavily-armed militants stormed the main airport in Karachi, Pakistan Sunday, leading to a five-hour gun battle with police and soldiers that left at least 24 people dead.

Double Bombing Kills 18 in Iraq

Iraqi officials say a double bombing outside a Kurdish party office has killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 65 others.

Somalia: UN envoy welcomes release of ship crew held by pirates since 2010

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Boarding a pirate vessel off the coast of Somalia.

Palestinians Close Shops in Support of Prisoners

Shops were shuttered in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday in solidarity with nearly 300 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against Israeli detention without trial.