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Death toll in Istanbul bombings rises to 44
The death toll from Saturday night's twin bombings in Istanbul has risen to 44, of whom 36 were police officers, Health Minister Recep Akdag was cited as saying by state-run Anadolu agency and...
France extends state of emergency to cover Euros
France's parliament confirms a two-month extension of the state of emergency that has been in place since November's jihadist attacks to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour...
Security firm boss takes blame
The head of a security firm on Monday accepts "full responsibility" for accidentally leaving behind a dummy bomb that caused Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium to be evacuated.
Fake bomb fiasco costs MU millions
A fake bomb inside Old Trafford that forced the abandonment of Manchester United's last Premier League game of the season triggers angry calls Monday for action as the club faced a multi...
Cops bust 'militants' den', recover arms, explosives
Police yesterday recovered 20 grenades, firearms and ammunition, and a huge amount of bomb-making materials, including gel
Mahmudur won't be freed now
Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of Bangla daily Amar Desh, was shown arrested in a bomb blast case yesterday, a day after the Supreme Court upheld a High Court bail granted to him in a sedition case.
Six killed by bomb at Turkey police HQ
A car bomb blast has hit a police headquarters in south-eastern Turkey, killing six people and wounding at least 39, officials say.
Asset now burden
Over the past few days, The Daily Star published a series of reports on ordeals of the victims of mindless violence in the name of politics between January 5 and April 5 last year. Lives perished,...
Impossible to forget
For 91 days from January 5 to April 5 last year, there was hardly a single day when innocent people were not burnt to death or injured in arson attacks on public transports.
Left in the lurch
For 91 days from January 5 to April 5 last year, there was hardly a single day when innocent people were not burnt to death or injured in arson attacks on public transports. Some lost their loved...
France retaliates, bombs Syria after Paris carnage
French warplanes pounds the Islamic State group's de facto capital in Syria on Sunday, in the first such strikes since a wave of coordinated attacks claimed by the jihadists left 129 people...