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Taliban Kill Top Afghan Security Officials And Injure US Citizens
A senior US commander has narrowly escaped a gun attack in which top Afghan security officials were killed.
The gunman, reported to be acting as a bodyguard, opened fire as officials left a meeting in Kandahar province.
Provincial police chief Gen Abdul Raziq died, as did the head of the NDS intelligence service, reports said. The Kandahar governor was badly wounded.
US commander Gen Scott Miller escaped unhurt but two other US citizens were injured, Nato said.
Initial reports say the attacker was killed.
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Many Wounded And Killed In Crimea College Attack
At least 17 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an attack at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea.
Officials initially said an "unidentified explosive device" detonated, but now say all the victims died of gunshot wounds at the technical college in Kerch.
Russian investigators said an 18-year-old student blamed for the attack had killed himself.
Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 in a widely criticised move. The annexation followed a disputed vote that was condemned by many Western powers.
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British Man Charged With Spying In United Arab Emirates
A British student has been charged with spying for the UK government in the United Arab Emirates.
Matthew Hedges was accused of "spying for and on behalf of a foreign state", the UAE government said on Monday.
The 31-year-old PhD student at Durham University was arrested on 5 May in Dubai and has reportedly been held in solitary confinement for five months. His wife Daniela Tejada has called on the UK government to deny he was spying for them.
Mr Hedges was detained at Dubai Airport as he was leaving the country following a research trip.
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9/11 Accomplice Being Moved From Germany To Morocco
Germany will on Monday deport an accomplice of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks on the United States, Moroccan native Mounir al-Motassadek.
Motassadek has spent almost 15 years in prison for his part in the deaths of passengers aboard the highjacked aeroplanes used in the attacks. He has served almost his entire sentence, and is being sent to Morocco. He has always denied being involved in the 9/11 plot, but admitted to being friends with those who did.
German authorities are transporting him under heavy guard.
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Saudi Consulate In Istanbul To Be Searched For Missing Journalist
Turkish officials investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will search Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul later on Monday, the Turkish foreign ministry says.
Turkish officials believe Mr Khashoggi was murdered in the consulate by Saudi agents nearly two weeks ago, but Riyadh strongly denies this. Diplomatic pressure is growing on the Saudis to give a fuller explanation.
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Incident At Cologne Railway Station Under Control
German police say they now have an armed assailant at Cologne's main railway station "under control" and the woman he took hostage is receiving medical treatment.
She had minor injuries from the incident but he is reported to have serious injuries. There was a full evacuation of the station, one of Germany's biggest transport hubs.
Local media say the incident does not appear to have been terror-related.
Earlier there were unconfirmed reports of shots being fired.
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Prison Officer Attacked By Inmate
A prison officer was left unconscious after being attacked by an inmate.
The officer was assaulted overnight at HMP Lindholme, near Doncaster, and later went to hospital, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed.
Prison staff initially refused to go back on to the wings following the attack and staged a protest in the visitors centre.
The prisoner involved had been segregated, an MoJ spokesman said. Full details of the attack are not yet known but the MoJ confirmed the officer was found unconscious and treated at the prison before receiving hospital treatment.
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Appeal For One Of UK's Most Wanted Men Renewed
Detectives in the UK have renewed their appeal to find one of the world's most wanted men.
Shane O'Brien is a suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Josh Hanson three years ago.
On the third anniversary of her son's death, his mother Tracey said she "will not let Josh down" as she campaigns to get the suspect's face known.
Mr Hanson, from London, was stabbed in the neck in a bar in 2015. The Metropolitan Police says Mr O'Brien was flown out of the UK on a privately-chartered plane from Biggin Hill Airport following Mr Hanson's death.
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Man Who Planned Bomb Attack On Day Of US Elections Charged
A man who planned to blow himself up in Washington DC on the day of next month's mid-term elections has been held and charged, US prosecutors say.
They say Paul Rosenfeld, 56, built a 200lb (91kg) explosive device and wanted to detonate it on the National Mall in the capital on 6 November. They say he wanted to draw attention to his belief in "sortition" - a political theory that advocates the random selection of government officials. He could be jailed for 20 years.
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al-Shabab Executes Five Men Accused Of Spying
Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has killed five men it accuses of spying - one of them for the UK.
According to a jihadi website, he had admitted giving information to British intelligence services about al-Shabab supporters living in the UK.
The five men, aged between 22 and 36, were shot dead in a public execution on Tuesday in an area under the control of the Islamist group. Another was said to be working for the Somali government. That individual is alleged to have attached a device to a vehicle in an al-Shabab convoy which had then helped American drones to carry out an air strike.
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