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One dead, hostages freed in Rio shoot-out

Heavily armed criminals briefly took 35 people hostage at an upscale hotel in Brazil after a street battle with police that left one person dead and dramatised the security challenges for the host of the 2016 Olympic Games. The hostages were released

One dead, hostages freed in Rio hotel shoot-out

Heavily armed criminals briefly took 35 people hostage at an upscale hotel in Brazil after a street battle with police that left one person dead and dramatised the security challenges for the host of the 2016 Olympic Games. The hostages were released

Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha arrive in Spain

MARBELLA, Spain — Security was tight at the posh Hotel Villa Padierna in southern Spain as Michelle Obama and her 9-year-old daughter Sasha arrived for a summer vacation in a motorcade. President Barack Obama and elder daughter Malia did not

Indonesia sees security threat from some students

Indonesia since 2005. Since then, security forces have killed or detained several militants who were involved in the hotel attacks, including one who had been trained in Yemen. ‘The potential for radical figures coming from Yemen is significant because

Iraq hotel fire kills 29 people

A fire at a hotel in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya killed 30 people, including foreigners, and injured at least 22 others, police said today. A security official said the fire in Iraq’s

One Canadian among 29 dead in Iraq hotel fire: report

A fire at a hotel in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya killed 29 people, including one Canadian, reports said, and injured at least 22 others. A security official said the fire in Iraq’s

Hotel fire claims 40 lives

A fire at a hotel in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya killed 29 people including foreigners and injured at least 22 others, the city’s police chief said. A security official said the fire

Afghan/coalition strike targets Taliban in Kunduz

Afghan and international force may have killed a Taliban commander connected to a July 2 attack near a hotel in Kunduz province, the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan said Thursday. Several other insurgents were killed in the strike, the

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India hails $3B airport terminal

state of the art security and baggage system, Terminal 3 is also home to India’s first transit hotel. Officials say the new nine-level hub will be able to handle 34 million passengers per year, making it one of the biggest in the world. ‘This is a