A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day before parliamentary elections are to be held. CBC | World News
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Israel targets underground tunnels in night bombings as blackout causes chaos in Gaza
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Read More »Afghans determined to vote for a president despite Taliban threats and suicide bombings
Amid Taliban threats and tighter security, Afghans will vote Saturday in a presidential election. Whoever wins will likely attempt to join a peace process between the U.S. and the Taliban that has left out the Afghan government. CBC | World News
Read More »Dozens killed in bombings in Damascus, eastern Syria
At least five children and two rescue workers were killed Friday in a Damascus suburb during a government bombing campaign amid escalating violence in and around the capital despite a truce, activists reported. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 63 killed in separate bombings in Afghanistan
Suicide bombers struck two mosques in Afghanistan during Friday prayers, a Shia mosque in Kabul and a Sunni mosque in western Ghor province, killing at least 63 people at the end of a particularly deadly week for the troubled nation. CBC | World News
Read More »Ahmad Rahimi found guilty in last year’s Manhattan bombings
Jurors in federal court in New York City have found 29-year-old Ahmad Khan Rahimi guilty of all charges, including counts of using a weapon of mass destruction and bombing a public place, related to bombs planted in Manhattan in September 2016. CBC | World News
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