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‘two detained over Mali hotel attack’

Bamako: Malian special forces arrested two suspects over the siege at a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako that left 20 people dead along with two assailants, security sources said. 

Magnitude 6.7 quake hits western Brazil Washington: A large but very deep 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit western Brazil on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. 

Boko Haram attack kills 18 in s-e Niger

Niamey: Eighteen people were killed and 100 homes torched in an attack by Boko Haram fighters on a southeastern Niger village, authorities said on Thursday.

Queen Elizabeth II to miss malta home visit

london: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not get a chance of a nostalgic visit to a villa in Malta she shared with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, nearly 70 years ago.

Zardari's aide charged with terror financing Karachi: A top Pakistan People's Party leader and a close aide of ex-President Asif Ali Zardari has been charged with terror financ-ing and corruption, officials said.

‘Probe shooting of four Nepalese by SSB’

Kathmandu: Nepal on Thursday demanded an early probe into the alleged shooting of four of its civilians by SSB personnel.