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YEMEN
Scores of civilians killed in air raid
More than 80 civilians were killed during an air raid in northern Yemen on Thursday when the army fired at a makeshift camp of displaced people where rebels were believed to be hiding, say media reports quoting witnesses.
GERMANY
Air strike could be electoral issue for Merkel
An air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan last week could become an issue for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ahead of elections on September 27. Merkel was set to give an explanation for what happened to the Bundestag on Tuesday.
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AFGHANISTAN
Merkel 'deeply regrets' any civilian losses in German-led NATO strike
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would "deeply regret" the loss of any Afghan civilian lives in a NATO air strike on Friday that was ordered by a German commander. Kunduz province officials say six civilians were killed in the strike.
AFGHANISTAN
US commander visits blast site, orders probe into NATO airstrike
The top commander of foreign troops in Afghanistan, US general Stanley McChrystal, is trying to stem public anger over a NATO airstrike that killed up to 90 people last Friday by ordering an investigation into the deadly blast.
AFGHANISTAN
Six civilians killed in NATO raid, local official says
Six civilians, including a child, were among 54 people killed in a NATO air strike on two petrol tankers that had been captured by the Taliban, the governor of the northern Kunduz province has said.
AFGHANISTAN
NATO faces backlash over rising civilian casualties
Anger is rising in Afghanistan after a NATO airstrike in the Kunduz province on Friday that left up to 90 people dead - reportedly including civilians. The incident came as British PM Gordon Brown spoke to defend the Western strategy in the country.
AFGHANISTAN
Pressure mounts as Afghans mourn NATO strike victims
Afghanistan has held memorial prayers to mourn the victims of Friday's NATO air strike against Taliban insurgents in Kunduz province, in which up to 90 people, including civilians, are thought to have died. EU ministers have criticised NATO tactics.
AFGHANISTAN
Deadly fuel tanker blast rocks northern province
A NATO airstrike on two fuel tankers allegedly hijacked by the Taliban has caused a huge blast in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, killing around 90 people, most of them insurgents, according to NATO and Afghan officials.
GAZA STRIP
Israel launches air raid after rocket fired from Gaza
Israel launched an air raid on a building east of Gaza City early on Sunday after a rocket was fired from Gaza at Israeli territory, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
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PAKISTAN
US drone targets suspected Taliban camp, killing up to 10
A US drone targeted a suspected Taliban camp in the militant stronghold of South Waziristan in north-west Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing up to 10 people, security officials say.
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