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Suicide bomber kills 13 in Afghan city
A suicide bomber killed 13 people in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday at the home of a tribal elder when people had gathered to celebrate his son's release from Taliban captivity, local officials said.

Saeed Abedini freed from Iran prison after three years
Iran freed four Americans including a Washington Post reporter on Saturday in a prisoner swap, as diplomats gathered to announce the lifting of international sanctions and bring the country of 80 million people back to the global economic stage.

Indonesia has named mastermind of Jakarta attack
Indonesian police on Saturday named the five men they suspect launched this week's gun and bomb attack in the heart of Jakarta and said they had arrested 12 others linked to the plot, which was claimed by Islamic State.

French drug trial leaves one dead and five in critical condition
One person has been left brain dead and five others have been hospitalised after taking part in a clinical trial in France of an experimental drug made by Portuguese drug company Bial, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on Friday.

Burkina Faso: At least 20 dead in suspected Islamist attack
Security forces ended a siege by al Qaeda fighters at a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday, killing three Islamist gunmen and freeing 126 hostages, the West African nation's security minister said.

Iran says it has removed core from Arak reactor in key nuclear deal step
Removal of the core from the Arak reactor will largely eliminate its ability to yield nuclear bomb-grade plutonium.

Bring Back Our Girls: Nigeria announces fresh investigation into Chibok kidnappings
A statement said a panel would be announced soon by the National Security Adviser.

Britain could see EU reform deal struck in weeks, officials say
The British foreign minister and a senior EU official both said a deal was taking shape that could be struck within weeks.

ISIS claim responsibility for Jakarta bombing
Islamic State said it was behind an attack by suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of Jakarta on Thursday, the first time the radical group has targeted the world's most populous Muslim nation.

Madaya: Second aid convoy leaves Damascus for besieged Syrian town
A convoy of dozens of aid trucks departed from Damascus on Thursday on their way to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, the second delivery there this week, a humanitarian official and a Reuters witness said.

Jakarta attacks: Suicide bombers and gunmen kill at least six in Indonesian capital
Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, police said, in an attack on a country that Islamic State had threatened to put in its "spotlight".

South Korea promises 'bone-numbing pain' in new sanctions on North after nuclear test
The US House of Representatives voted nearly unanimously late on Tuesday to pass legislation to broaden sanctions on the North's nuclear programme.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards question captive US sailors, dismiss talk of prompt release
The incident has rattled nerves days ahead of the expected implementation of a landmark nuclear accord.

Obama hits out at Donald Trump, stresses optimism in final State of the Union speech
Delivering his last State of the Union speech to Congress as president, he called for leaders to "fix" US politics.

North Korea faked sub-launched missile test footage, analysts claim
The isolated country has said it has ballistic missile technology which would allow it to launch a nuclear warhead from a submarine.

Too late for some, aid convoy reaches starving Syrian town of Madaya
Trucks carrying food and medical supplies reached Madaya near the Lebanese border.