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Banned Nigeria Shia group says police kill 15 at march
Nigeria, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — A Shia Muslim group in Nigeria that is banned by the government says 15 of its members were shot to death during processions marking a Muslim holiday.
US to commemorate 9/11 as its aftermath extends and evolves
New York, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to "never forget" and rising attention to the terror attacks' extended toll on responders.
Kashmiris allege night terror by Indian troops in crackdown
India, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — The Indian soldiers descended on Bashir Ahmed Dar's house in southern Kashmir on Aug. 10, a few days after the government in New Delhi stripped the disputed Himalayan region of its statehood and launched a crackdown. Over the next 48 hours, the 50-year-old plumber said he was subjected to two separate rounds of beatings by soldiers.
North Korea confirms test of large multiple rocket launcher
South Korea, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed the test-launches of a super-large multiple rocket launcher.
31 killed in Iraq during Ashoura procession
Beirut, Sep 10 (AP/UNB) — Iraq's state-run TV channel, citing Iraq's Health Ministry, says the death toll from a stampede in the Shiite holy city of Karbala has climbed to 31.
Officials: 31 Iraqi pilgrims die in stampede during Ashoura
Baghdad, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Part of a walkway collapsed as tens of thousands of people celebrated Ashoura on Tuesday, causing a stampede and killing at least 31 pilgrims on one of the most sacred religious holy days for the Shiite sect, officials said.
Boris Johnson lost Parliament but he could win a UK election
London, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost Parliament. But he could still win a general election if enough voters approve of his determination to make Britain's departure from the European Union a reality.
Greece: Turkey 'continues to provoke' over Cyprus
Athens, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Greece's prime minister says Turkey "continues to provoke" in its approach towards the ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus and that Ankara is becoming isolated internationally.
Turkey accuses US of stalling on Syria 'safe zone' plans
Ankara, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Turkey accused the United States on Tuesday of taking only "cosmetic steps" toward the creation of a so-called "safe zone" in northeast Syria and renewed Ankara's threat of unilateral military intervention to form a buffer area along its border.
1 dead, 19 people injured in German hospital fire
Berlin, Sep 10 (AP/UNB) — Officials say one person has died and 19 more have been injured in a fire at a hospital in the western German city of Duesseldorf.