Turkish planes target Kurdish rebels after day of violence
August 15, 2015
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Turkish planes target Kurdish rebels after day of violence

On Tuesday, the PKK Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for an attack on a…

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Al-Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to head of Taliban
August 14, 2015
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Al-Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to head of Taliban

According to Dawn, a senior As-Sahab official, Qari Abu Bakr, said “the bond between us…

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Death Toll from China’s Tianjin Warehouse Blasts Rises to 50
August 14, 2015
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Death Toll from China’s Tianjin Warehouse Blasts Rises to 50

“I was sleeping when our windows and doors suddenly shook as we heard explosions outside”.

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Dead, 700 Wounded In China’s Blast
August 14, 2015
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Dead, 700 Wounded In China’s Blast

“I heard the first explosion and everyone went outside, then there was a series of…

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Blast Rocks Chinese City; 300 Reported Injured
August 14, 2015
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Blast Rocks Chinese City; 300 Reported Injured

The city is one of China’s largest ports with an estimated population of about 11…

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1 person rescued from blast zone in China’s Tianjin port
August 14, 2015
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1 person rescued from blast zone in China’s Tianjin port

Fires were still burning after dawn, with photographs on Chinese news websites showing what appeared…

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17 killed, hundreds injured, as huge explosion rocks Chinese city
August 14, 2015
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17 killed, hundreds injured, as huge explosion rocks Chinese city

The below dashcam video purportedly shows the moment of the first blast, which illuminates the…

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Firefighter found in debris as chemical experts probe Tianjin blasts
August 14, 2015
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Firefighter found in debris as chemical experts probe Tianjin blasts

The company’s website says these goods include compressed gas, flammable liquid and toxic chemicals –…

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Tianjin explosions illustrate risk of storing toxic chemicals
August 14, 2015
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Tianjin explosions illustrate risk of storing toxic chemicals

Tianjin fireman pulled from wreckage after 32 hours
August 14, 2015
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Tianjin fireman pulled from wreckage after 32 hours

A series of enormous explosions at an industrial area in the Chinese port of Tianjin…

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