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At least 18 soldiers, four Islamists killed in Niger

NIAMEY, May 23 — At least 18 soldiers and four suspected Islamists were killed in a fierce gunbattle following a dawn car bomb attack at a barracks in the northern Niger town of Agadez, military sources and a local official said.

“There are 18 soldiers and four attackers dead in Agadez,” said one source.

“One of the attackers has taken two or ... Read More

A tornado approaching Oklahoma City in the US, May 20, 2013, before tearing through the suburb of Moore, killing at least 51 people. — Reuters pic

A tornado approaching Oklahoma City in the US, May 20, 2013, before tearing through the suburb of Moore, killing at least 51 people. — Reuters pic Read More

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