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Death toll from Kabul blast rises to 20
The death toll from a bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul rises to 20.

The death toll from a bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul rises to 20.

The number of homicides in Chicago climbed dramatically in January to 51, the highest monthly toll since 2000, police said.

Singapore seizes bank accounts to investigate criminal charges linked to the indebted Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB.

Saudi Arabia carries out massive airstrikes on a major airport west of Yemen.

Iraq’s oil revenue falls in January despite tangible rise in the country’s crude exports.

Tareena Shakil has been given a sentence of six years by a court in Britain for joining ISIL (Daesh) terrorists in Syria.

A video of student protesters at a peaceful demonstration against a caste-related death of a scholar being thrashed by Indian police sparks outrage across India.

The UN says Iran and Saudi Arabia should compromise and interact responsibly on regional tensions.

The EU Commission has cited some limited progress with Britain over its proposed list of reforms.

Germany rejects a call by the populist party to shoot refugees.

A mortar attack on Somalia's presidential palace injures six people and kills a child.

Multiple bombs targeting a pipeline in southern Nigeria cause a massive oil spill.

The US has carried out airstrikes against Daesh (ISIL) in Afghanistan, expanding it’s military campaign against the group.

A senior Iranian official says Iran seeks to boost cooperation with Russia in strategic fields and regional issues.

France’s car giant, Renault, opens its first factory in China’s central province of Hubei.

Turkey kills a Syrian soldier and wounds five more in a shelling attack on northern Syrian territories, media reports say.

Russia describes the Turkish claim of Moscow's air violation as ‘premeditated provocation.’

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders are on top of the presidential contest in Iowa ahead of Monday's caucuses.