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Added on the 08/12/2014 03:58:01 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
A sacked security guard who shot one person and took about 30 others hostage at a Manila shopping mall surrenders to authorities, ending a day-long standoff that terrified shoppers and drew a massive police response. IMAGES
Heavily armed police are deployed at a mall in the Philippine capital Manila after reports that a disgruntled employee was holding a group of people hostage. IMAGES
U.S. troops have killed Abu Sayyaf, whose role in the ISIS organization was akin to CFO. Abu Sayyaf, originally from Tunisia, oversaw ISIS’s black-market oil and gas operations which funded the terrorist network.
Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants from the southern Philippines kidnapped two people from a popular seafood restaurant near the Malaysian city of Sandakan in Sabah on Thursday night.
At least four crew members of a Syrian military helicopter have been captured by rebels after the vessel crashed in the country’s northwest, according to a monitoring group.Syrian television reported the plane encountered a technical problem and was forced to make an emergency landing, and that it was not downed by rebels.
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.