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Huge Blaze Breaks Out at Steel Plant Near Tokyo's Haneda Airport

A huge blaze broke out Monday at a steel pipe plant near Tokyo's Haneda airport, as television images showed plumes of thick black smoke and flames shooting up into the air.

The vast steel pipe-making facility, which spans 20,800 square meters (224,000 square feet), operates a pair of manufacturing lines, about one kilometer from the busy international airport. 

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Islamic State Destroys Temple at Syria's Palmyra

Jihadists with the Islamic State group have blown up a famous temple at Syria's ruins of Palmyra, an official said, confirming fears they would destroy more world-class heritage sites.

The destruction of the Baal Shamin temple, considered ancient Palmyra's second-most significant temple, raised concerns for the rest of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed ruins.

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Tunisian Border Guard Killed in 'Terrorist' Shootout

A Tunisian border guard was killed in a shootout with jihadists on the border with Algeria, officials said Monday, in an attack claimed by the North African country's main extremist group.

Finance Minister Slim Chaker said one guard was killed and three others wounded when they were "attacked close to the Bouchebka border post" late Sunday. 

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Pentagon Confirms Blast at U.S. Military Post in Japan

A blast ripped through a U.S. military post in Japan after midnight, triggering a fire, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, noting that no injuries had been reported.

U.S. Navy Commander Bill Urban, a spokesman, said the explosion occurred at a building the Sagami Depot in the city of Sagamihara, some 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Tokyo. 

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Turkey Jails Five Mayors in Kurdish Southeast over 'Self-rule' Claims

Turkish courts on Sunday remanded in custody five mayors from the Kurdish-dominated southeast on charges of seeking to destroy national unity by allegedly supporting calls for regional self-rule, reports said.

The investigation comes as Turkey carries out its biggest operation in years against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants who have responded by tearing up a 2013 ceasefire and staging daily attacks against the security forces.

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Turkey Jails Five Mayors in Kurdish Southeast over 'Self-rule' Claims

Turkish courts on Sunday remanded in custody five mayors from the Kurdish-dominated southeast on charges of seeking to destroy national unity by allegedly supporting calls for regional self-rule, reports said.

The investigation comes as Turkey carries out its biggest operation in years against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants who have responded by tearing up a 2013 ceasefire and staging daily attacks against the security forces.

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11 Likely Killed in British Air Show Crash

A total of 11 people are likely to have died after a vintage military plane crashed on to a busy road near an air show on the south coast of England, police said on Sunday.

Seven deaths have already been confirmed after the Hawker Hunter, a type of jet first developed in the 1950s, failed to pull out of a loop and crashed into traffic next to the Shoreham air show near Brighton on Saturday.

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Israel Restricts Movement for 10 in Jewish Extremist Crackdown

Israeli authorities have restricted the movements of 10 people amid a crackdown on Jewish extremists following the deadly firebombing of a Palestinian family's home, authorities said Sunday.

The orders range from a ban on entering the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where a number of wildcat Jewish settlement outposts are reputed to house extremist youths, to lesser restrictions.

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Turkey Opposition Accuses Erdogan of 'Civilian Coup' over Poll

The leader of Turkey's main opposition party on Sunday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of seeking to stage a "civilian coup" over plans for snap elections after coalition talks failed. 

Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority in June 7 legislative polls but was unable to form a coalition by the deadline that runs out Sunday.

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Pakistan Rescues Kidnapped Chinese Tourist

Pakistani intelligence agencies have rescued a Chinese tourist kidnapped last year in an area close to insurgency-prone regions, it was announced Sunday.

The unidentified man was abducted in May last year from Daraban in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the border with Baluchistan province and the South Waziristan tribal district, both of which are rife with insurgents.

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