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`Leave us alone`, Afghan massacre sparks calls for US exit

The attack may be a turning point for the United States in a costly and unpopular war now in its ele...

Taliban reject UN report on civilian deaths

Afghan`s Taliban insurgents rejected as political a UN report blaming them for more than three quart...

‘Iraqi civilian deaths climb in 2011’

A total of 4,059 civilians were killed in Iraq in 2011, compared to 3,976 in 2010, a rights group sa...

Russia asks NATO to probe civilian deaths in Libya

Russia is urging NATO to investigate civilian deaths in Libya from its bombing campaign, saying the ...

Libya slams UN chief over civilian deaths comments

Libya accused UN chief Ban Ki-moon of playing with words after he acknowledged NATO efforts to avoid...

Three Afghan civilians killed by French soldier

More than 1,400 Afghan civilians have been killed in the conflict this year.

Libyan to sue NATO over family deaths

A Libyan will seek damages against NATO accusing it of killing his wife and three children.

Afghan civilian deaths rise 15%

The disturbing rise in deaths came after the US sent thousands of extra troops into Afghanistan.

Afghan official says NATO killed 7 civilians

Khost provincial council member, Gul Mohammad Zazi, said the dead were not connected to insurgency.

NATO acknowledges killing Afghan civilians

Civilian deaths are a major source of friction between Afghan President and his Western backers.

NATO denies Libya claim raids kill more civilians

Rumours have been rife in recent days that Muammar Gaddafi may consider leaving Tripoli.

Libya`s Gaddafi accuses NATO of civilian "murders"

NATO has acknowledged for the first time its bombs may have caused civilian casualties.

NATO admits Libya airstrike led to civilian deaths

The air strike was the clearest case yet of NATO bombing causing multiple civilian casualties.

ISAF apologises for Afghan civilian deaths

Afghan President criticised an air strike which he said killed 14 civilians.

Intense fighting continues in Yemen, 38 people killed

The residence of powerful dissident tribal chief Sadiq al-Ahmar was hit by a missile.

Sixth US soldier charged in Afghan civilian deaths

Military prosecutors on Tuesday charged a sixth US soldier with direct involvement in the murder of ...

NATO frets at report of civilian deaths in Libya raid

In Libya, a rebel spokesman said coalition warplanes had killed 13 people.

Obama regrets civilian deaths in Afghanistan: Kabul

President Barack Obama expressed "deep regret" to President Hamid Karzai over recent civilian deat...

Afghans probe claims of civilian deaths by NATO

An Afghan official says a govt delegation is talking with tribal elders from a remote district in ...

Civilian deaths: HC asks panel not to submit report without its nod

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the judicial commission, probing 17 civilian deaths in the...

Civilian deaths: CRPF appeal for documentary evidence rejected

A judicial commission has rejected the plea of CRPF seeking documentary evidence against its offici...

Foreign troops blamed for Afghan civilian deaths

Afghan residents on Wednesday accused US-led troops of killing three civilians in an overnight raid...

Afghan Prez marks 9/11 with appeal over civilian deaths

Karzai insists origins of continued Taliban insurgency are not in Afghanistan.

NATO probes Afghan civilian deaths claims

An Afghan official said that 10 election campaigners had been killed in an airstrike by internationa...

Now, Pak air strike against militants kills civilians

At least six civilians, including women and children, were killed in raid.

Five killed in northern Afghanistan market bombing

roadside bomb tore through a crowded market in Afghanistan`s increasingly volatile north, killing t...

Afghan Taliban call for joint probe into civilian deaths

Civilian casualties rose by 31 percent in first six months of 2010, says UN.

Claims of Afghan civilian deaths spark protest

In Taliban-heavy areas, it is hard to distinguish villagers from insurgents.

Study ties civilian deaths to attacks on US forces

Each time US or NATO forces accidentally kill Afghan civilians, insurgents and their sympathizers ty...

NATO rocket killed 52 Afghan civilians: Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai said that NATO troops had fired a rocket that killed 52 civilians.

NHRC issues notice to Centre on civilian deaths in J&K

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a reply from the Centre on a complaint allegi...

Maoists have been killing over 500 civilians every year: Chidambaram

The CPI-Maoist has been killing over 500 civilians every year since 2004 after labelling many of the...

Probe into civilian Afghan deaths blames human error

Human error was blamed on Saturday for an attack by US forces on vehicles in war-torn Afghanistan.

Drone crew blamed in Afghan civilian deaths

Inexperienced operators of a US drone aircraft ignored or downplayed signs that Afghan civilians wer...

Afghan protest on civilian deaths turns violent, 1 dead

A civilian has been shot dead in Afghanistan after police fired at thousands of villagers protesting...

Afghanistan bars security firms after civilian deaths

Afghanistan has barred two private security firms from one of the country`s most dangerous highway...

NATO investigates report of Afghan civilian deaths

NATO is investigating an Afghan official`s accusation that a military convoy killed two women and a ...

Iraq civilian death toll rises sharply in April

The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq rose sharply in April from the month before, a si...

Suicide bombers hit Afghan spy building in Kandahar

Suicide bombers struck inside Afghanistan`s Kandahar city on Monday where US forces plan a major off...

NATO troops kill 4 Afghans on bus: Provincial official

Foreign forces opened fire on a bus in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing four civilians and wo...

Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in Afghanistan

Six civilians were killed and one injured as a roadside bomb went off in Afghanistan`s southern Uruz...

Yemen apologises for killing 42 civilians in airstrike

The Yemeni government on Wednesday apologised to families of 42 civilians killed in an airstrike tha...

Gunman kills five civilians in Kabul

An unidentified gunman entered in a house in the eastern part of Kabul and killed five members of th...

NATO chief defends Afghan mission after civilian deaths

NATO`s secretary-general defended the war in Afghanistan as the alliance faced Afghan anger over civ...

NATO still causes too many civilian deaths: Karzai

Afghan Prez Hamid Karzai that NATO`s efforts to prevent civilian deaths during its operations are no...

NATO still causes too many civilian deaths: Karzai

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that NATO`s efforts to prevent civilian deaths during...

Raid on arms smugglers in Iraq kills 5 villagers

A joint raid by American and Iraqi security forces on suspected weapons smugglers in a village near ...

Afghan police patrol kills 7 civilians

Afghan border police mistook a group of villagers gathering wood near the Pakistan border as insurge...

Taliban denies most Afghan civilian deaths caused by rebels

The Taliban has rejected UN chief Ban Ki-moon`s charge that most civilian casualties in Afghanistan ...

Afghan govt wants foreign `killers of civilians` handed over

Afghanistan`s government demanded n Thursday that the foreigners responsible for the alleged killing...

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