 | Suicide bomber, gunmen attack Afghanistan government building, four killedNo one immediately claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack, but both Taliban and Islamic State group are active in eastern Afghanistan. |
 | Taliban open to new talks with US after bloody attacksTrump had said the US was walking away from negotiations after nearly a year of grinding diplomatic efforts to strike a deal that could pave the way for an American withdrawal from Afghanistan. |
 | Sri Lanka ends emergency four months after Easter attacksPresident Maithripala Sirisena has been extending the emergency on the 22nd of each month since the April 21 attacks on three hotels and three churches. |
 | A look at the Islamic State affiliate's rise in AfghanistanThe Islamic State affiliate appeared in Afghanistan shortly after the group's core fighters swept across Syria and Iraq in 2014 in around a third of both countries. |
 | Female suicide bomber strikes hospital in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan, 9 killedGunmen on motorcycles opened fire on police in a residential area, killing two, then the bomber struck at the entrance to the hospital, killing another four police and three civilians. |
 | 13-year-old suicide bomber kills five at Afghanistan weddingNo one took responsibility for the attack, but both the Taliban and the Islamic State affiliate have a strong presence in eastern Afghanistan. |
 | Kabul election centre suicide bomb attack: 'Nobody in Afghanistan will vote'A suicide bombing outside a voter and ID registration centre in Kabul killed at least 57 people, and injured 112 people. |
 | Islamic State suicide bomber kills 57 at Kabul voter registration centre in AfghanistanThe assault underscores growing concerns about security in the lead-up to legislative elections scheduled for October 20, which are seen as a test-run for next year's presidential poll. |
 | Five killed, 19 injured in suicide bombing on security forces in PakistanThe attackers targeted the convoy of security forces on the Sariab road in the provincial capital Quetta, they said. |
 | Islamic State claims attack in Egypt's Sinai that killed 23 soldiersThe Islamic State group issued a claim of responsibility, saying in an online statement that it had carried out the attack as the Egyptian army was preparing an assault on IS positions in Sinai. |
 | Iran offers Saudi Arabia help after Mecca bombingIran on Saturday condemned a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in Mecca and offered Saudi Arabia its assistance in tackling terrorism despite their severed ties. |
 | 12 killed after attacks on Iran parliament, Khomeini's tomb; IS claims attacksThere were mixed reports, with some local news agencies reporting there was a single shooter inside the Tehran complex and others saying there were three men. |
