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More than 60 people have lost their lives in a series of bombings and shootings across Iraq. Coordinated bombings hit different areas across Baghdad province, killing at least 42 and wounding 80. The explosives targeted busy streets and markets in mainly Shia-populated districts. In the city of Mosul, northwest of Baghdad, 14 people-- among them soldiers, died in a blast while gunmen killed two off-duty soldiers. Later, a bomb blast killed four people and wounded 11 inside an outdoor market in the town of Tarmiyah. A spike in bloodshed has killed more than 53-hundred people this year mostly civilians.

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More than 60 people have lost their lives in a series of bombings and shootings across Iraq. Coordinated bombings hit different areas across Baghdad province, killing at least 42 and wounding 80. The explosives targeted busy streets and markets in mainly Shia-populated districts. In the city of Mosul, northwest of Baghdad, 14 people-- among them soldiers, died in a blast while gunmen killed two off-duty soldiers. Later, a bomb blast killed four people and wounded 11 inside an outdoor market in the town of Tarmiyah. A spike in bloodshed has killed more than 5300 people this year mostly civilians.

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US attorney general Eric Holder says the number of mass shooting incidents in the country has tripled in recent years. Holder made the remarks at the annual conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police in the US city of Chicago. He also said between 2000 and 2008, the country experienced an average of five mass shootings every year. But since then, the annual average of mass shooting incidents has tripled. Holder also said the country has witnessed at least 12 mass shootings this year. The US has one of the highest rates of gun-related crimes in the world. Reports say over 9-thousand people lost their lives in gun crimes since the deadly Newtown shooting incident back in 2012.

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The Swedish city of Malmo has been hit by a series of shooting attacks which has left one person dead and several injured. But police do not have many clues or even a photofit of the suspect they are supposed to be hunting. The only thing they do know is that the attacks appear to be racially motivated. Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips travelled to Malmo to find out what impact the shootings are having on the community there.

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In a TV story about a shooting that took place in a Chicago neighborhood a reporter chooses to talk to a 4 year old boy to get reaction. We apologize for the video quality but what's important here is what is said….Listen to how the news anchors promote the story...what the child says ..and how the rest of the story is read "Meanwhile two city teens are are wounded on the Southside near east 7th. There was 18 year old man and a 16 year old girl were hit The males in good condition and the girl is expected to recover. There children on the scene who all saw it al infold and had disturbing reaction. Child - No I'm not scared of nothing. Reporter- when you get older are you going to stay away from these guns Child - No Reporter - No What are you going to do when you get older Child - I'm gonna have me a gun Anchor - That is very scary indeed. So far no suspects in the shootings." At first, a viewer might think the children were hardened soon to be street criminals. But someone at Chicago's WBBM leaked the entire interview to journalism watchdog groups Again we apologize for what you see but listen to what the reporter and the child actually said. "Reporter - when you get older you gonna stay away fromall these guns Child - No Reporter - No Child - No Reporter - What are you going to do when you get older? Child - I'm gonna have me a gun Reporter - You are ( child nods) Why do you want to do that? Child - I'm gonna be the police Reporter - OK then I guess you can have one" The exchange was sent all over the internet as bloggers and media groups blasted the TV Station for editing the story in a way that made the community look more violent. The US Civil rights group the NAACP wants action taken against the reporter and the editor. In American communities of color, civic groups have long complained about how they are portrayed on television and in newspapers. While many now say this is proof positive of a pervasive and long standing trend in American media, others who watch the industry say its is and isolated incident. Journalism Scholar and author Al Tompkins spoke with WBBM's New Director. He tells Press TV the station has admitted they made a gross mistake and that personnel responsible were disciplined. WBBM would not return phone calls to Press TV but issued an apology that said in part “We accept responsibility for the mistakes that were made, both in the reporting and editing of the story. The video of the child should not have aired. ….we have followed up with our employees to make sure that we all have learned from the mistakes that were made.

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The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says Syria has submitted a detailed plan to destroy its chemical arsenal on time. The OPCW said in a statement that Damascus has handed over its formal initial declaration covering its chemical weapons program. The declaration includes a general plan of destruction to be considered by the OPCW Executive Council. Damascus was required to submit the destruction plan under a US-Russian deal agreed last month. Syria has already handed over an inventory of its chemical weapons and international inspectors are probing its facilities. The team has until November 1 to inspect the chemical weapons arsenals declared by Damascus and supervise the destruction of the related facilities.

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Another deadly day in Iraq; at least thirty people have lost their lives in a fresh bomb attack in the eastern province of Diyala. Some 40 others were also wounded after a car bomb hit a market in a Shia- populated area in the town of Saadiyah. The attack comes one day after violence across Iraq including a spate of bombings in Baghdad killed some 60 people and left more than one-hundred other wounded. Deadly bomb attacks and shootings have plagued Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion. A spiraling wave of violence has killed thousands of Iraqis in recent months.

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Thousands of Yemenis have held demonstrations over the deteriorating security situation in the country. In Sana\'a, huge crowds took to the streets after Friday Prayers. The protesters criticized the government for failing to protect the nation from persistent attacks and targeted assassinations. A demonstration was also held in the western city of Saada. Yemen has been hit by a wave of shootings and assassination attempts on political and security officials over the past year. Over 90 army officers and security officials have been assassinated by unidentified gunmen in the past seven months. Earlier this month, an attack on a hospital inside the country\'s defense ministry left scores of people dead and wounded. In addition, many foreign journalists and diplomats have been kidnapped and held for ransom by gunmen.

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Nearly a dozen people have been killed and many more injured in a fresh attack in Pakistan\'s port city of Karachi. Officials say an explosive-laden car hit a police bus transporting over 50 personnel. All of the victims are policemen. No group has claimed responsibility for the early morning attack. Pakistan has been hit by a wave of bombings and shootings in recent months. And Karachi has been one of the major targets with insurgent groups often trying to create ethnic violence in the city. Just days ago, several people were killed after a group of gunmen threw grenades and opened fire at a religious gathering there.