MOSCOW -- The Moscow Basman District Court on Monday approved the detention of three more people involved in Friday's terrorist attack at a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow.

The detainees are members of the same family: Isroil Islomov, the father, and his two sons, Dilovar Islomov and Aminchon Islomov. They face charges of group terrorism and will be held until May 22. If convicted, they could receive life sentences. (Russia-Terror Attack-Suspects)

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CANBERRA -- One person died and two more went missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of South Australia (SA).

Five people were on board the boat when it capsized on Monday afternoon local time near Spilsby Island -- 200 km west of Adelaide -- prompting an emergency search and rescue operation. (Australia-Boat Capsizing)

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DAMASCUS -- Seven Iranian-backed militia fighters were killed in suspected U.S. strikes on Iranian targets in eastern Syria before daybreak Tuesday, a war monitor reported.

A series of explosions rattled Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour, coinciding with the presence of unidentified drones flying overhead. (Syria-U.S.-Air Strikes)

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ISLAMABAD -- Four terrorists were killed as security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistani army said in a statement on Tuesday morning.

The incident happened on Monday in the Dera Ismail Khan district of the province on the reported presence of the terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani army, said in the statement. (Pakistan-Counterterrorism) Enditem

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