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An Afghan resident living about a mile from where the bomb fell told CNN he heard an "extremely loud boom that smashed the windows of our house". "I jumped from my bed and came out of my home to see what has gone wrong in our village". IS had earlier said it had not suffered any casualties in the blast. It was unclear why the Afghan government released casualty figures but USA forces did not.

Ballot measures approved by voters previous year in California, Maine and the city of Denver would allow either on-site pot consumption or "social use" clubs, but regulations for how those clubs would work haven't been settled. Provinces could raise the minimum age of consumption if they choose, the government says. The new law will expand pot use to non-medicinal purposes, where now Canadian law mandates that such uses are illegal, according to NPR .

Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency, said in a statement: "This is another incident of many in which a Palestinian suffering from mental health or personal issues has chosen to carry out an attack as a way out of his problems". Israel's President Reuven Rivlin said he was " filled with sadness about the attack" and that his thoughts and prayers were with the family of the victim.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche on Michael Keane's PFA Young Player of the Year nomination : "It's a great sign for him and he deserves to be in that company". That came as news to Koeman, who responded to the comments - given in an interview to Sky Sports - by saying: "No [I don't know where Lukaku wants to go]".

The MetService of New Zealand has issued warnings for heavy rain and strong winds for several areas of the North Island. "Cyclone Cook is set to track southwards at a fast pace, bringing severe weather further south while clearing from the north and leaving more settled weather in its wake", Meteorologist Arno Dyason said.

China also warned that the situation between the US and North Korea could spiral out of control if it continued on its current path. " Lately, tensions have risen , " Wang said , adding "if a war occurs, the result is a situation in which everybody loses and there can be no victor".

The National Front candidate's lead in the polls has been whittled away over the last few weeks, leaving her struggling to regain momentum. He said the slight slide in Le Pen's support could be due both to the race tightening closer to the voting date, and to minor protest candidates stealing votes from her.

From 2004 to 2007, 134 peacekeepers from Sri Lanka operated a child sex ring, luring children on the poverty-stricken island with candy and bits of cash, according to the AP. And some troops also have been implicated in sexual abuse, including of hungry young children, an issue reported on Wednesday by The Associated Press .

Hundreds of flatbed trucks packed with soldiers lined the banks of the Taedong river ahead of a parade through the North Korean capital . Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not mention the reason behind the suspension of the flights, first established in 2008, which operate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday weekly.

Sisi's proposal was unanimously approved by the country's parliament on Tuesday (11 April) and will last for three months. The United States embassy in Cairo also condemned the attacks in two statements , pledging solidarity with Egypt against terrorism.

North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim Il Sung, on Saturday, as a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region.