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Turkey

World Humanitarian Summit deplores plight of Syrian refugees as winter bites

Fifty-four countries have participated in a preparation session for the World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), to be held in May 2016. This pre-summit was

Tunisia

Tunisia's jihad recruits told 'don't come back'

An unwanted claim from Tunisia is that it has become the foremost source of jihadist fighters in Syria. Since the start of the Syrian conflict in

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Kurdish forces assault against ISIL militants in Kirkuk

Iraq

New offensive against ISIL militants in numerous towns in Iraq

Kurdish peshmerga fighters backed by coalition air strikes have driven ISIL militants out of a village south of Kirkuk in Iraq. This is part of a new

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World

The controversy over Germany's Pegida movement

As the controversy swirls around the anti-Islam group, Pegida, in Germany, Euronews spoke to Aydan Özoğuz, the German Commissioner for Immigration

Egypt

Egypt court confirms Muslim Brotherhood death sentences

Death sentences on 183 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood have been upheld in Egypt, while ousted president Mohamed Mursi is to face a fourth trial.

Syria

Islamic State group 'admits defeat' in Kobani

Video emerges of masked fighter claiming ISIL withdrawal from Kobani was largely due to US-led air strikes.

World News

7,500 African Union troops to fight Boko Haram

African Union forces from Chad have attacked Boko Haram killing 120 of its militants in the far north of Cameron. The Islamist militant group had

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

Jordan

Not a done deal as Jordan demands proof that ISIL held pilot is alive

Jordan says it is still holding an Iraqi would-be suicide bomber after a deadline set by ISIL for her release passed. A Japanese journalist held by

Turkey

ISIL sets new deadline over fate of two hostages

An unverified voice recording purporting to be from a hostage being held by Islamist extremists has been posted on social media. It is believed

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Germany: a rock concert for tolerance

Japan

Japan and Jordan join forces to secure release of two of their nationals from the hands of ISIL

Japanese officials are working closely with those in Jordan as efforts to win the release of two ISIL held hostages intensify. . After an emergency

Japan

ISIL hostage Kenji Goto's mother begs for his release

The distraught mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, held captive by the militant group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL)along with another

France

'Social divisions were there in the past' admits French PM on announcement of new anti-terror tactics

Multi-million euro anti-extremism package announced by France but is it enough to deal with longer term social divisions?

USA

Obama calls on Republicans to end partisan politics in his sixth State of the Union

President Barack Obama has put an improving US economy and foreign policy achievements at the centre of his sixth State of the Union address. With

Nigeria

Boko Haram exporting terror violence

The UN Security Council has demanded that Nigeria’s terrorist group Boko Haram disarm and demobilise. The charity Oxfam says violence by the Islamist

Iraq

ISIL demands $200m for release of two Japanese captives

The Islamic State armed group which issued a video online on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese hostages.

Greece

Greek court to decide on Belgium extradition request

A court it Greece is considering a request to extradite an Algerian man accused of being linked to a foiled islamist plot to attack police in the