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Dozens kidnapped in suspected Boko Haram attack in northern Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 32 people and kidnapped dozens more in an attack in northern Nigeria. Local officials say the

Nigeria

Nigeria soldiers face death penalty for mutiny

A Nigerian court has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamists. The men were found guilty of mutiny, refusing to help

Spain

Suspected jihadist recruiters held in Spain and Morocco

Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested seven people suspected of recruiting women to support extremists from the self-proclaimed Islamic State in

World News

Sydney siege: Who is Man Haron Monis?

Sydney hostage-taker Man Haron Monis was implicated in the 2014 murder of his ex-wife and on bail awaiting trial for 40 counts of sexual and indecent assault.

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France

Alleged members of French Islamist gang arrested in dawn raids.

Police across France arrest people accused of being members of a gang recruiting young people to fight for Islamic extremists in Syria and Iraq.

World News

Sydney siege: "This guy appears to be a lone actor" says terrorism expert

Australian police have released the identity of the suspected gunman at the centre of the siege in a Sydney cafe as Man Haron Monis. An Iranian

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Sydney siege: Australians react to the hostage drama

With the siege in Sydney still underway, heavily armed police surround the Lindt cafe in Martin Place. The area will remain in lockdown until

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Australia: two hostages and gunman dead after police storm Sydney siege café

A hostage crisis in Sydney, Australia, has come to a dramatic and tragic end, 16 hours after it first began

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Sydney siege: Five hostages run from cafe

Five people have run out of the cafe at the centre of a siege in Sydney several hours after the incident began. Two women and three men were seen

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Gunman takes hostages inside a Sydney cafe

Armed police mount a standoff against a gunman who takes dozens hostage in a possible Islamist terror attack

World News

Gulf states agree need for solidarity against ISIL

The six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), who have been holding a summit in Doha, have agreed the need to confront militant forces such

Germany

Germans protest against growing 'Islamisation'

A new type of anti-immigration appears to be taking hold in Germany with protests against what’s been called the ‘growing Islamisation’ of the

Yemen

Al Qaeda militants in Yemen threaten to kill US hostage Luke Somers

Al Qaeda militants in Yemen have released a video purportedly showing a British-born US hostage, with the threat to kill him.

Europe News

Iraq PM denies requesting Iranian airstrikes against ISIL

Iran

Airstrike enigma: Did Iran really raid ISIL targets in Iraq?

Confusion continues to surround reports that Iran has carried out airstrikes against ISIL targets on Iraqi soil.

Syria

Kerry says ISIL has been damaged by US-led coalition but battle may take 'years'

The US-led coalition fighting ISIL has inflicted serious damage on the extremists, carrying out around 1,000 airstrikes so far in Syria and Iraq

Kenya

Al-Shabab slaughters 36 non-Muslims in Kenya

Kenya

Carnage in Kenya as al-Shabab massacre 36 non-Muslim quarry workers

Al-Shabab militants have killed 36 non-Muslim quarry workers in the Kenyan town of Mandera. Residents of the area close to the Somali border say the

Turkey

Second day of Pope's symbolic visit to Turkey

Nigeria

Nigeria: dozens killed and hundreds hurt in Kano mosque attack