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Libya

Libyans claim Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed in US airstrike

One of the most feared Islamic militant leaders, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has reportedly been killed by a US airstrike in Libya, according to the local

Egypt

Egypt boosts tourist site security after Luxor suicide bombing

Egyptian authorities are stepping up security after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the ancient Karnak temple in the southern city of Luxor. It

Egypt

Egypt: at least 4 wounded in Luxor suicide bombing

Witnesses and security sources say at least four people have been injured in a suicide bombing in a car park next to the Kamak Temple in Luxor

Iraq

Iraqi people caught in the crossfire of terrorists

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World

Tunisian Prime Minister: "Fighting terrorism is a priority"

On his first official visit to Brussels, Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid met with European officials and members of parliament. Charles Salamé

Nigeria

Nigeria: Suicide blast follows new President Buhari's inauguration

In what looks like an act of defiance by Boko Haram insurgents, a suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people at a mosque in northeast Nigeria

Austria

14-year-old Austrian jailed over Vienna train station bomb plot

A teenage boy from Austria has pleaded guilty to planning to bomb a Vienna train station. The 14-year-old downloaded bomb making instructions onto

Afghanistan

70 people wounded in Afghanistan suicide bombing

Afghan police say a Taliban suicide bomber wounded 70 people when a truck laden with explosives was detonated in the south of the country. The

Saudi Arabia

ISIL to blame for Saudi Arabia Shi'ite mosque suicide attack

The group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) says one of its suicide bombers killed or wounded 250 people in a Shi’ite mosque attack in Saudi

Tunisia

Bardo museum attack suspect had been rescued off migrant boat, say police

Italian police say a 22-year-old Moroccan man arrested in connection with the Bardo museum shooting in Tunisia arrived in Italy on a migrant boat one

World News

ISIL's radicalisation of foreign fighters

Families of foreign fighters speak of how their children became radicalised and their fears for the future.

USA

US releases list of documents seized in Bin Laden raid

US intelligence has released – after months of pressure to declassify documents – a list of the reading materials found in Osama bin Laden’s

Afghanistan

Suicide bomb attack hits Afghanistan capital

At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bombing outside Afghanistan's Justice Ministry in the capital Kabul.

France

Cartoonist Luz quits Charlie Hebdo

One of the few cartoonists to survive an Islamist militant attack on France’s Charlie Hebdo journal is leaving the publication, saying he can no

Syria

Senior ISIL leader killed by US special forces in Syria raid

The United States says its special forces have killed a senior leader of the Islamic State militant group during a raid in eastern Syria. The

USA

Jury sentences Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death

A US jury has sentenced Boston marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death. Three people were killed and more than 260 others injured when he and his

Iraq

Iraq: ISIL raises black flag over local government building in Ramadi

Militants from the Islamic State group raised their black flag over the local government compound in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province, on

Somalia

ISIL recording suggests leader al-Baghdadi is not dead

Is ISIL's leader still alive? A recording purporting to come from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi includes a call to arms for the militant group.

Afghanistan

Taliban targets foreigners in Kabul guest house attack

An attack on a popular guest house in the Afghan capital Kabul has left at least 14 people dead. Those killed include four Indian nationals, a

Pakistan

Pakistan mourns as funerals are held for Karachi bus victims

Pakistan has been observing a day of mourning as a mass funeral was held for dozens of people killed in a terror attack on a bus in Karachi. Hundreds