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Greece

Masked attackers throw petrol bombs at Greece's Syriza party HQ

People wearing carnival masks threw Molotov cocktails at the Athens headquarters of Greece’s ruling Syriza party on Sunday, causing slight damage.

20/02/2017

Pakistan

Shrine bombing raises tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Security forces in Pakistan have killed dozens of suspected militants. It comes a day after ISIL said they were behind a suicide bombing that killed more than 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine.

17/02/2017

Turkey

Car bomb kills young child in Turkey's south east

A three-year-old boy has been killed and 15 others wounded by car bomb attack in southeastern Turkey.

17/02/2017

Pakistan

Pakistan: suicide bombing in religious shrine kills at least 72, including children

At least 72 people have been killed and 250 wounded in the fourth bombing to strike Pakistan in as many days.

17/02/2017

Iraq

Iraq: deadly car bomb blast rocks Baghdad

A car bomb has killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in Baghdad.

16/02/2017

Iraq

Dozens killed and injured in Sadr City bombing

A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck in Sadr City, a heavily-populated and poor Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad.

15/02/2017

Israel

Palestinian wounds four in attack at Israeli market, police

At least four people have been injured after a Palestinian man opened fire at an Israeli market, authorities said.

09/02/2017

Syria

Kremlin says Russian jets killed three Turkish soldiers in botched attack

Kremlin admits killing three Turkish soldiers in a botched air strike in northern Syria

09/02/2017

Afghanistan

Red Cross halts Afghan operations after six staff die in suspected ISIL attack

The Red Cross has put its aid activities across Afghanistan “on hold” after at least six of its staff were killed in a suspected ISIL attack.

08/02/2017

Algeria

Quebec mosque victims repatriated to Algeria

There were emotional scenes in Algeria on Saturday as the bodies of two men killed in a shooting rampage at a Canadian mosque were repatriated.

05/02/2017

France

Police raids across Paris after ''terror'' suspect is shot by a soldier at the Louvre museum

Several police raids have taken place across Paris after a man wielding machetes tried to enter the Louvre Museum.

04/02/2017

France

Louvre attack suspect 'entered France on Egyptian visa'

The suspect in the machete attack near the Louvre entered the country from Dubai on an Egyptian visa, sources close to the investigation say.

03/02/2017

France

Louvre attack 'clearly terrorist in nature', says French PM

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says a machete attack near the capital’s Louvre Museum was “clearly terrorist in nature.

03/02/2017

France

Soldier shoots knife attacker in Paris

A French soldier has shot and wounded a man armed with a knife who was trying to enter the Louvre musuem in central Paris.

03/02/2017

Germany

Man arrested in Germany, 'wanted' by Tunisia over Bardo attack

A Tunisian asylum-seeker arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack, is also wanted by Tunisia over links to an assault on the Bardo museum in Tunis.

01/02/2017

Yemen

Two killed as Houthis attack Saudi warship off Yemen coast

A Saudi warship has been attacked off the coast of Yemen, causing a large explosion on board.

31/01/2017

Canada

Student charged with 6 counts of murder after Canada mosque attack

The 27-year-old is also charged with 5 counts of attempted murder in relation to a shooting at a mosque in the city of Québec that killed at least six people and injured 17.

30/01/2017

Canada

Canada Mosque shooting was "lone wolf" attack

At least six people were killed when shots were fired at worshippers during Sunday night prayers in a mosque in Quebec. A man is being held in custody.

30/01/2017

Canada

Canada PM Trudeau condemns Quebec mosque terror attack

Six died and eight were wounded when gunmen opened fire on worshippers at a mosque in Canada's Quebec province.

30/01/2017

Yemen

US commandos launch major raid on al Qaeda stronghold

At least one American soldier has been killed and three others wounded during a raid against an al Qaeda stronghold in central Yemen, the US military says.

29/01/2017