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Afghanistan

Afghanistan: suicide bomb 'kills man celebrating release from Taliban'

At least 13 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. The blast appears to have targeted the home of

Burkina Faso

Death toll from islamist militant attack on hotel rises

The death toll from Friday night’s attack by islamist militants on a hotel in Burkina Faso has risen to twenty-nine. Thirty people were also injured

Germany

German victims of Istanbul suicide bombing repatriated

The bodies of those who died in a bomb attack in Istanbul have been repatriated. All ten of the victims were German, making the suicide bombing the

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso siege: witnesses describe moment gunmen entered

Witnesses to the Ouagadougou attack say suspected Islamist militants shot indiscriminately at them and did not speak French – the national language

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso attack: 23 dead, of 18 nationalities - correspondent

Burkina Faso’s President Kaboré has condemned the attack on the Splendid Hotel as “cowardly and vile.” With the news of multiple operations taking

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso siege: women among dead attackers, all operations over

Operation at Splendid Hotel and Hotel Yibi both over At least 126 hostages released At least 23 people dead President condemns attack Four suspected

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: siege over, four Islamists killed, 'including two women'

Operations over at both Splendid Hotel and Hotel Yibi At least 126 hostages released At least 23 people dead President condemns attack Four suspected

Burkina Faso

Security forces in Burkina Faso storm hotel to free hostages taken by suspected Islamic militants - reports of 20 dead

Security forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso have launched an assault on a hotel in the capital where a number of hostages were being

Indonesia

Indonesia beefs up police presence after Jakarta blasts

The president of Indonesia Joko Widodo has ordered more police at hotels, airports, shopping centres across the country after Thursday’s (January 14)

Burkina Faso

Security forces in Burkina Faso storm hotel to free hostages taken by suspected Islamic militants - reports of 20 dead

Security forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso have launched an assault on a hotel in the capital where a number of hostages were being

Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed 61 Kenyan soldiers in Somalia

Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed 61 Kenyan soldiers in an assault on an African Union military base in south-west Somalia. The Islamist

Indonesia

Three arrested in hunt for Jakarta attackers

Anti-terrorism police in Indonesia have made three arrests after the attack in the capital Jakarta on Thursday that left seven people dead including

Turkey

Turkey kills 200 ISIL fighters, says PM Davutoglu

Turkey’s prime minister said Turkish tanks and artillery have killed almost 200 fighters from the so-called Islamic State, or ISIL. Ahmet Davutoglu

Indonesia

Indonesian president: let's not be cowed by attacks

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged people not to be cowed by the gun and bomb attacks that rocked the capital Jakarta on Thursday.

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Terror hits Indonesia

Militants launched a gun and bomb assault in the center of the Indonesian capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, police said, in an attack

Turkey

Car bomb attack leaves six dead in Turkey

Six people were killed and some 39 injured when a car bomb exploded in front of a local police station in Cinar, in the Diyarbakir region of Turkey

Indonesia

ISIL claim responsibility for deadly Jakarta gun and bomb attacks

A series of gun and bomb attacks has caused terror in the centre of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, leaving several people dead – including a number

World News

Car bomb and shootout in southeast Turkey leave two dead and several injured

A car bomb explosion followed by a shootout in front of a police headquarters in Diyarbakir province in southeast Turkey has left five people dead

Israel

Israel summons Swedish diplomat after 'delusional' Palestinian comments

Israel has summoned the Swedish ambassador after the country’s foreign minister called for a probe into claims by human rights groups. that Israeli

Turkey

Footage emerges of suspected Istanbul suicide bomber

Turkish media on Wednesday (Jan 13) released what they say is footage of the man who blew himself up in the center of Istanbul, killing himself and

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