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Afghanistan

ISIL blamed for Afghanistan attack

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has blamed ISIL for Saturday's suicide bombing in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

Iraq

A deadly day in Iraq: Three car bombs in two cities kill at least 30

Three car bombs have exploded in separate areas of Iraq, killing at least 30 people. Erbil Islamic militant group ISIL has claimed responsibility

Mali

Mali attack kills three and injures United Nations peacekeepers

In Mali at least three civilians have been killed and nine United Nations peacekeepers seriously injured in a suicide attack. An official said the

Somalia

At least 15 dead after Al Shabaab Islamist militants storm a government compound in Somalia

At least 15 people have been killed in attack by Al-Shabaab Islamist militants on a government complex in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The victims

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Libya

Libya: ISIL supporters claim responsibility for embassy attacks in capital

Supporters of an ISIL affiliate have claimed responsibility for two attacks in the Libyan capital Tripoli. A car bomb exploded outside the Moroccan

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Afghanistan: 10 people killed in a gunmen attack at a provincial attorney office

Afghanistan

At least 5 dead in Afghan court attack

Afghan officials say at least five people were killed when gunmen stormed a government compound in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Unconfirmed

USA

Debate over sentence of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

A guilty verdict by a US court in the trial of the man accused of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing has produced relief in some and mixed feelings in

USA

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is convicted Boston Marathon bomber

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been found guilty on all 30 criminal counts tied to the 2013 Boston Marathon attack. The same jury will now determine whether

Afghanistan

US officer killed in shootout with Afghan soldier

An American officer has been killed in a shootout with an Afghan soldier in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, according to a US official. NATO confirms

Gaza

Palestinian shot dead after stabbing two Israeli soldiers in West Bank

A Palestinian man has stabbed and wounded two Israeli soldiers outside a settlement in the West Bank, before being shot dead, according to the

Kenya

Kenyans angry at government over 'preventable' Garissa massacre

Hundreds of Kenyans have held a vigil in a Nairobi park in memory of the victims of last week’s massacre at Garissa, their sadness mixed with anger

Kenya

Kenya bombs two al Shabaab camps in Somalia

Relatives of the victims of the Garissa University attack talk of 'studious and ambitious' students who were there to help their families.

Turkey

Turkey suspends top football fixtures after Fenerbahçe bus attack

The Turkish Football Federation has suspended top division league and cup matches for a week after a gunman shot at the Fenerbahçe team bus on

Kenya

'We are here to kill': Garissa survivor depicts horror of Kenya massacre

For the relatives of students missing after the attack on Garissa University College, the slow pace of the identification process and some confusion

Somalia

Kenya bombs al-Shabaab camps after Garissa massacre

Kenya’s air force has bombed two al-Shabaab camps in Somalia. Jets pounded the sites in the Gedo region on Sunday. Defence officials say militants

Kenya

Kenya mourns the victims of the al-Shabaab massacre

Kenya is holding three days of mourning for those who died in Thursday’s attack on students by al-Shabaab militants. So far only 54 of the 148

Kenya

Kenya says son of government official was among gunmen in college campus massacre

As Kenya hunts the suspected mastermind of the college massacre that left 148 people dead – offering a 200,000 euro reward for the capture of Mohamed

Turkey

Football: Fenerbahçe team bus attacked following 5-1 win

A bus carrying Turkish football team Fenerbahçe was attacked following an away game against Rizespor, according to local television reports. The away

Kenya

Kenya declares three days of mourning after Garissa atrocity

Survivors of the attack by al Shabaab on a Kenyan university have been taken by bus from the campus to continue their studies elsewhere in the

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