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Libya

Anger in Ankara over bombing of Turkish ship off coast of Libya

Ankara has slammed the bombing of a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Libya as a “contemptible” attack. One crew member was killed and another

Republic of North Macedonia

NATO calls for investigation into Kumanovo violence in FYR Macedonia

NATO has called for a ‘transparent investigation’ after the weekend’s fatal battles in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), between

Germany

Four arrested in Germany in alleged anti-Islamic attacks

German police have detained four people suspected of plotting an attack on Muslims and refugees. They arrested the three men and one woman accused of

France

France: Student held over 'church attack plot'

The man detained in France on suspicion of planning an imminent attack on one or two churches has been identified as Sid Ahmed Ghlam, an electronics

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France

'Church attack plot' foiled by French police

At least one church in the Paris region is believed to have been targeted by a man suspected of planning an imminent armed attack. French police have

Somalia

Al-Shabaab murders 10 United Nations workers in Somalia

At least ten people were killed when a minibus carrying United Nations workers was bombed in Somalia. Four people from the global body’s children’s

South Africa

Foreigners flee xenophobic attacks in South Africa

Foreign nationals in South Africa are seeking protection as xenophobic attacks hit at least nine provinces. In Verulum, KwaZulu Natal, people have

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

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.

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