English

More about this topic

Chad

Footage shows Boko Haram's latest deadly attack

For the first time, the Islamist militant group attacked a village in Chad, killing several people.

Denmark

One dead after shooting incident in Copenhagen

Pakistan

Deaths in Pakistan sectarian attack on mosque in Peshawar

An attack by militants on a Shia mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has left at least nineteen people died. A series of grenade explosions and

Pakistan

Deaths in Pakistan sectarian attack on mosque in Peshawar

At least 19 people were killed after shooting and a series of explosions in a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the north-western Pakistani city

ADVERTISEMENT

Germany

Dresden's 70-year trauma

British planes dropped explosive and incendiary bombs on Dresden during the night of February 13th, 1945. American planes followed. In four raids, at

France

France remembers the Charlie Hebdo killings one month after the attacks

France has been remembering her dead. On Saturday (February 9), one month after the attacks which killed 17 people, fresh flowers and messages

Iraq

Scores dead in three seperate Baghdad bomb blasts

At least 34 people have been killed and scores injured in three seperate bomb attacks in Baghdad. The first blast claimed 22 lives and injured 50

United Kingdom

Anti-Semitic attacks rise to record levels in the UK

France

French anti-terror department investigates knife attack in Nice

France is confronting a new phenomenon “easy access terrorism”, according to Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. His words came soon after two

France

Man with knife attacks French soldiers guarding Jewish centre in Nice

Two French soldiers slightly injured after being attacked by a knife-wielding man in Nice

France

Two French soldiers guarding Jewish centre wounded in knife attack

Three French soldiers standing guard outside a Jewish community centre in the southern French resort of Nice have been attacked by a man armed with

Egypt

Unexploded bombs discovered at Cairo airport, other blasts reported in Egyptian cities

Two unexploded bombs found at Egypt's Cairo airport after two detonated in the centre of the capital, and another deadly blast in Egypt's second city Alexandria.

Pakistan

UN calls on Pakistan to protect religious minorities after mosque terror attack

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Pakistan to step up efforts to protect religious minorities and combat terrorism. He condemned the

Pakistan

Blast in Shia Mosque in Pakistan city of Shikarpur kills dozens

At least 61 people were killed in an explosion at a Shi’ite mosque in the centre of the city of Shikarpur in southern Pakistan. The number of dead is

Iraq

ISIL militants attack Kurdish forces near Kirkuk

ISIL militants have killed a senior Kurdish commander and five other fighters after launching a major offensive in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk

Ukraine

Ukrainian artillery fire thwarts rebel plan to surround government troops in Debaltseve

Medical services close to the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve are coming under increasing strain as Ukrainian government forces and separatist

Lebanon

Fears of renewed conflict after three die in Israeli- Hezbollah clashes

Tensions are on the rise in the Middle East following one of the most violent clashes between Israel and Hezbollah since the 2006 war. Two Israeli

Lebanon

Lebanon: Spanish UN peacekeeper killed in Israel-Hezbollah clashes

A Spanish UN peacekeeper in Lebanon has been killed amid clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters. “We are looking into the

Israel

Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire near Lebanon border

Exchanges of fire have been reported between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters near the Lebanese border. Israeli media say an army vehicle was

Libya

American contractor among nine dead in Tripoli five-star hotel blast

An American security contractor was among at least nine people killed in an attack on a Libyan hotel on Tuesday. The contractor has been identified

Stay informed on the latest coverage of attacks, including incidents of violence, assaults, and security threats around the world