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Afghanistan

Huge explosion in Afghan capital Kabul heard across city

There has been a huge explosion outside a military compound in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Syria

ISIL says it targeted Kurds in car bomb in Qamishli, Syria

A huge car bomb killed at least 48 people when it exploded near a Kurdish security forces headquarters on Wednesday (July 27) in the Syrian city of Qamishli.

Germany

Syrian behind Ansbach attack had 'pledged allegiance to ISIL'

The Syrian who blew himself up near a music festival in southern Germany was acting on behalf of ISIL, the militant group’s Amaq agency claims.

Germany

Ansbach on edge after music festival suicide attack

Many people living in the Bavarian town of Ansbach feel on edge after Sunday’s (July 24) suicide bombing.

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Germany

Failed asylum seeker kills himself and injures others in a blast in southern Germany

A Syrian who had been denied asylum in Germany a year ago died on Sunday when a bomb he was carrying exploded outside a music festival in Ansbach.

Turkey

Turkish MPs on the front line as video of parliament bombing emerges

The moment when the Turkish parliament was hit by the first of several bombs during Friday’s nights abortive coup attempt was captured by one MP on his mobile…

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian twins suspected of killing their mother who opposed them joining ISIL

Twin brothers in Saudi Arabia allegedly killed their mother after she tried to stop them from joining ISIL in a case that outraged Saudi Arabians worried about rising Islamic…

Iraq

Death toll in Baghdad car bombing rises to 250

Scores of funerals in Baghdad following massive car bombing Death toll rises to250 Interior minister offers resignation Mourners gather in central Baghdad for one of the victims of Saturday night’s

Iraq

Ground-breaking Iraqi dancer killed by truck bomb

The death of a 23-year-old Iraqi in the Baghdad truck bombing Sunday (3 JULY 2016) has touched the hearts of many across the world, moved by his commitment to…

World News

Four security officers killed as bombing wave hits Saudi Arabia

At least four security officers have been killed and five wounded after a suicide bomb attack in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina.

Saudi Arabia

Suicide bombers attack three Saudi Arabian cities

Three suicide bombers have struck in three Saudi Arabian cities just before the end of Ramadan, which runs through Tuesday and Wednesday.

Turkey

Passengers flying out of Ataturk Airport express shock at bloodshed

Passengers arriving from Istanbul at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport have expressed shock after hearing of the carnage that left 41 dead and hundreds injured at Ataturk International

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Istanbul's airport after the attack

Officials on Wednesday began assessing the damage caused to the terminal at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, which was attacked by suicide bombers.

Somalia

Deadly attack on hotel in Somalia's capital

A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people.

Somalia

Deadly bomb attack on hotel in Somalia's capital

A suicide bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has killed at least a dozen people.

World News

Syria: Islamic State militants claim deadly attacks near Damascus shrine

In Syria, the Islamic State militant group says it was behind suicide and car bomb blasts that killed up to 20 people near the country’s holiest Shi’ite Muslim shrines in a Damascus…

Iraq

Iraq: 'over 20 dead' in dual car bombings in Baghdad

Two separate bombings in Baghdad have killed more than 20 people and wounded at least 70.

Turkey

Turkey: '11 dead' in Istanbul car bomb - city governor

11 dead, 36 wounded.

Somalia

Two jailed for life over Somali airline blast

A Somali military court on Monday jailed 10 people it said were behind a bomb blast that blew a hole in a Daallo Airlines plane bound for Djibouti in…

Syria

Car bomb hits Shuiab Mosque in rebel-held Idlib, Syria

A car bomb exploded at the Shuiab Mosque in rebel-controled Idlib, Syria.