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British couple found guilty of bomb plot and supporting ISIL

A husband and wife have been convicted in Britain for planning a terrorist attack. Mohammed Rehman and Sana Ahmed Khan pledged allegiance to Islamic

Pakistan

Motorbike bomber kills at least 23 people in Mardan, Pakistan

A suicide bomber riding a motorbike laden with explosives blew himself up outside a government office in Pakistan killing at least 23 people and

World News

Two arrested over Brussels New Year plot

Belgian police have arrested two men suspected of plotting attacks in Brussels on New Year’s Eve. Multiple police raids across the country on Sunday

Belgium

Two detained in Belgium on suspicion of plotting New Year's Eve attack

Belgian police have arrested two people in different parts of the country, both suspected of plotting an attack in Brussels on New Year’s Eve

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World News

Syrian journalist who was critical of ISIL is gunned down in Turkey

A Syrian filmmaker who had been documenting atrocities committed in Syria has been gunned down in Turkey. Naji Jerf was part of the Raqqa Is Being

Iraq

ISIL shrugs off losses, boasts resilience, goads Israel

Desolation and destruction contradict the latest statement by the leader of the radical Islamic State movement (ISIL)—destruction such as seen in

Iran

Iran's Rouhani urges Muslim countries to unite

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday (December 27) called on Muslim countries around the world to unite and fix Islam's public image.

World News

ISIL audio message threatens Israelis

A new message purporting to come from the leader of the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) warned that Israelis must expect strikes

Belgium

Belgian police arrest ninth Paris suspect in Brussels

Belgian police have arrested a ninth suspect on their soil suspected of being involved in the November attacks in Paris. The man, named as Abdoullah

France

French man who decapitated his boss found dead in prison

Yassin Salhi said he was "motivated by grudge"

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian police arrest 11 with Islamic State links

Police in Bosnia have detained 11 people suspected of links to the self-titled Islamic State group and militants fighting in Syria and Iraq

Belgium

Brussels: five detained in probe linked to Paris attacks

Five people have been detained in Brussels, as part of an investigation linked to last month’s Paris attacks. Two brothers and a friend were taken

World News

Air France bomb scare diverts plane to Kenya

False alarm: Air France flight AF 463 from Mauritius to Paris was forced into an emergency landing after a suspicious device was found on board in the lavatory.

World News

At least three killed in Somalia car bomb attack

A car bomb has exploded on a busy street in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing at least three people and wounding more. The attack has been

World News

Darkness in 2015, year of ISIL bloodshed, refugee desperation

The radical Islamic State movement (ISIL) pushed on with its offensive throughout the year. In Iraq and Syria, the jihadists took more territory

USA

First arrest made in connection with deadly San Bernardino shooting spree

Enrique Marquez, 24, is detained on counts of supporting terrorism, but is not believed to have had advance knowledge of the attack.

USA

UN Security Council adopts resolution to cut off ISIL revenue

Finance ministers of the United Nations Security Council have unanimously adopted a resolution designed to cut off financing to the self-styled

Belgium

Salah Abdeslam: did the law allow him to escape?

Did a legal loophole prevent Salah Abdeslam's arrest?

World News

What do Russia and Iran think about Saudi Arabia’s coalition initiative?

World News

Iran slams Turkey's role in anti-ISIL alliance as hypocrisy

The Saudi’s diplomatic recipe for an Islamic response to ISIL has been welcomed by some and condemned by some. The US says the 34-nation military