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Thailand

Thai government vows to hunt down Bangkok bombers

Scenes of carnage with body parts scattered everywhere according to witnesses after a huge blast rocks central Bangkok.

Thailand

Bangkok blast: an account of the aftermath

Euronews spoke to Italian freelancer journalist Sofia Nitti, who was close by the scene in Bangkok when the blast happened. “Rescuers arrived quite

Thailand

Second bomb explodes in Bangkok after being thrown from bridge

Egypt

Fears for press freedom as Egypt's al-Sisi hardens anti-terror laws

Egypt has strengthened its already formidable anti-terrorism arsenal with a new law to counter an Islamist insurgency. It has prompted fears that the

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Russia

Russia urges Syrian opposition groups to unite against terrorism

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on all Syrian opposition groups to unite in the fight against terrorism in the local region. The

Syria

ISIL fighters may have used chemical weapons in Iraq, says US

The United States believes fighters from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) may have used mustard agent in a recent attack on Kurdish

Egypt

UPDATE: ISIL militant group claims to have killed Croatian hostage in Egypt

Sinai Province of Islamic State in Egypt claims to have killed Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek (31) by publishing a photo which purports to show

Turkey

Turkey: Erdogan promises 'no terrorists will be left'

The human cost of the spiralling violence is beginning to be felt in Turkey. Relatives have gathered to mourn a soldier killed when militants

Turkey

Turkey: several lives claimed in a string of attacks

At least three attacks against government buildings and the security forces have been carried out across Turkey. Two female militants targeted the

Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bomber strikes near Kabul airport

At least five killed in latest in a spate of attacks on the Afghan capital.

Turkey

Istanbul hit by attacks on police station, US consulate

Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, has been hit by two attacks. Ten people were injured when militants detonated a car bomb outside a police station

Mali

At least six dead in Mali hotel attack

Suspected Islamic militants have attacked a hotel used by UN staff in central Mali killing at least six people. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in

Egypt

Fate of Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by ISIL affiliated group unknown

The fate of a Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by an affiliate of ISIL remains unknown with the last images of Tomislav Salopek released in a

Mali

Terrorists attack UN hotel in central Mali

At least seven people are now believed dead following a terrorist attack on a hotel in central Mali frequented by UN workers. Three Russian pilots

Syria

Syria: hundreds disappear after militants take strategic town

It is claimed hundreds of people have disappeared from a strategically-located town in central Syria after it was seized by militants. The UK-based

Norway

Students return to Norwegian island four years after massacre

Just over four years since dozens of students were gunned down by a right wing extremist in Norway, activists from the country’s largest political

Norway

Norwegian police investigate 'bomb-like' package at Oslo university

Israel

Israel approves detention without trial in crackdown on Jewish extremists

Israeli authorities on Tuesday jailed a suspected Jewish militant without trial. Mordechai Meyer has been placed under “administrative detention”

Cyprus

UK extends Tornado air campaign against ISIL in Iraq

The United Kingdom is to extend its Tornado air campaign against ISIL in Iraq until March 2017. RAF Tornados will continue strikes against Islamic

Israel

Palestinians and Jews hold vigils for victims of extremism

Hundreds of members of the gay community and their supporters held a vigil in the Jerusalem’s main square for a sixteen year old girl who died after