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US mounts airstrikes against Al Shabaab militants

US mounts airstrikes against Al Shabaab militants

The United States military has carried out an air strike in Somalia against al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgency…
Russian MPs back law targeting foreign media

Russian MPs back law targeting foreign media

Russian MPs on Wednesday backed new legislation that could force foreign media outlets to register as “foreign agents” in a…
Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report

Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report

The number of people killed in extremist attacks declined for the second successive year in 2016 but more countries were…
US considers sanctions for Myanmar after ‘credible reports’ of atrocities

US considers sanctions for Myanmar after ‘credible reports’ of atrocities

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that his country was deeply concerned by “credible reports” of atrocities committed…
French president blames state for fueling extremism, vows solutions

French president blames state for fueling extremism, vows solutions

The French president has announced a massive policy overhaul for the country’s poorest neighborhoods. Poor, urban suburbs have become breeding…
Barbie wears hijab, doll modeled after Olympian fencer

Barbie wears hijab, doll modeled after Olympian fencer

The maker of Barbie has announced it will sell a doll modeled after Ibtihaj Muhammad, an American fencer who competed…
4 killed, 10 wounded in California shooting spree

4 killed, 10 wounded in California shooting spree

The gunman behind a rampage in Northern California was out on bail for a charge of stabbing a neighbor, had…
Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital

Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital

Zimbabwe’s army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and…
Australian citizenship crisis deepens as eighth lawmaker falls

Australian citizenship crisis deepens as eighth lawmaker falls

The citizenship crisis engulfing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government deepened on Tuesday as an eighth lawmaker exited parliament and…
Tanks seen heading toward Zimbabwe capital: witnesses

Tanks seen heading toward Zimbabwe capital: witnesses

Four tanks were seen heading toward the Zimbabwe capital Harare on Tuesday, witnesses said, a day after the head of…
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