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Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death
November 21, 2015
Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death
Police watched the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks being led by a woman into an apartment the evening before…
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
November 20, 2015
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
US President Barack Obama said summit meetings among world leaders this weekend in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will…
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
November 20, 2015
ANHRI condemns death sentence against poet in Saudi Arabia
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) condemned sentencing Palestinian poet and visual artist Ashraf Fayyad to death on…
UPDATE 4: Islamist militants kill 19 in attack on hotel in Mali’s capital
November 20, 2015
UPDATE 4: Islamist militants kill 19 in attack on hotel in Mali’s capital
Islamist militants killed 19 people in an attack on a top hotel in the capital of Mali before Malian commandos…
France pushes UN to support fight against IS
November 20, 2015
France pushes UN to support fight against IS
France wants the United Nations Security Council to push all able states to join the fight against the Islamic State…
House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
November 20, 2015
House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
The US House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to…
Russian parliament to propose new counter-terrorism measures: agencies
November 20, 2015
Russian parliament to propose new counter-terrorism measures: agencies
Russian lawmakers will on Friday propose tougher punishment for terrorists and discuss introducing a raft of new security measures at…
Obama arrives for summit amid extraordinary security
November 20, 2015
Obama arrives for summit amid extraordinary security
US President Barack Obama arrived in Malaysia on Friday on the final leg of a series of summits aimed at…
Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America
November 20, 2015
Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America
A group of five Syrians paid smugglers US$10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false…
Several Paris attackers were on US watchlists: officials
November 20, 2015
Several Paris attackers were on US watchlists: officials
At least four of the Paris attackers were listed in a central counter-terrorism database maintained by the US intelligence community,…