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Suicide bomber kills at least 50 in Nigeria
World

Suicide bomber kills at least 50 in Nigeria

A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday in the biggest mass…
US issues travel alert for European holidaymakers
World

US issues travel alert for European holidaymakers

The US State Department has urged Americans travelling to Europe during the holiday season to exercise caution. A travel alert…
Libyan militant suspected of Wahat attack remanded for 15 days
Egypt

Libyan militant suspected of Wahat attack remanded for 15 days

Top prosecutor, Nabil Sadek, ordered a 15-day detention of a suspected Libyan militant pending investigation over his role in October’s…
Iraqi forces successfully retake last IS-held town in country
Middle East

Iraqi forces successfully retake last IS-held town in country

The Iraqi army retook the last town in the country still held by the Islamic State group on Friday as…
Three arrested in counter-extremist crackdown in central Sinai
Egypt

Three arrested in counter-extremist crackdown in central Sinai

Three people suspected of supporting extremists have been arrested as nine hideouts and vehicles allegedly used by extremists were destroyed…
Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town
Middle East

Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town

Iraq’s Defense Ministry says Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition have pushed into the last Islamic State group-held town…
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa
Middle East

French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa

France’s military said on Thursday the coalition battling Islamic State in Syria had opposed a deal allowing fighters of the…
Kabul rocked by explosion killing seven
Middle East

Kabul rocked by explosion killing seven

At least seven people were killed and many wounded in a suicide bomb blast that in the Afghan capital on…
US mounts airstrikes against Al Shabaab militants
World

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…
Terrorism spreads but fewer killed in 2016: report
World

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…
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