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1,000 fighters from Asia join IS group: US Commander

About 1,000 volunteers from the Asia-Pacific region have sought to join the Islamic State group, a senior military ...

Indonesia tightens security in areas bordering Malaysia

The Indonesian government has beefed up security in the border areas between Indonesia and Malaysia to prevent people ...

Radicalism can be prevented in appropriate manner: Yudhoyono

Indonesia has adopted a sound approach to handle terrorism and radicalism, so that the influence of these ideologies ...

Air strikes in Syria hit Islamic State at Iraq border: Monitor

Five air strikes hit Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria near the Iraqi border on Wednesday, a group that ...

Australian police shoot dead `known terror suspect`

Police in Melbourne have shot dead a "known terror suspect" who stabbed two officers, a day after the Islamic State ...

Comprehensive approach key to eradicate IS: President Yudhoyono

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during his speech at the United States Military Academy in West Point on Tuesday ...

Cairo bomb blast leaves two police officers dead

At least two policemen were killed when a bomb exploded near a checkpoint outside the foreign ministry headquarters in ...

Air strikes not enough to destroy Islamic state: US general

Air strikes alone will not be enough to destroy Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, and Baghdad will need ...

Arrest of Foreign Terror Suspects Prompts Indonesia To Tighten Security

The Indonesian government has announced rejection of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) in the country and ...

Iran rejected US request for cooperation against IS: Khamenei

Iran rejected a US request for cooperation against the jihadist Islamic State group early in its advance in Iraq and ...

President orders tight supervision of terrorism convicts

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered tight supervision of terrorism convicts following an allegation that ...

Germany sending 40 soldiers to iraqi Kurdistan

Berlin is preparing to send around 40 soldiers to northern Iraq to train Kurdish fighters battling against militants ...

Unilateral military action against isil is "aggression" on syria - Mekdad - (d)

A senior Syrian official on Saturday warned against unilateral military moves against the Islamic State in Iraq and ...

White House to hold summit on violent extremism

The White House will hold a summit on preventing violent extremism, the US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson ...

Australia rejects UN criticism of "human rights violations"

Australia Tuesday rejected United Nations criticism that its treatment of asylum-seekers was "leading to a chain of ...