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UN Council condemns `heinous` Japanese hostage murder

The UN Security Council condemned Sunday the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a Japanese journalist, after Islamic ...

IS says it beheads Japanese hostage Goto

The Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed in a video it posted online late Saturday night that it beheaded the ...

Indonesia condemns terrorist attack in Egypt`s Sinai Peninsula

The Indonesian government has condemned a terrorist attack in El Arish, North Sinai Province, Egypt, on Thursday night ...

French to send 40 troops to train Iraqi, Kurdi forces

France will send some 40 troops to Iraq in coming days and weeks to train Iraqi and Kurdish forces combating ...

Indonesian govt boosts deployment in Poso to hunt terror suspects

Following the central governments directive to crush "Islamic State members" in Indonesia, hundreds of military and ...

1,400 from France have joined jihadis or `want to go to Syria or Iraq`

Some 1,400 people living in France have either joined the jihadist cause in Syria and Iraq or are planning to do so, ...

Paris attack suspect trained with Al-Qaeda in Yemen: Official

One of the two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is ...

Female suicide bomber hits police station in Istanbul`s historic heart

A female suicide bomber blew herself up inside a police station in Istanbuls historic Sultanahmet district on Tuesday, ...

118 journalists killed in 2014: IFJ

One hundred and eighteen journalists and media staff were killed around the world in 2014, with Pakistan and Syria the ...

Journalists` killings rise to 118 in 2014, press group says

The number of journalists who died in targeted killings, bomb attacks or shootings around the world rose to 118 in ...

Three dead as Sydney siege ends

Sydneys terror siege ended in tragedy early Tuesday morning with three dead - including the lone gunman - as police ...

Syria war death toll now more than 200,000

Syria's civil war has killed more than 200,000 people in less than four years, a monitoring group told AFP on Tuesday, ...

Pope says it is wrong to equate Islam with violence

Pope Francis said on Sunday that equating Islam with violence was wrong and called on Muslim leaders to issue a global ...

Pope, Orthodox Patriarch pledge to support Mideast Christians

Pope Francis and Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on Sunday made a joint pledge to support Christians in ...

US Defence Secretary Hagel to resign: Officials

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will resign on Monday, senior officials told reporters, as the White House faced ...