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Nigerian military says 35 Islamists killed in crackdown

Nigeria`s military said Monday it has killed 35 suspected Boko Haram Islamists in a crackdown on the insurgent group ...

Attack on US mission in Libya big intelligence loss

The attack that killed the US ambassador to Libya dealt a huge blow to US intelligence operations because CIA agents ...

US stops 20 Iran officials attending UN assembly - report

The United States has denied visas to about 20 Iranian government officials hoping to attend next week`s ...

Libya`s Ansar says it quit benghazi bases to preserve security

The Libyan Islamist militia Ansar al-Sharia said on Saturday it had evacuated its bases in Benghazi in the interest of ...

Nigerian military says alleged Boko Haram spokesman killed

Nigerian soldiers on Monday shot dead a man suspected to have acted as a spokesman for Islamist group Boko Haram and ...

Islamists destroy saint`s Mali tomb: officials

Islamists have destroyed the tomb of a Muslim saint in a northern Mali region under their control, two months after ...

US ambassador, 3 citizens killed in Libya attack

Washington's envoy to Libya and three other Americans were killed when a mob outraged over a movie mocking Islam ...

Egypt army says 11 `terrorists` killed in Sinai

The Egyptian military said on Wednesday that 11 "terrorists" have been killed in its campaign against Islamist ...

Israel shells Gaza compounds after rocket attacks

Israeli forces shelled two compounds run by the Hamas government`s security services in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, ...

Clinton urges Egypt, Israel to talk on Sinai

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Egypt`s foreign minister to keep lines of communication open with Israel ...

Egypt`s Moursi to visit US on September 23

Egypt`s President Mohamed Morsi, the country`s first civilian and Islamist head of state, will visit the United States ...

Egypt must deal with Israel over Sinai action

The United States supports Egypt's recent military deployments to the Sinai Peninsula but said on Tuesday that Cairo ...

Afghanistan rocket attack damages US military chief's plane

A rocket fired on a US airbase in Afghanistan early Tuesday damaged the aircraft of America's top military officer and ...

Pakistan frees 55 Indians for independence day

Pakistan on Wednesday released 55 Indian fishermen, 15 of them teenagers, as a "goodwill gesture" to mark independence ...

Afghan meeting with jailed Taliban leader denied

The Afghan embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday denied reports that Afghan government representatives had met with a key ...