LONDON, UK- A British jihadist identified by police as a "trained terrorist" who is believed to have faked his own death while fighting in Syria in an attempt to return home undetected, has admitted...
OTTAWA, CANADA- Canadian special forces exchanged gunfire with Islamic State fighters in Iraq in recent days, in the first confirmed ground battle between Western troops and IS, a senior officer said...
LONDON, UK- British tabloid The Sun will no longer feature topless women on its page three, ending a controversial tradition that has lasted decades, according to reports on Tuesday. The Times, which...
PARIS, FRANCE, Mariette Le Roux- A virulent group of TB germs spread from East Asia in waves propelled by industrialisation, World War I and Soviet collapse to yield some of the drug-resistant...
ANKARA, TURKEY, Fulya Ozerkan- A top anti-government composer's works removed from the repertoire. Sexual references expunged from a play. A new bill that would increase the government's influence on...
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Mohamad Ali Harissi- Six Hezbollah fighters were killed Sunday in an Israeli air strike on the Syrian side of the Golan, including the son of assassinated senior commander Imad...
PARIS, FRANCE- Almost half of French oppose publication of cartoons depicting Islam's Prophet Mohammed, according to a poll Sunday, as global debate deepened on the limits of free speech in the wake...
ALTUN KOPRI, IRAQ, Jean Marc Mojon- The Islamic State (IS) group released more than 200 mostly elderly members of northern Iraq’s Yazidi minority Saturday who had been held for months, officials and...
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN- Nearly 200 people gathered in Stockholm on Saturday to light candles and mark the 70th anniversary of the disappearance of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved tens of...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Danny Kemp- European nations arrested dozens of Islamist suspects Friday as Belgium said it had smashed a "terrorist" cell planning to kill police officers and France pursued fresh...
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