Kidnappers demand $1.5m for Cuban doctors taken in Kenya
Gunmen who kidnapped two Cuban doctors in northeastern Kenya and whisked them to Somalia have demanded $1.5 million (1.35 million euros) for their release, police...
Terrorism
ISIS ambushes Iraqi police convoy in Kirkuk and kills two policemen
Islamic State (IS) militants ambushed a convoy of the Iraqi federal police in the early hours on Thursday in Kirkuk province, killing at least two...
ISIS kills six police officers in Iraq’s Kirkuk province
Members of the ISIS terrorist group killed six police officers in Iraq's northern Kirkuk province, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting a police source late Wednesday. Saad...
Three temples including the Batu Caves are on alert after foiled ISIS threat
Three temples in Kuala Lumpur have tightened security following the arrest of four suspects linked to an extremist religious group said to be linked to...
ISIS terrorist group announce new India and Pakistan provinces
Islamic State, in a continuation of its Wilayah restructuring, causally announced the creation of a Wilayah Pakistan on Wednesday, May 15 when claiming two attacks...
Sahel-Sahara region is the next Islamic State stronghold
The vast Sahel-Sahara region, which spans Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania, has become home to such terrorist organisations as the Movement...
Greek court acquits nine Turkish citizens accused of terrorism
Α Greek court on Wednesday acquitted nine Turkish citizens of terrorism-related offenses, citing a lack of evidence, a judicial source said. Greek police had arrested...
Russian national sentenced to 25 years over alleged terror plot
A Russian national has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for allegedly plotting a terror attack in the country’s east, state media reported Wednesday....
UAE gives long jail terms to three Lebanese in Hezbollah trial
The United Arab Emirates sentenced three Lebanese men to jail on Wednesday but acquitted five others in a group accused of setting up a “terrorist...
Iraqi Army killed nine Islamic State terrorist in Anbar
Iraqi security forces killed on Wednesday nine members of the Islamic State militant group during a preemptive operation in Anbar province, a security source was...
Thousands people displaced amid the ISIS and Taliban clashes in the eastern parts of Afghanistan
Clashes between the Islamic State militants (IS) and the Taliban have forced tens of thousands of civilians to flee their homes in two provinces in...
At least 17 Nigerian soldiers killed in ambush near the Malian border
Gunmen killed at least 17 Nigerian troops in an ambush near the Malian border, where several jihadist groups are active, and another 11 soldiers are...