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A Polish official says that the Defense Ministry is considering asking for access to nuclear weapons through a NATO program that involves non-nuclear states borrowing them from the United States…

The Taliban has denied the rumored death of its leader by publishing an audio message. A voice presumably that of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor says he was not present during a gunfight with rivals in…

Four female suicide bombers attacked the Chadian island of Koulfoua on Lake Chad on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 130 in an attack blamed by security sources on militant group…

The so-called Islamic State militant group has claimed a car bomb that killed the governor of Aden and six of his bodyguards. The assassination follows the visit by UN special envoy seeking a…

French voters are going to the polls in the first round of regional elections on Sunday, the first electoral challenge since the Paris attacks, which killed 130 people.

The elections are…

A man wielding a knife slashed a man in an east London metro station on Saturday, reportedly screaming “this is for Syria”, before police used a stun gun to detain him in what they described as a…

Turkey committed a “hostile act” by deploying troops to northern Iraq, according to the Foreign Ministry in Baghdad. Turkey claims it only reinforced an existing training camp for local volunteers…

One of China’s most wanted fugitives has turned herself in after more than a decade hiding out in the United States. Her return to China comes amid a government campaign to catch corrupt officials…

In an interview published on Saturday, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said he no longer believes that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's departure is a necessary requirement before a…

A suspected Islamist militant and two members of his family were killed in northern Lebanon on Saturday, after the man blew himself up during an army raid on his home, security and medical sources…

The UN mediator travelled Saturday to Aden in south Yemen to press for the government and Houthi forces to open long-delayed peace talks in Geneva on December 12, a Yemeni official said.

The continuing stream of recent terror attacks against targets in several countries across four continents continues to vex governments and other institutions that seek desperately to counter and…

Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency, in an unusual public statement issued on Wednesday, voiced concern that Saudi Arabia was becoming impulsive in its foreign policy, as powerful, young…

Lawyers representing the family of the two San Bernardino attackers have said relatives are “in complete shock” over the shooting.

They said the family had no idea Syed Rizwan Farook and…

Baghdad says the entry of a battalion of Turkish troops is a violation of its sovereignty.

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has described the activity as “an incursion” and demanded the immediate…

Since Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet last week, the United States has quietly put on hold a longstanding request for its NATO ally to play a more active role in the US-led air war against…

The European Union has agreed on a system to share airline passenger details to improve counter-terrorism efforts.

The Passenger Name Record system will allow access to passenger…

At least six people were injured, with three in a critical condition, after a series of bomb blasts on Saturday at a Hindu religious gathering in northern Bangladesh, a police official said.

The British Parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria, supporting Prime Minister David Cameron’s case that the country needs to help destroy…

Australia’s Parliament has passed a law to strip dual nationals of their citizenship for terrorism-related offenses. An estimated 110 Australians are believed to be fighting with the “Islamic…

Conflicting reports have deepened uncertainty surrounding the fate of Afghan Taliban Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, after the insurgent group repeatedly denied he had been wounded in a gunfight…

Danes have rejected a government proposal to further their country’s involvement in the European Union.

Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen announced the referendum had resulted in a “clear…

A Molotov cocktail hurled at a Cairo restaurant killed 12 people and wounded six on Friday, Egyptian security officials said. One of the officials said the attacker was an employee who had been…

Floodwaters have started receding from parts of the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras), hours after it experienced a respite from rain.

More than 7,000 people have been rescued so far…

One of the first police officers to respond to deadly shootings at a social service center in California has spoken of scenes of “unspeakable” carnage.

Lt Mike Madden said he and officers…