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Ukrainian troops launched a “mass operation” overnight, retaking almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine lost to separatists in recent weeks, even as thousands…

Will Nigeria’s upcoming presidential election give the brutal terrorist group a chance to unleash a new wave of carnage? Andrew Noakes, Coordinator of the Nigeria Security Network wrote for…

Brazil says it is “outraged” by the execution of one of its citizens in Indonesia for drug trafficking.

Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira, 53, was arrested in 2003 after police at Jakarta…

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and US Secretary of State John Kerry will host a meeting in London on Thursday of members of the coalition against the Islamic State group, officials said…

At least 10 people were killed and churches set on fire after two days of violent uproar in Niger as protesters took part in demonstrations against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, AP…

Pope Francis celebrated an outdoor Mass in front of unprecedented crowds in the Philippine capital Manila. Six million people attended the ceremony or lined the Papal route to Rizal Park,…

Israel is lobbying member-states of the International Criminal Court to cut funding for the tribunal in response to its launch of an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian…

Two people were killed and another wounded Saturday in a shooting at the food court of a central Florida mall, local police said. A woman identified as the wife of the alleged gunman was reported…

The Afghan president’s office has launched an investigation after it emerged that President Ashraf Ghani’s nominee for agriculture minister is on Interpol’s most-wanted list. Interpol’s website…

Recent terror attacks on the French weekly satirical Charlie Hebdo reignited debates on the status of emerging terror networks around the world and also on new ways of recruitment by extremists.…

Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead after a tugboat capsized on the Yangtze River in eastern China, state media report. The boat, with 25 people on board, overturned on Thursday while it…

Flooding in Malawi has killed more than 176 people, displaced at least 200,000 others, left homes and schools submerged in water and roads washed away by the deluge in the southern African country…

The militia alliance that took over Tripoli in Libya and installed its own government announced a ceasefire on Friday, following a breakthrough in Geneva-based peace talks.

Western intelligence agencies must be able to intercept any communications in order to thwart potential terror attacks being hatched by extremist groups, and this must be done without violating…

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Saturday $2.5 billion in humanitarian and development aid for the Middle East as he launched a regional tour that includes visits to Jordan and Israel.…

The International Criminal Court has launched an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, opening a path to possible charges against Israelis.

Afghan security services arrested five men in connection with the massacre at a Pakistan military school last month that killed 150 people, most of them children, officials said Saturday. The men…

At least four people were killed in violent protests against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Niger, officials say. A number of churches and the French cultural center were among several…

Several people were taken hostage by an unknown gunman at a post office in Colombes, a northwest suburb of Paris, French media reported. After negotiations, the assailant handed himself over to…

Some Chinese commentators have brushed off the defeat of Mahindra Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s pro-Chinese president, as a tactical setback to China’s economic and strategic expansion in the region. And…

The US opened the door to easier travel and a wide range of new export opportunities with Cuba starting Friday.

Less than a month after the Cold War foes agreed to end their enmity, the…

The US military is planning to deploy more than 400 troops to help train Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State, along with hundreds of US support personnel, a Pentagon spokesman told Reuters.…

The United Nations has called on Israel to resume the transfer of tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority, which it withheld in retaliation following Palestinian efforts to join the International…

Pope Francis on Thursday condemned any killing in God’s name, insisted there were limits to freedom of speech and said other people’s religion could not be insulted or mocked.

The pope made…

Belgium is on high alert after a major anti-terror raid in which two suspected militants were killed. The suspects were shot dead in the eastern town of Verviers after they opened fire on police…