Tag: Terrorism
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Questions surround counterterror probe into US air base in England
A surprise decision by the U.K.’s counterterror police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot targeting a U.S.-operated air ... -
Police probe whether air base arrests foiled Iran-linked attack
Police were holding five men on Monday and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the ... -
Via porn, gore and ultra-violence, extremist groups are sinking hooks online into the very young
After his arrest, the boy’s mother was stunned to discover that her 12-year-old had been learning how to kill and gorging on videos of decapitation and ... -
A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed two Chinese near Karachi airport
A Pakistani separatist group claimed responsibility for a late night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside the country’s largest airport, killing two workers ... -
As people mourns, some families still wonder if their loved ones are alive
Family and friends of those still missing after an attack that killed over 130 people at a suburban Moscow concert hall waited for news of their ... -
No attempt to sabotage China-Pakistan friendship will succeed: spokesperson
No attempt to sabotage the friendship between China and Pakistan and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will succeed, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said yesterday. Spokesperson ... -
Taliban asks Pakistan not to blame them for violence at home
Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister yesterday [Macau time] asked Pakistani authorities to look for the reasons behind militant violence in their country instead of blaming Afghanistan. The ... -
Beijing citizens to leave Afghanistan after Kabul attack
China advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country “as soon as possible,” following a coordinated attack by Islamic State militants the previous day on ... -
Iran denies involvement but justifies Salman Rushdie attack
An Iranian government official denied yesterday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, though he justified the stabbing in remarks that represented ... -
China blocks UN sanctions on Pakistani extremist leader
China yesterday blocked the imposition of U.N. sanctions sought by the United States and India against the deputy chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad, a Pakistan-based extremist group designated ... -
Breaking News: Japan warns citizens of possible attack in Southeast Asia
Japan’s Foreign Ministry urged its citizens today (Monday) to stay away from religious facilities and crowds in six Southeast Asian nations, warning of a possible attack. ... -
Lebanon probes blast amid rising anger, calls for change
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World responds to Lebanon’s plight, France’s Macron to visit
PARIS — As stunned Lebanese rescuers counted the dead and combed rubble for signs of life a day after a huge explosion shattered swaths of Beirut, ... -
Fireworks, ammonium nitrate likely fueled Beirut explosion
Fireworks and ammonium nitrate appear to have been the fuel that ignited a massive explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut, experts and videos of ... -
Huge explosion rocks Beirut with widespread damage, injuries
BEIRUT — A massive explosion rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday (Wednesday, Macau time), flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors ... -
The Latest on New York terror: Uber confirms suspect was a driver
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a vehicle driving onto a bike path near the World Trade Center site and memorial (all times local): 12:15 ... -
Officials: US killed senior Islamic State leader
Defense Secretary Ash Carter says U.S. forces have killed a senior Islamic State leader known as Haji Iman, marking a further erosion of top leadership in ... -
Paris attacks: Latest video from Fox news
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Reactions: Obama vowing to do ‘whatever it takes’ to bring perpetrators to justice
PARIS (AP) — World leaders are reacting to the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. Some of their comments: PAKISTAN’S FOREIGN MINISTRY Pakistan ... -
The Latest: Hollande declares Paris attacks ‘act of war’, 129 killed
PARIS (AP) — The latest on shootings and explosions in Paris. (All times local): 11:10 a.m. French President Francois Hollande, speaking to the nation, said attacks ... -
TERRORISM | Horror in Japan as Islamic State group beheads journalist
Appalled and saddened by news yesterday of journalist Kenji Goto’s beheading, apparently by Islamic State extremists, Japan ordered heightened security precautions, but vowed not to give in ... -
TERRORISM | Japan’s Abe ‘fighting against time’ seeking to free hostages
Japan is doing all it can to free two hostages the Islamic State group is threatening to kill within 72 hours, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... -
TERRORISM | Japanese premier vows to save Islamic State group hostages
The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages yesterday unless they receive USD200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from Japan’s premier during ... -
Terrorism | Kosher market attack deepens fears among European Jews
The killing of four French Jews in last week’s hostage standoff at a Paris kosher market has deepened the fears among European Jewish communities shaken ... -
Terrorism | Amid hunt for attack accomplices, France deploys 10K troops
France yesterday ordered 10,000 troops into the streets to protect sensitive sites after three days of bloodshed and terror, amid the hunt for accomplices to ... -
Terrorism | 3 attackers killed | Video: Paris grocery gunman claims allegiance to IS group
A video emerged Sunday purporting to show the gunman who killed a French policewoman and four hostages at a kosher grocery, pledging allegiance to the Islamic ... -
Terrorism | Bullets not bombs : Paris gunmen arsenal: Kalashnikovs, rocket launcher, grenade
Kalashnikov assault rifles. Plenty of ammunition. Molotov cocktails, a grenade, a death-dealing Skorpion machine pistol and a few handguns. Plus a revolving light that could ... -
Terrorism | I am Charlie : Hunt for 2 in French shooting that killed 12, 1 surrenders
Police hunted yesterday for two heavily armed men, one with possible links to al-Qaida, in the methodical killing of 12 people at a satirical newspaper ... -
Terrorism | 12 dead in attack on Paris newspaper, France goes on alert
Masked gunmen shouting “Allahu akbar!” stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper yesterday, killing 12 people before escaping. It was France’s deadliest terror attack ... -
Terrorism | Charlie Hebdo shootings Europe’s latest deadly terror attack
A gun assault on the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was the deadliest terrorist attack in France’s recent history. Some other terror attacks in ... -
EXTREMISM | Hunt on for militants who beheaded French mountaineer
France’s defense minister said yesterday that Algerian forces are hunting for the Muslim extremists who beheaded a French mountaineer over France’s airstrikes on the Islamic State group. Jean-Yves Le ... -
AUSTRALIA | Terror suspect had passport canceled
A terror suspect shot dead after he stabbed two Australian counter-terrorism police officers had his passport canceled on national security grounds and had recently displayed what ... -
JORDAN | Court acquits radical cleric Abu Qatada of terrorism charges
A Jordanian court yesterday acquitted radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada — known for his fiery pro-al-Qaida speeches — of involvement in a plot to target Israeli ... -
KHORASAN GROUP | Obama opens a new front against al-Qaida
The U.S. decision to strike the Khorasan Group to stop a possible terror attack represents a significant expansion of the largely secret war against core al-Qaida, ... -
AUSTRALIA | Abbott warns jihadists they face prison
Australia’s prime minister warned yesterday that Australians who fight with the Islamic State group in the Middle East will be “jailed for a very long time” ...
