Egypt court upholds death sentences for three suspected militants
An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld death sentences for three people for establishing and running a militant group known as Ansar al-Sharia, two judicial sources...
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‘No evidence’ NY bomb suspect linked to Bangladesh militants
Bangladesh has found no evidence linking a Bangladeshi man charged with an attempted suicide bombing in New York with militants in Bangladesh, its counter-terrorism chief told Reuters on...
Bulgaria detains five Germans with alleged militant links
Bulgarian authorities have detained five German citizens suspected of links to a militant organisation after they entered the Balkan country from Romania, the state security...
Sarkozy outlines measures to get tough on militants- report
France needs to get tough on militants by creating special courts and detention facilities to boost security, the country’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy said in...
Islamic State attacks two energy plants in north Iraq, kills five (Update 2)
By Mustafa Mahmoud Islamic State militants stormed two energy facilities in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five workers and shutting down a major...
Suspected militants kill wife of Bangladesh anti-terror police officer
By Ruma Paul The wife of a police official known for battling Islamist extremism was shot dead in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, in what police...
Three dead, 30 wounded in Islamist attack on U.N. base in Mali (Update 1)
Three U.N. peacekeepers were killed on Friday and 30 others were wounded when a U.N. base in the northern Mali town of Kidal was attacked,...
Spain arrests seven with suspected Islamist militant links
Spanish police arrested seven people with suspected links to Islamist militant groups on Sunday in a dawn raid in the Mediterranean regions of Alicante and...
Indonesia identifies militants, arrests others over attack
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Angie Teo INDONESIAN police on Saturday named the five men they suspect launched this week’s gun and bomb attack in Jakarta,...
Russia kills 11 militants who had sworn allegiance to IS (Updated)
Russian security services have killed 11 Islamist militants who had been helping smuggle fighters across borders to Syria to join Islamic State, the country’s anti-terrorism...
