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Nigeria: Army claims capture of Boko Haram stronghold 24 Dec 2016 - 05:32 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria’s army has driven Boko Haram militants out of their strongest hideout in the dreaded Sambisa Forest, President Muhammadu Buhari said...

Syria’s Al-Bab, Turkey’s security gate 24 Dec 2016 - 05:29 pm

ANKARA: Turkey has been seeking to liberate the Islamic Sate-held town of Al-Bab in northern Syria and keep the PKK/PYD terrorists from its...

2 dead in blast at Aleppo ammo store 24 Dec 2016 - 04:11 pm

Damascus: Two people were killed Saturday in a blast at an ammunitions warehouse formerly used by rebels in the battered Syrian city of...

Nigerian army 'crushes' Boko Haram in one of last strongholds: Buhari 24 Dec 2016 - 03:18 pm

Abuja: The Nigerian army has defeated Boko Haram in the Sambisa forest, one of the jihadists' last remaining strongholds, President Muhammadu Buhari said...

Syria army, civilians reclaim ruined Aleppo streets 24 Dec 2016 - 02:10 pm

Aleppo, Syria: Syrian troops strengthened their hold over Aleppo on Friday after retaking full control of the city, as residents anxious to return...

At Least 7 People Killed On Minibus Attack in S. Somalia 24 Dec 2016 - 01:50 pm

Mogadishu: At least seven people including two soldiers on a minibus were killed while six others were injured after Al-Shabaab militants opened fire...

What was the Berlin attack suspect doing in Milan? 24 Dec 2016 - 01:42 pm

Sesto San Giovanni, Italy: Nobody comes to Sesto San Giovanni by chance, say the residents of this dreary working-class Milan suburb where police...

Turkey will never allow a new state in N.Syria: Erdogan 24 Dec 2016 - 01:23 pm

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Turkey will never allow the formation of a new state in northern Syria. "We...

2 child refugees die as heavy snow buries Syria’s Idlib 24 Dec 2016 - 01:11 pm

IDLIB, Syria: Two children were killed Friday in a collapse of refugee tents in Syria’s northwestern city of Idlib due to heavy snowfall....

68 Islamic State 'neutralized' in Syria's Al-Bab: Turkish army 24 Dec 2016 - 01:03 pm

ANKARA: Sixty-eight Islamic State terrorists were "neutralized" during the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria's Al-Bab since Friday night, according to the Turkish...

Fears over Germany's growing jihadist scene 24 Dec 2016 - 12:43 pm

Berlin: Berlin's Christmas market truck rampage was the deadly jihadist attack Germany had long feared, as security services have warned of the growth...

Thousands flee coastal villages as typhoon approaches Philippines 24 Dec 2016 - 12:19 pm

MANILA: Philippine authorities on Saturday evacuated thousands in coastal villages in the country's central region where a category 4 typhoon is expected to...

All-night talks fail to reach DR Congo deal 24 Dec 2016 - 12:02 pm

Kinshasa: Hopes of a deal to end DR Congo's dangerous political crisis before Christmas were faltering Saturday after fruitless all-night talks over President...

A first lady who followed her own path more than precedent 24 Dec 2016 - 10:58 am

WASHINGTON: When Michelle Obama considered the daunting prospect of becoming first lady, she avoided turning to books by her predecessors for guidance. Instead,...

FBI warns of possible Islamic State-inspired attacks in U.S. 24 Dec 2016 - 10:41 am

WASHINGTON: US federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of Islamic State have been calling for their...

China uncovers 500,000 food safety violations in nine months 24 Dec 2016 - 10:24 am

SHANGHAI: China, rocked in recent years by a series of food safety scandals, uncovered as many as half a million illegal food safety...

Germany hunts possible accomplices of Berlin attacker 24 Dec 2016 - 09:58 am

Berlin: Germany was hunting for possible accomplices of the suspected Berlin truck attacker on Saturday, a day after he was killed in a...

Fourteen dead in 'horrific' Malaysian bus crash 24 Dec 2016 - 09:45 am

Kuala Lumpur: An interstate bus in Malaysia carrying passengers from Singapore and Myanmar careered off a highway early Saturday, killing 14 people and...