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A military vehicle carrying men, who are tied up, drives through the city of Bujumbura

Death toll rises to nearly 90 in Burundi attacks

Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday's clashes in the Burundian capital, the worst outbreak of violence since a failed coup in May.

News • 12 Dec 15

The video indicates a second unidentified attacker could be on the run with Salah Abdeslam

Video shows 'ninth assailant' in Paris

Investigators have obtained a video confirming there was a ninth attacker in Paris among the men who opened fire on bars and restaurants, sources close to the inquiry have said.

News • 17 Nov 15

The bomb attack follows Turkish air strikes on PKK rebel group positions in northern Iraq

Two Turkish soldiers killed as tensions mount

Two Turkish soldiers have been killed and four wounded in a car bomb attack on their convoy in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country.

News • 27 Jul 15

Mourners during a funeral ceremony for victims of the bomb attack in Suruc

Suspect identified over Turkey suicide bombing

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said authorities have identified a suspect over the suicide bombing close to Turkey's border with Syria that left 32 activists dead.

News • 21 Jul 15

Bodies were covered with blankets at the site of the explosion

'Terrorist' bomb attack kills 30 in Turkey

A least 30 people, mostly young students, were killed in a Turkish town near the Syrian border today in what authorities said was a "terrorist" bomb attack.

News • 21 Jul 15

Egyptian soldiers at a military checkpoint in north Sinai

Wave of attacks leaves over 100 dead in Egypt

More than 100 people are reported to have been killed in Egypt in a series of attacks by a group affiliated to the so-called Islamic State group.

News • 01 Jul 15

Iraqi fighters pictured near the village of Nukhayb in Anbar province

Iraqi forces prepare for Ramadi assault

Iraqi forces have launched an operation in desert areas northeast of Ramadi, aimed at cutting off the so called Islamic State militants and preparing a bid to retake the city, a militia spokesman said.

News • 26 May 15

Smoke rises east of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, following an alleged air strike by the Saudi-led alliance

25 killed in air strike in Yemen

An air strike this morning on a Scud missile base in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa triggered a big explosion that killed 25 people and wounded almost 400, state news agency Saba has said.

News • 14 May 15

The video purports to show the killings of around 30 Ethiopian Christians

US condemns reported Christian killings by IS

The White House has condemned the reported execution of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya as "brutal mass murder."

News • 20 Apr 15

The men were reportedly shot at point blank range after identifying where they were from

Twenty construction workers killed in Pakistan

Gunmen have killed 20 construction workers in Pakistan's restive south-western province of Baluchistan.

News • 11 Apr 15

Members of Houthi militia inspect the scene at the al-Hashahush mosque

Death toll in Yemen mosque bombings rises to 142

A medical official has said at least 142 people were killed when suicide bombers blew themselves up in two mosques in the Yemeni capital Sanaa today.

News • 21 Mar 15

Rescue workers carry an injured victim of Jos bomb blast to Plateau State Specialist Hospital

At least 40 killed in bomb blast in Nigeria

At least 40 people were killed when two bombs exploded near a bus station in the central Nigerian city of Jos.

News • 12 Dec 14

A car burns following the blast near the gates of the airport in Mogadishu

Four die in suicide attack on UN convoy in Somalia

At least four people were killed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu when a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a UN convoy.

News • 03 Dec 14

Paula and Ed Kassig called for prayers for those still held captive in Syria and Iraq

Parents of murdered US aid worker 'heartbroken'

US aid worker Peter Kassig's parents have said they are “heartbroken" by the death of their son, after his murder by Islamic State militants was shown in a video yesterday.

News • 17 Nov 14

Robert O'Neill, an Irish American from Butte, Montana is reported to have carried out the killing (Pic: @mchooyah)

Identity of commando who killed Bin Laden revealed

The identity of the US Navy Seal commando who fired the shots that killed Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has been revealed.

News • 06 Nov 14

Fighting between Islamic militant groups and pro-government forces has killed dozens of people

Western powers call for end to violence in Libya

The United States and four European countries have jointly called for an end to violence in Libya.

News • 19 Oct 14

Tornado jets destroyed an IS heavy weapons post and a machine gun-mounted vehicle

Britain carries out first air strikes against IS

Britain's Royal Air Force has carried out its first air strikes against the so-called Islamic State group in Iraq, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said today.

News • 30 Sep 14

US Navy F-18E Super Hornets leaving after receiving fuel from Stratotanker over northern Iraq

FBI chief says US has identified IS killer

The US believes it has identified the masked Islamic State militant who beheaded two kidnapped American journalists in separate videos.

News • 25 Sep 14

US AV-8B Harrier jet launches to fight jihadists in Syria

UN backs laws against foreign extremist fighters

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a binding resolution on stemming the flow of foreign jihadists to Iraq and Syria.

News • 24 Sep 14

Tony Blair's premiership came to be defined by the Iraq War

Blair says ground troops needed to fight IS

Britain and other Western powers should be prepared to commit ground troops to fight against extremists like the Islamic State group, former prime minister Tony Blair has said.

News • 22 Sep 14

Barack Obama said Command Sergeant Major Adkins had placed himself in the line of fire repeatedly to save fellow Americans

Obama awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam veterans

US President Barack Obama has awarded the Medal of Honor to two Vietnam veterans.

News • 17 Sep 14

People take part in a Pro-Russian rally in Donetsk

Separatists hand over prisoners of war to Ukraine

Pro-Russian separatists have so far handed over about 1,200 prisoners-of-war to the Ukrainian side under the terms of a ceasefire agreement, President Petro Poroshenko said today

News • 08 Sep 14

An Israeli unit fires towards targets in Gaza

Egypt proposes ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Egypt has proposed a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which would start at 9am in the morning.

News • 15 Jul 14

Pro-Russian militants participate in a military exercise at their training base near Donetsk

Ukraine says five rebels killed in border battle

Ukrainian forces killed five rebels today while repelling an attack by 500 pro-Russian gunmen on a federal border guard camp in the strife-torn separatist east, Kiev officials said.

News • 02 Jun 14

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