"A Russian captured fighting with insurgents in Afghanistan and held for years at a detention facility near Bagram air base will be flown to the United States to be prosecuted in federal court, …
Saudi convicts 27 for plotting attack on US forces
"A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced 27 people to prison for planning a series of attacks against U.S. forces in Qatar and Kuwait, with more than half of the defendants charged on Wednesday with also …
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Tunisian forces clash with militants, one policeman killed
"A Tunisian policeman was killed on Thursday when security forces clashed with Islamist militants on the outskirts of Tunis, an interior ministry spokesman said, as the country prepares for …
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Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘abducts more women and girls’
"Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say." Source: BBC News - Nigeria's Boko Haram 'abducts more …
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Bombing at Nigeria bus station kills 5
"A bomb blast at a bus station in a north Nigeria area previously targeted by Boko Haram killed five people, police said Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest crack in the government’s purported …
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Gunmen Kill 8 Members of Persecuted Minority in Pakistan
"At least eight men were killed and two others wounded when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus in southwestern Pakistan, the police and rescue officials said." Source: Gunmen Kill 8 Members of …
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‘Horrific day’ amid shooting near Canada’s Parliament
"There were 'several shooting incidents in downtown Ottawa' on Wednesday morning, police said on Twitter. 'Incidents occurred at National War Memorial, near the Rideau Centre and Parliament Hill.' All …
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Egypt sentences to death seven suspected members of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
"An Egyptian court sentenced to death seven suspected members of Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis on Tuesday on charges related to attacks on the military in and around Cairo in March …
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Britain to tighten charities laws to tackle terrorism funding
"British Prime Minister David Cameron will announce plans on Wednesday to tighten the law to help stop charities being used as a front to raise funds for terrorist groups." Source: Britain to tighten …
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Riyadh jails 13 for plan to attack US forces
"A Saudi court has sentenced 13 people, including an Afghan and a Qatari, to between 18 months and 30 years in prison for plotting an Al Qaida attack against US forces. The defendants were convicted …
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