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115 Migrants Rescued, 25 Missing

The Libyan navy said it rescued 115 migrants Friday headed for Europe whose overloaded rubber boat was sinking off the...

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US Strikes Pound Qaeda For Second Day

US fighter jets pounded Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen for a second straight day on Friday, security and tribal sources...

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Bangladesh Arrests Cafe Attackers’ ‘spiritual Leader’

Bangladesh police said Friday they had arrested the "spiritual leader" of a banned Islamist outfit alleged to have...

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Upstaging Jihad In Tunisia’s Impoverished Mountains

A rustic theatre where performers wear masks carved from cactus aims to win over young Tunisians in a long neglected...

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‘Algeria’s Orwell’ Urges Writers To Fight Fundamentalism

Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose novel "2084" depicted a dystopian state governed by religious law, says writers...

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Ben Lee Releases An Islam-Inspired Album After President Trump’s Ban

He's had a top-five album and won an ARIA award for 'single of the year'. But it seems Ben Lee's latest album, although...

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Three Jihadist Groups In Africa’s Sahel Announce Merger

Three jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region have merged to form one single organisation, Mauritania's private...

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Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria

Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...

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Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria

Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...

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Qaeda Confirms Coalition Strike Killed Top Leader In Syria

Al-Qaeda has confirmed that top leader Abu Khayr al-Masri, believed to be the organisation's number two, was killed in...

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UN Security Council Visit To Draw Attention To Lake Chad Crisis

UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's Lake Chad region, where famine, the Boko Haram insurgency,...

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Sudan’s Bashir Appoints PM For First Time Since Coup

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday appointed a top aide as prime minister, reinstating a post he had...

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Up To 15,000 IS Fighters Remain In Iraq and Syria

Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an...

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Muslim, Christian Clerics Say Don’t Link Islam To Terrorism

Leading Muslim and Christian clerics in the Middle East issued a statement Wednesday urging against linking Islam to...

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Israel Court Orders Toxic Chemical Tank Emptied

An Israeli court ruled Wednesday that a tanker of liquefied ammonia in the port city of Haifa must be emptied of its...

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Simultaneous Taliban Attacks Kill At Least 16 In Kabul

Two attacks struck the Afghan capital at almost the same time on Wednesday Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have...

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Yemen’s Displaced Families Struggle To Survive

Wrapping their children in plastic sheets to stave off the winter cold, Yemeni families driven out of the historic port...

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Damaged Palmyra Busts Back In Syria After Italy Restoration

Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group in the ancient city of Palmyra and restored in Italy have been...

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Blasts, Gunfire Rock Afghan Capital

Explosions and gunfire echoed through Kabul in two separate Taliban assaults on security buildings Wednesday, officials...