Soldier Killed By Renegade Rebels
Members of the left-wing Colombian Farc rebel group opposed to last year's historic peace agreement have killed a soldier in an attack in the south-east of the country, the army has said. It said...
Tag: War_Conflict
Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility For Twin Church Bombings In Egypt
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared a state of emergency after two deadly bombings Sunday, the first at a church north of Cairo, the second hours later outside a church in Alexandria,...
Egypt Declares State of Emergency After Deadly Church Attacks
Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 dead. The measure allows authorities to make arrests...
Egypt In State of Emergency After Attacks On Coptic Churches
Egypt in state of emergency after attacks on Coptic churches Egypt's president has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that killed at least 45 people....
US Steps Up Pressure On Syria Ahead of Russia Talks
The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any further chemical attacks would be "very damaging" to their relationship and...
Pope Condemns Egypt Church Blast, Appeals For End To Terror
Pope Francis have condemned the blast that killed at least 21 people and injured 50 Pope Francis, who is due to visit Egypt later this month, on Sunday (April 9), condemned the blast that killed at...
Police Kill Civilians In Kashmir By-Election Clashes
At least eight civilians were killed on Sunday when security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir opened fire on protesters during a by-election, according to officials. Local rebel leaders had...
Israeli Ex-MP Gets Jail For Smuggling Phones To Inmates
An Israeli court Sunday sentenced an Arab Israeli former MP to two years in jail after he pleaded guilty to smuggling mobile phones to Palestinian prisoners, a court transcript showed. Basel Ghattas,...
Assad Allies Vow Reprisals Against Aggression On Syria
A site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib Allies of Damascus have threatened reprisals against any party that carries out "aggression" against Syria, two...
Tillerson Says To Press Russia On Syrian Chemical Weapons
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press Russia on its failure to prevent Syria's use of chemical weapons in meetings this week in Moscow, he said in interviews aired Sunday. Tillerson stopped...
New Somali Army Chief Escapes Deadly Car Bombing
Somalia's new army chief escaped a car bombing Sunday that killed at least five people in a bloody response by Shabaab militants to the president's declaration of war on the group. A suicide bomber...
Six Killed In Indian Kashmir Poll Violence
Six civilians were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir Sunday when police opened fire at protesters who stormed polling stations during a by-election for a parliamentary seat, a top officer said....
Five Suspected Al Shabaab Militants Executed In Somalia For Killing Officials
The court said the accused were members of the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region on Saturday executed five people it said were Islamist militants...
At Least 11 Killed, Scores Injured In Suicide Bombing Outside Alexandria Church
The death toll has risen to at least 11 and 40 injured after a suicide bomber struck The death toll has risen to at least 11 and 40 injured after a suicide bomber struck in front of a church in...
Death Toll In Somali Military Base Bomb Attack Rises To At Least 15
At least 15 people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a military base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday, including some in a van that was destroyed, military officials said. The...
Somaliland Court Jails Journalist Two Years For
National Union of Somali Journalists said the ruling was a threat to independent media A court in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has sentenced a reporter to two years in jail for what it...
New Army Chief Survives Deadly Mogadishu Bomb Blast
Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people, according to police. General Mohamed Ahmed Jimale, who was recently named new chief of...
Mali’s Defense Minister Named As New Prime Minister
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita replaced his prime minister late on Saturday, naming the defense minister to head the government of the West African nation, which is struggling to end...
Toll In Clashes At Lebanon Palestinian Camp Rises To 5
The toll in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon rose to five on Sunday, medics said, as local factions worked to implement a security plan. Clashes erupted in the camp late...
First Palm Sunday Since IS In Iraq’s Main Christian Town
Members of Iraq's Christian minority celebrated Palm Sunday in the country's main Christian town of Qaraqosh for the first time since it was retaken from the Islamic State group. Hundreds of faithful...