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UN's global justice referee, the venerable ICJ, turns 70
Apr 17, 2016 (AFP)
From ruling on nuclear testing to bitter border disputes or whether whales can be hunted in Antarctica, the UN's highest tribunal the International Court of Jus...
Algeria says 14 Islamists killed near Tunisia last month
Apr 17, 2016 (AFP)
The Algerian army killed 14 Islamist fighters last month in the El-Oued region near the border with Tunisia, the government said on Sunday. The Islamists were k...
IS income fell 30% after territory loss
Apr 17, 2016 (AFP)
Islamic State group revenues have dropped by around 30 percent since last year, forcing the group to introduce a range of new taxes including a levy on repairin...
AU mission apologises for killing 4 Somalis taken for Shebab
Apr 17, 2016 (AFP)
The African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) apologised for accidentally killing four civilians Saturday after soldiers mistook them for Shebab fi...
US anger over Syria doctor killed in 'targeted strike'
Apr 14, 2016 (AFP)
The United States expressed outrage Thursday over the death of a leading Syrian doctor in what officials said appeared to be a targeted air strike. State Depart...
Philippines rejects claims of ISIS inroads
Apr 14, 2016 (AFP)
The Philippines Thursday dismissed as "propaganda" a claim by the Islamic State group that its fighters had slaughtered nearly 100 soldiers and established a ba...
Turkey hits IS after deadly strikes on Syria border town
Apr 13, 2016 (AFP)
Turkey's armed forces on Wednesday launched new artillery strikes on jihadist positions in Syria, after three days of deadly fire on a Turkish border town that ...
Russia pushes UN over threat of chemical attacks in Europe
Apr 13, 2016 (AFP)
Russia on Wednesday pushed for measures at the United Nations to monitor extremist groups fighting in Syria, warning of a "clear and present threat" that they c...
Islamists behead two hostages in the Philippines
Apr 13, 2016 (AFP)
Philippine militants that want to ally with Islamic State jihadists have beheaded two local hostages, police said Wednesday. Police on the southern island of Mi...
Pentagon says first step in anti-IS battle in Iraq, Syria 'complete'
Apr 13, 2016 (AFP)
The US-led coalition campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria has successfully completed its first "phase" of operations, a US military spokes...
Muslim extremists death toll rises as Philippines presses offensive
Apr 12, 2016 (AFP)
The Philippine military has killed 25 Islamist guerillas as it presses on with an offensive despite the loss of 18 soldiers, authorities said Tuesday. Defence S...
IS ranks at lowest level since 2014: US official
Apr 12, 2016 (AFP)
The Islamic State group's ranks have been pared back by international and local military action in Iraq and Syria to their lowest level since Washington began m...
IS bastions 'must fall' in 2016: French defence chief
Apr 11, 2016 (AFP)
The Islamic State group strongholds Raqa and Mosul "must fall" this year, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said during a speech in Baghdad on Monday. ...
Death toll climbs to 10 in Peru guerrilla attack
Apr 11, 2016 (AFP)
A weekend guerrilla attack targeting soldiers on the eve of Peru's presidential elections killed 10 people, authorities said Monday, raising an earlier toll. Th...
Peru guerrilla attack death toll raised to seven
Apr 10, 2016 (AFP)
A guerrilla attack on Peruvian soldiers on the eve of the country's presidential elections killed seven people, authorities said Sunday, raising the previous da...
Islamic militants kill 18 Philippine soldiers in worst clashes this year
Apr 10, 2016 (AFP)
A Philippine offensive against the extremist Abu Sayyaf group after a spate of kidnappings has left 18 soldiers and five fighters dead in the worst violence in ...
US deploys B-52 bombers against Islamic State
Apr 09, 2016 (AFP)
The US Air Force on Saturday deployed Cold War-era B-52 bombers to bolster the fight against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, stepping up efforts to d...
Abrini: from petty criminal to Brussels attacks 'man in hat'
Apr 09, 2016 (AFP)
Mohamed Abrini, who has admitted being the "man in the hat" captured on CCTV before the Brussels airport bombings, is a long-time petty criminal who grew up wit...
Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram suicide attack in northeast
Apr 08, 2016 (AFP)
Nigerian troops on Friday thwarted an attempt by four suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers to attack the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri, hotbed of the I...
US strike in Syria kills several Al-Qaeda militants
Apr 06, 2016 (AFP)
The United States has carried out another raid against Al-Qaeda militants in Syria, on the heels of a strike that killed the spokesman of the group's Syrian bra...
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