2016-01-17 Terror Attacks Expand Worldwide
UPDATE: In Burkina Faso, at least 23 people from 18 countries were killed after suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel this weekend, say Burkina Faso government officials. They said 126…
2016-01-16 Arab League Backs Saudi in Dispute with Iran
Arab League foreign ministers said they support Saudi Arabia in its dispute with Iran. Tensions increased after Saudi Arabia executed a top Iranian Shi’ite Muslim religious leader January 2. Demonstrators…
2016-01-15 Turkey Claims It Has Killed 200 IS Fighters
Turkish forces have killed 200 Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has announced. The retaliation responds to a suicide bomb attack that killed 10…
2016-01-14 Suicide Bombing Kills 14 at Pakistan Medical Center
At least 14 people were killed Wednesday when a bomb tore through a polio vaccination center in southwestern Pakistan. The New York Times reported that 13 of the dead were…
2016-01-12 Protesters Copy Ways of Extremists Against US
Armed protesters continue to occupy a U.S. national wildlife refuge in the western state of Oregon. Some experts say the protesters have been influenced by the extremist militia movement to…
2016-01-11 Missing US Hellfire Missile Turns Up in Cuba
U.S. officials are asking how a Hellfire missile used in a training mission in Europe has ended up in Cuba. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that U.S. officials have…
2016-01-09 German Officials Suspect 18 Asylum Seekers in New Year’s Attacks
German officials say 18 asylum-seekers are among the suspects in thefts and sexual assaults on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve. Interior Ministry official Tobias Plate spoke to reporters…
2016-01-09 Shooter of Police Officer Pledged Allegiance to Islamic State
A man shot a police officer in Philadelphia on Thursday and said he did it to support the Islamic State terror group. Officer Jesse Hartnett was hit multiple times after…
2016-01-08 US, S. Korea Forces on High Alert After Nuclear Test
The United States and South Korea have ordered their military forces on the Korean peninsula on “high alert” following North Korea’s nuclear test this week. On Thursday, the U.S. and…
2016-01-07 North Korea Says It Tested Hydrogen Bomb
North Korea says it tested a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 5.1 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday (UTC) near the site of previous North Korean nuclear…
2016-01-06 An Emotional Obama Sets New Gun Rules
President Barack Obama says there should be a midpoint where gun-control and gun-rights supporters can meet to stop gun violence in the U.S. Nearly 500 people were killed in mass…
2016-01-05 Saudi Arabia Ends Diplomatic Ties With Iran
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Sudan have cut off diplomatic relations with Iran. On Saturday, Saudi Arabia executed a well-known Shi’ite Muslim leader. The cleric had publicly criticized the leaders of…
2016-01-06 Young, Male Migrants Suspected in New Year’s Assaults
German authorities said Tuesday that young women were sexually harassed and robbed by hundreds of young men on New Year’s Eve. Attacks took place in the western city of Cologne,…
2016-01-03 Suicide Attack Kills 26 in Pakistan
A suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and left more than 40 wounded last week. The explosion occurred in the Pakistani city of Mardan. The blast…
2016-01-04 Victories Noted in Fight Against Islamic State Group
Iraqi and Kurdish forces supported by United States’ airstrikes have regained territories controlled by Islamic State militants in the past month. The U.S. military believes the loss of leadership is…