Victims thought they were paying millions to free hostages. But the ‘minister’ who asked them was a fraudster in a mask

By CNN,

There was a sense of urgency in the voice of the man claiming to be France's defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian. "We're talking about the lives...

France , Gilbert Chikli , hostages , Jean-Yves Le Drian

Why Friday the 13th is linked to ‘bad luck’

By Citizen Reporter,

Friday the 13th has been touted as a day of bad luck, a perception that has strangely been passed down different generations. The superstition is p...

Friday the 13th

Lyon’s explosion prompts a possible terrorism investigation

By CNN,

An explosion on Friday that injured 13 people in Lyon, France has prompted a national investigation into possible terrorism. The blast occurred in ...

attack , Bomb , Explosion , France , investigations , Lyon , terror , terrorism , wounded

Italy, France spar over tackling escalating conflict in Libya

By Reuters,

France and Italy wrangled on Thursday over how best to tackle renewed conflict in Libya as a bid by eastern forces under Khalifa Haftar to seize Tripo...

Khalifa Haftar , libya , Muammar Gaddafi , Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj , United Nations

Italy, France spar over escalating conflict in Libya

By VOA,

 France and Italy wrangled on Thursday over how best to tackle renewed conflict in Libya as a bid by eastern forces under Khalifa Haftar to seize Tri...

libya

Pakistan seeks more proof from India in Kashmir attack probe

By VOA,

Pakistan said Wednesday it has sought more evidence from India to determine whether any Pakistani nationals had played a role in last month's deadly K...

pakistan

Mali President sacks generals, disbands vigilantes after massacre

By Reuters,

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita sacked and replaced two generals and disbanded an anti-jihadi vigilante group on Sunday, a day after gunmen ...

MALI , president

Mali leader sacks generals, disbands vigilantes after massacre

By Reuters,

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita sacked and replaced two generals and disbanded an anti-jihadi vigilante group on Sunday, a day after gunmen ...

MALI

China foils bid to blacklist Kashmir attacker; U.S., India vow to keep pushing

By Reuters,

China prevented a U.N. Security Council committee on Wednesday from blacklisting the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), whi...

china , Kashmir , U.N. Security Council

New airstrikes target last Islamic state enclave

By VOA,

Coalition warplanes launched new airstrikes against the last remaining enclave of the Islamic State terror group's self-declared caliphate after effor...

Islamic state

France bombed Chadian rebels to stop coup d’etat: foreign minister

By Reuters,

France’s military struck rebels in Chad to prevent a coup d’etat against President Idriss Deby, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesda...

Chad , coup d'etat , France military , Jean-Yves Le Drian , President Idriss Deby , rebels

Climate change seen as top threat, but U.S. power a growing worry: poll

By Reuters,

Climate change is the top security concern in a poll conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center, followed by Islamist terrorism and cyber a...

U.S , Washington

Burkina Faso Plagued by Terror Attacks, Rights Allegations

By VOA,

The Burkina Faso government claims to have killed 146 jihadists in the country's north this week, but Human Rights Watch says it believes some of the ...

Burkina Faso , Terror Attack

Two UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali

By VOA,

The United Nations says two U.N. peacekeepers from Sri Lanka were killed when their convoy hit a land mine in the West African nation of Mali. A sp...

2 UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali

THIONGO: Are victims of terror attacks just collateral damage?

By Citizen,

I meant to publish this article much later in the year but the recent unfortunate events of 14 Riverside Drive have significantly altered my course of...

Al Shabaab , dusitD2 , Garissa University , Riverside , terror attacks , westgate

14 Riverside attack was revenge for Trump’s Jerusalem policy: militants

By Reuters,

Somali militant group al Shabaab has revealed that they launched a deadly attack on the 14 Riverside hotel and business complex because of U.S. Presid...

14 riverside attack , Al Shabaab , Israel capital city , Jerusalem , Trump

Jewish museum attack trial opens in Brussels

By VOA,

The long-awaited trial of a Frenchman accused of killing four people at a Jewish museum in the Belgian capital began Thursday in Brussels. The defe...

Brussels , museum attack

US Allies Reeling from ‘Trump Withdrawal’ Scramble in Syria

By VOA,

British and French officials are scrambling to determine how they can maintain military pressure on the Islamic State terror group once the United Sta...

Aldar Khalil , Brett McGurk , Florence Parly , François Senemand , James Mattis , Mike Pregent , President Bashar al-Assad , President Donald Trump , President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Syria , the hague

Turkey says it will take over fight against IS after U.S. pull-out

By Reuters,

Turkey will take over the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria as the United States withdraws its troops, President Tayyip Erdogan said on F...

Ilham Ahmed , Jim Mattis , President Bashar al-Assad , President Donald Trump , President Tayyip Erdogan

Suspect linked to Charlie Hebdo attackers in French custody

By CNN,

A suspected jihadi linked to the brothers who carried out the 2015 Charlie Hebdo killings is in French police custody in Djibouti, a law enforcement s...