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Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq are engaged in the “most brutal, systematic” destruction of ancient sites since World War II, the head …
A heavily-armed man opened fire in a “terrorist attack” on a high-speed train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris on Friday, injuring at least two …
Egon Bahr, one of the key architects of “Ostpolitik”, credited with easing tensions during the Cold War and smoothing the path to German reunification, has …
Thai police said Tuesday investigators believe a man seen in security video wearing a yellow T-shirt and carrying a backpack set off the explosion at a central …
A bomb exploded outside a religious shrine in central Bangkok late Monday, killing at least two people and wounding many more, according to an AFP reporter at …
A Chinese teenager has been detained for allegedly obtaining thousands of dollars in donations after falsely claiming her father was killed in devastating …
South African prosecutors on Monday filed an appeal calling for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius to be convicted of murder for killing his girlfriend Reeva …
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on Monday voiced “serious concern” over reports that the Islamic State group has used …
Japan’s recovery stalled in the April-June quarter, with the world’s third-largest economy contracting at a 1.6 percent annual pace thanks to …
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has signed into law a new anti-terrorism bill, state media reported on Monday, a text that has prompted criticism from …