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Greek far-left terrorist granted new furlough from prison

A convicted Greek far-left terrorist serving multiple life terms for a string of assassinations has temporarily walked free ...

UK prosecutors: IS follower plotted Downing Street bombing

U.K. prosecutors say an Islamic State adherent plotted a suicide bombing targeting British Prime Minister Theresa May at her ...

Costas Barbarousis

Greek far-right lawmaker arrested on treason-linked charges

Greek anti-terrorism police arrested an extreme far-right lawmaker on treason-linked criminal charges Monday, more than two ...

Afghan bomber kills 19, Taliban rejects cease-fire extension

A suicide bomber struck in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 19 people in the second attack ...

6 suicide bombers kill 20 in northeastern Nigeria

Nigerian police and military officials say that six suicide bombers killed at least 20 people in northeastern Nigeria.

Afghan bomber kills 21, mostly Taliban celebrating truce

A suicide bomber blew himself up in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 21 people and wounding another 41, most of them ...

Pakistan: Killing of Pakistan Taliban chief 'significant'

Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk described the killing of Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah in a U.S.

Afghan official: US drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief

A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ...

Prosecutor: Man makes deadly toxin for an attack in Germany

German authorities have thwarted a plot by a Tunisian man who created the deadly toxin ricin using castor bean seeds and ...

Mark Wilson

US imposes new security measures on incoming cargo shipments

U.S. authorities are requiring airlines to give them more notice about certain types of cargo that officials believe may pose ...

Gilad Erdan

Israel: Social media monitoring nabs would-be attackers

Israeli authorities have foiled over 200 Palestinian attacks by monitoring social media and sifting through vast amounts of ...

Iran kills 6 terrorism suspects near Iraqi border: report

Iran's official news agency says members of the powerful Revolutionary Guard have killed six terrorism suspects near the ...

Bashar Assad

Assad says West is fueling Syria war, hoping to topple him

Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview published Sunday that the West is fueling the devastating war in his ...

Ashraf Ghani

In first, Afghan Taliban announce cease-fire for Eid holiday

The Afghan Taliban announced a three-day cease-fire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, a ...

1 US soldier killed, 4 wounded in attack in Somalia

One U.S. special operations soldier was killed and four U.S. service members wounded in an "enemy attack" Friday in Somalia, ...

Afghan president announces holiday cease-fire with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced a weeklong cease-fire with the Taliban to coincide with the holiday ...

Donald Trump

'Ramadan Mubarak': Trump hosts first iftar dinner

Wishing Muslims around the world a "Ramadan Mubarak" — a blessed holiday — President Donald Trump on Wednesday hosted his ...

Lionel Messi

Israel in uproar over Argentina pre-World Cup friendly snub

The sports-crazed nation of Israel was in uproar Wednesday over Argentina's abrupt cancellation of a World Cup warmup match ...

Tourist hotspots Vegas, Orlando get more anti-terror money

Federal officials have awarded more money under an anti-terrorism grant to tourist hotspots such as Las Vegas and Orlando ...

Bombing targets Afghan clerics calling for peace, killing 7

A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Afghanistan's top clerics on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding 20 ...