All Terrorism & Security
Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks in Pakistan yield optimism, and cautionThe Pakistan-hosted peace talks ended with both sides committed to resuming the dialogue after Ramadan. But internal Taliban divisions are raising questions.
Al Shabab attack in northeast Kenya is deadliest since university massacreSomalia-based Al Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on a miners' camp in northern Kenya. The group continues to menace Kenya, which has sent troops into Somalia as part of an international peacekeeping effort.
Boko Haram: Increased attacks plague President Buhari’s first monthsTwo bomb attacks on the city of Jos have left up to 67 people dead on Sunday in a recent surge of attacks by the Islamist militant group. President Buhari vowed to stamp out the group in his inauguration address just over a month ago.
Tunisia declares state of emergency following terror attack on beach resortThe country's president says additional police an military powers are needed to tamp down militants, who have carried out two mass casualty attacks on tourist sites in the past 4 months.
Syrian regime hits rebel offensive in Aleppo with heavy airstrikesThe fighting marks the most intense rebel attack in three years in the bitterly contested city.
China's broad new security laws target 'cultural infiltration,' cybersecurityChina yesterday passed the first of three rounds of national security laws that deepen centralized control over all aspects of society and foreign interests.
Mass Sinai attacks show expanding Islamist challenge to Egyptian state authorityAt least 50 Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a series of attacks on military posts in the Sinai Peninsula.
France seeks terror charges in Islamic-State-like beheading caseThe pursuit of terror charges against Yassin Salhi, a French national, highlights what is often described as a growing terror problem in the country.
UK's Cameron vows 'full-spectrum response' after Tunisia beach attackThe number of Britons killed in a massacre at a resort Friday could climb as high as 30. The gunman, who was killed, posted support for Islamic State on Facebook page.
International terror attacks follow jihadist call for Ramadan 'calamity'The Islamic State's involvement in terror attacks in France, Tunisia, and Kuwait remains unproven. But the group aspires to be a player in global terrorism.
France points to Islamist terrorism in deadly attack on gas factorySuspects assaulted the facility in southern France, setting off several small explosives, according to witnesses. One suspect is in custody.
Deadly clash at police checkpoint in China's restless Xinjiang ProvinceThe attack reportedly killed at least 18 people in the city of Kashgar, near the borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan. Muslims in China's far west are now outnumbered by Han Chinese settlers.
France upbraids US for spying on its leaders. Should it be throwing stones?US intelligence intercepts released by Wikileaks appears to show US eavesdropping on French presidents over the past decade. But France has long been renowned for its own spying prowess, particularly for economic gains.
Drone strike on Islamic State in Iraq kills Benghazi suspect, US saysAl Awri al-Harzi, a Benghazi suspect described as a mid-level Islamic State operative, was killed in a drone strike June 15 while driving a car in Mosul, the Pentagon said.
Afghan forces repel daring Taliban attack on Kabul parliamentThe coordinated Taliban assault in the heart of Kabul didn't achieve its objective – killing Afghan lawmakers – but was a reminder that the group remains potent.
Military puts Kashmir under curfew amid unrest over targeted killingsHundreds of police officers and soldiers were on the streets in Srinagar and other Kashmiri towns to block planned protests over the murders of six activists and former separatists by unidentified gunmen in Sopore.
As civil wars spread, world's refugee population at post-WWII high, UN saysWith almost 60 million people displaced by war and repression, total refugees would rank as the world's 24th-largest country. Half of this number are children, according to a UN report released Thursday.
Russia to boost nuclear arsenal. Modernization or arms race?President Putin announced Tuesday that Russia would add 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles, prompting US Secretary of State Kerry to raise questions about the Kremlin's intentions.
Nasser al-Wuhayshi: US drone strike kills Al Qaeda leader in YemenThe killing of Nasser al-Wuhayshi is described as the most significant setback to Al Qaeda since the death of Osama Bin Laden in 2011. But counterterrorism officials warn that the group's threat remains potent.
Did US strike hit terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar? Time and forensics will tellMokhtar Belmokhtar, an Algerian militant known as 'The Uncatchable,' had been supposedly killed several times before. Libyan officials said the US airstrike over this weekend had killed him.
