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Islamic State says it has beheaded second Japanese hostage Goto

Islamic State militants said on Saturday they had beheaded a second Japanese hostage, journalist Ken...

Jan 31, 2015 07:17 PM EST

Snowden files show Canada spy agency runs global Internet watch: CBC

Canada's electronic spy agency has been intercepting and analyzing data on up to 15 million file dow...

Jan 29, 2015 04:33 AM EST

Nine killed as gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libyan capital

Heavily armed gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Tripoli favored by Libyan officials and visiting dele...

Jan 28, 2015 02:34 AM EST

Yemen crisis is first big test for Saudi Arabia's King Salman

The turmoil hitting Saudi Arabia's neighbor Yemen will pose the first big test for King Salman, and ...

Jan 26, 2015 05:32 AM EST

Japan condemns apparent Islamic State execution, demands hostage release

Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist ...

Jan 24, 2015 07:30 PM EST

New Saudi Deputy Crown Prince marks generational shift

Saudi Arabia's Interior Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a close friend of the United States and...

Jan 24, 2015 07:09 AM EST

Some counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen frozen for now - U.S. officials

The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda militants in Yemen f...

Jan 24, 2015 06:47 AM EST

'Trusted lieutenant' of bin Laden on trial for U.S. embassy bombs

A Saudi man charged in connection with the twin 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa was a “t...

Jan 23, 2015 04:06 AM EST

Lawyer for former Australian Guantanamo detainee says U.S. agrees he is innocent

The United States has agreed that Australian David Hicks, jailed on terrorism charges for five years...

Jan 22, 2015 09:12 PM EST

Yemen president quits, throwing country deeper into chaos

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, just days after Houthi rebels battled ...

Jan 22, 2015 08:30 PM EST

Bin Laden's ex-secretary loses appeal of life sentence

Osama bin Laden’s former personal secretary lost a bid to throw out his life sentence for conspiri...

Jan 22, 2015 06:31 AM EST

Dutch court blocks extradition to U.S. over torture concerns

A Dutch court on Tuesday blocked the extradition of a man accused of having fought against U.S. troo...

Jan 20, 2015 08:47 AM EST

Houthis, accused of coup, surround Yemeni PM's residence

Yemen's powerful Houthi movement fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace...

Jan 19, 2015 09:54 PM EST

Israeli strike in Syria kills senior Hezbollah figures

An Israeli helicopter strike in Syria killed a commander from Lebanon's Hezbollah and the son of the...

Jan 19, 2015 04:18 AM EST

Japan's Abe pledges support for Mideast countries battling IS

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an "immeasurable l...

Jan 17, 2015 07:10 AM EST

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