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Joseph Farrokh Remains in Jail in The Midle of Trial for Joining Islamic State, Fight in Syria

Joseph Farrokh being accused of wanting to join the islamic state was arrested. Federal Judge ordere...

Jan 23, 2016 05:59 AM EST

U.N. proposes unity government for Libya's warring factions, Tripoli balks

The United Nations on Thursday proposed a national unity government to Libya's warring factions to e...

Oct 08, 2015 11:08 PM EDT

Egyptian forces mistake Mexicans for militants, kill 12 in air raid

Egyptian Army aircraft hunting for militants in the desert mistakenly bombed a convoy of mostly Mexi...

Sep 14, 2015 09:35 PM EDT

Clan warfare trumps diplomacy in Mali's fragile north

The United Nations has deployed 10,000 peacekeepers and poured more than $1 billion into Mali but it...

Aug 31, 2015 08:10 AM EDT

Egyptian court sentences three Al Jazeera journalists to prison

An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for...

Aug 29, 2015 08:47 AM EDT

France honors Americans, Briton who disarmed train gunman

French President Francois Hollande bestowed France's highest honor on Monday on three Americans and ...

Aug 25, 2015 03:35 AM EDT

Train gunman 'dumbfounded' by terrorist tag, says was hungry: lawyer

A gunman who attacked passengers on a high-speed train in France two days ago is "dumbfounded" at ha...

Aug 23, 2015 06:29 PM EDT

Libyan prime minister Thinni says he will resign: TV

Libya's internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said in a television interview ...

Aug 11, 2015 09:07 PM EDT

Cameroon repatriating 12,000 Nigerian refugees

About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated over the next three to four days after seeking refuge i...

Aug 06, 2015 01:47 AM EDT

Second round of Afghan peace talks likely next week in China

China is likely to host a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban repr...

Jul 24, 2015 08:19 AM EDT

Tunisia says almost wipes out al Qaeda group after attacks

Tunisia's interior minister said security forces had almost wiped out an Islamist militant group lin...

Jul 13, 2015 10:25 AM EDT

U.S. military drills stoke politics of suspicion in Texas

To hear the conspiracy theorists tell it, a labyrinth of tunnels is being built under Walmart stores...

Jul 13, 2015 10:03 AM EDT

China says Xinjiang has no 'ethnic problem' after Turkey protests

China has no "ethnic problem" in its far west, and Muslim Uighur minorities there enjoy freedom of r...

Jul 06, 2015 08:48 AM EDT

France pursues terrorism charge against beheading suspect

A man who beheaded his boss, pinned the head on a fence and tried to blow up an industrial gas plant...

Jun 30, 2015 09:38 AM EDT

Armed Tunisian police swarm streets of tourist towns

Hundreds of armed police patrolled the streets of Tunisia's beach resorts on Sunday and the governme...

Jun 28, 2015 11:00 AM EDT

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