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French police investigate beheading suspect's 'selfie': source

The suspected militant Islamist accused of decapitating his boss and attempting to blow up a gas pla...

Jun 28, 2015 04:02 AM EDT

U.S.-Egyptian released from Egypt jail: family

An Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt for nearly two years for involvement in the outlawed Muslim Bro...

May 30, 2015 07:05 AM EDT

After surviving Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in Nigerian towns

Since Nigeria's army began clearing large areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some of ...

May 11, 2015 08:04 AM EDT

Freed Nigerian women tell of horror of Boko Haram captivity

Boko Haram fighters killed older boys and men in front of their families before taking women and chi...

May 03, 2015 06:17 PM EDT

Nigeria’s offensive against Boko Haram slowed by landmines

Nigeria's military is confident it has Boko Haram cornered, but a final push to clear the Islamist m...

May 02, 2015 07:33 PM EDT

Libya's Benghazi, cradle of anti-Gaddafi revolt, torn by chaos that followed

When Libyan government forces and Islamist militants battled with artillery guns right in his distri...

Apr 30, 2015 06:12 AM EDT

Hillary Clinton's Benghazi emails contain few revelations: sources

A cache of Hillary Clinton emails expected to be made public soon contains no support for Republican...

Apr 28, 2015 06:54 PM EDT

Pakistani politicians decry 'unfair' change to China corridor

Politicians in Pakistan complained on Wednesday that a plan for projects worth $46 billion to be bui...

Apr 22, 2015 08:23 AM EDT

France arrests heavily armed man over church attack plans

French police have detained a man they suspect of planning an imminent armed attack on one or two ch...

Apr 22, 2015 06:56 AM EDT

Tunisia arrests more suspected militants for Bardo attack

Tunisian security forces have arrested 23 more suspected Islamist militants as part of a crackdown a...

Apr 04, 2015 06:58 AM EDT

Egypt court frees 68 activists in rare move

In an unusual move, an Egyptian court acquitted on Tuesday 68 people, including members of the outla...

Mar 31, 2015 05:57 PM EDT

Egypt lists top Brotherhood leader, 17 others as terrorists: state media

Egypt's public prosecutor has listed the Muslim Brotherhood's leader and 17 other top members of the...

Mar 29, 2015 07:08 PM EDT

Tunisian president says third suspect in museum attack on the run

Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday that a third gunman involved in an attack that ...

Mar 22, 2015 05:50 PM EDT

Egyptian court wants death penalty for Brotherhood leader and 13 others: sources

An Egyptian court seeks the death penalty for the Muslim Brotherhood's top leader Mohamed Badie and ...

Mar 16, 2015 07:44 PM EDT

Saudi king aims for new Sunni bloc vs Iran and Islamic State

Saudi Arabia is pushing for Sunni Muslim Middle East countries to set aside differences over politic...

Mar 06, 2015 08:09 AM EST

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