Islamists

Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight

As Egypt cracks down on its Islamist dissidents, many of the country's lawyers are finding themselve...

Oct 23, 2015 08:05 AM EDT

Egypt court sentences Mursi, Brotherhood leaders to death

An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on Tuesday on charges of killin...

Jun 16, 2015 08:22 AM EDT

African troops' morale 'sky high' as they push back Boko Haram

"Boko Haram is finished" shouted a jubilant soldier from Niger as his comrades danced and waved thei...

Mar 21, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

Defiant Danes march after gunman attacks Copenhagen

Tens of thousands of Danes gathered at torch-lit memorials around the country on Monday, commemorati...

Feb 17, 2015 05:40 AM EST

Egypt confirms jail terms for leading liberal activists

An Egyptian court upheld three-year jail sentences on Tuesday for three prominent liberal activists,...

Jan 27, 2015 06:48 PM EST

Libyan rival parliament suspends U.N.-sponsored peace talks

A parliament set up in Libya to rival the elected assembly has suspended U.N.-sponsored peace talks ...

Jan 22, 2015 02:15 AM EST

Struggle over Libya's oil risks breaking up country: rival PM

Libya's self-proclaimed prime minister has warned that attempts by a rival government in the east to...

Nov 30, 2014 01:15 AM EST

Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for war crimes

A Bangladesh war crimes court convicted an Islamist party leader on Sunday of atrocities during the ...

Nov 02, 2014 05:36 AM EST

Terror Attack in London: The Origin of Meat-Cleaver Islamists is Nigerian; UK Authorities Knew of Them (Video)

The origin of the terror suspects were known to security services, and that the two men accused of h...

May 23, 2013 11:18 AM EDT