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At least 41 killed, students abducted in attack on Uganda school
The school, co-ed and privately owned, is located just over a mile from the Congo border.
Militants kill at least 40 villagers in east Congo attacks
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 40 civilians in a string of attacks on several villages in east Democratic Republic of Congo between Thursday and Monday.
Cease-fire between Israel and Gaza militants holds overnight
Israel and Gaza militants have started a cease-fire after three days of fighting.
Palestinian militants, including former commander, escape Israeli prison
Police and military officials put up roadblocks and launched searches for the prisoners following the overnight breakout at the Gilboa prison.
Blinken says strikes sent message to Iranian-backed militias
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the administration sent a "strong message" when it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias.
US launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militants
The US launched airstrikes against Iran-backed militants in Syria and Iraq on Sunday in response to drone attacks against American troops and facilities in Iraq, the Pentagon said.
Turkish president tells Putin Israel needs to be taught 'deterrent lesson'
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Israel to be taught a "deterrent lesson" as the Jewish State responds to attacks from militant Palestinian groups.
Militants storm maternity clinic in Afghanistan capital, kill 16
At least 16 people, including two newborns and nurses, were killed Tuesday when militants stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, where the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without...
US arms ended up in hands of Iranian-backed rebels, al Qaeda-linked fighters
Saudi Arabia has handed over American-made weapons and technology to al Qaeda-linked fighters, Iranian-backed rebels and other militant groups waging war in Yemen, violating an agreement with the United States,...
Officials identify 19 missing after deadly terrorist attack in Nairobi
NAIROBI — Nineteen people still missing two days after a Somali militant attack on a Nairobi hotel and office complex that killed 21 people are now accounted for, the Kenyan...
Egyptian forces kill 40 'militants' after bombing near Giza Pyramids
Egypt says police killed 40 militants Saturday following a deadly bomb attack that targeted tourists near the Great Pyramids. Authorities raided three militant hideouts and said the extremists were planning...
78 students kidnapped from school in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Armed separatists have kidnapped at least 78 students and their principal from a Presbyterian school in Nkwen village in Cameroon's restive northwest region, a governor said Monday....
Judge spares ISIS turncoat from more prison time
An ISIS turncoat who started spilling secrets to the US government when he realized terrorism wasn’t for him was sentenced to time served on Thursday. The Staten Island native, called...
US soldier killed, 4 others wounded in 'enemy attack' in Somalia
Rebels killed a U.S. Special Operations soldier and wounded four others in Somalia. The name of the fallen soldier will be released after family is notified. The wounded were treated...
Death toll rises in Egyptian mosque attack
Hundreds of shoes left behind outside the al-Rawda Mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula were a sad reminder of the brutal toll of a terror attack there Friday. The number of...
Attack on Egyptian mosque targets civilization itself
Friday’s bloodthirsty attack on a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula during noontime prayers was a crime against all humanity. It wasn’t “just” an attack on Muslims. It was an attack...
Militants used rocket-propelled grenades to slaughter mosque worshipers
The Islamic extremists who attacked a crowded mosque in Egypt's northern Sinai Friday, killing at least 235 people, used rocket-propelled grenades to slaughter worshipers as they fled the building. At...
Syria is sending ISIS militants to 'terrorist rehab'
Is it possible to deprogram a terrorist? A group recently formed outside Aleppo is working to find out. The Syrian Center for Anti-Extremist Ideology, which opened on Oct. 28 and...
Soldier killed in Niger may have been bound and executed
A US soldier killed during an ambush in Niger was discovered by villagers with his arms bound and a major wound to the back of the head, a report said...
Philippines extends martial law as militant surge continues
MANILA - Philippine lawmakers on Saturday voted to retain martial law on the southern island of Mindanao until the end of the year, giving President Rodrigo Duterte more time to...