Tag: Terrorism
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A U.N. report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group attacking Pakistani military...
White House seeks advice of ‘torture memos’ author on powers
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is relying on an outlier interpretation of a recent Supreme Court decision to assert broad new powers as...
Yom Kippur synagogue attacker goes on trial in Germany
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) - A German man went on trial Tuesday for a Yom Kippur attack on a synagogue that is considered one of...
Feds bring terrorism charges in latest MS-13 gang crackdown
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal authorities announced terrorism charges Wednesday against a leader of MS-13, continuing a nationwide crackdown against a notorious street gang...
Burkina Faso’s volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists
KONGOUSSI, Burkina Faso (AP) - Armed only with a knife, Issa Tamboure was no match for gun-wielding jihadists who attacked his village in northern...
The Latest: Young people most of Arizona’s confirmed cases
PHOENIX - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Arizona has now surpassed 100,000 and younger people, not the elderly, have comprised more...
The Latest: Virus outbreak delays California Legislature
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A coronavirus outbreak in the California Legislature has indefinitely delayed the state Assembly’s return to work from a scheduled summer recess....
The Latest: UN warns terrorist groups could exploit pandemic
GENEVA - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic can provide new opportunities for the Islamic State extremist group, al-Qaida and their...
Explosions rock 2 Somalia cities as 4 killed in Baidoa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Explosions rocked two of Somalia's largest cities on Saturday as officials said a suicide car bomber detonated near the port...
Explosions rock 2 Somalia cities as 4 killed in Baidoa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Explosions rocked two of Somalia's largest cities on Saturday as officials said a suicide car bomber detonated near the port...