Articles filed under Terrorism
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Iran blames West for rise of Islamic State groupMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - Iran's foreign minister has accused the West of fueling Islamic extremism by failing to protect the rights of Muslim immigrants. Mohammad Javad Zarif told ...
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Boehner leaves open possible vote on Dem-backed DHS billMar 01, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker John Boehner left open the possibility Monday that the House might pass long-term funding for the Homeland Security Department without immigrat...
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AP Essay: 'Jihadi John' won't have the same impact unmaskedFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - LONDON (AP) - As "Jihadi John," he was a terrifying figure, his identity concealed by a black mask, his threatening tone backed up by his oversize, serrated knife and hi...
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2 detained in German anti-terror raid have been set freeFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - BERLIN (AP) - German authorities say two people who were detained in connection with an anti-terror raid in the city Bremen have been released. The city in northern Germ...
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Crowd kills girl suspected to be suicide bomber in NigeriaFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) - A crowd beat to death a teenage girl accused of planning to be a suicide bomber and then set her body ablaze Sunday, according to police and witne...
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Sale will secure future for shelter for asylum-seekersFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The list goes up on the lobby bulletin board of Vive La Casa and the refugees who've come from their rooms tentatively approach and scan for their n...
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Activists say Islamic State releases 19 Syrian ChristiansFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - BEIRUT (AP) - An activist group and a local leader say the Islamic State group has released 19 Christians who were among the more than 220 people the militants took capt...
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Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll, Scott Walker close secondFeb 27, 2015 10:00 pm - OXON HILL, Md. (AP) - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll. Pollsters announced Satur...
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Egyptian court declares Hamas a 'terrorist organization'Feb 27, 2015 10:00 pm - CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian court declared Hamas a "terrorist organization" on Saturday, further isolating the blockaded rulers of the Gaza Strip once openly welcomed by th...
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From Iraq to New York, a busy week for Islamic State groupFeb 27, 2015 10:00 pm - BEIRUT (AP) - Little known to the wider world 18 months ago, the Islamic State extremist group has muscled its way into the international spotlight by carving out a self...