Articles filed under Terrorism
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Analysis: Egypt embarks on ambitious anti-terror campaignFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - CAIRO (AP) - Egypt is making an ambitious bid to place itself at the center of the fight against extremism across the Middle East. Beyond fighting militants in its own S...
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Egypt signs agreements to purchase advanced French warplanesFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - CAIRO (AP) - Egypt signed agreements to purchase 24 advanced fighter jets from France on Monday, hours after Egyptian aircraft bombed Islamic State targets in Libya and ...
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Boko Haram issues new threat against Niger, ChadFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - The Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram on Monday threatened neighboring countries Niger and Chad, warning the fighters were prepared to carry...
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Globe-trotting journalist de Borchgrave dies at age 88Feb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Arnaud de Borchgrave, a Belgian-born count who traded his aristocratic title for a reporter's notebook, died Sunday after a long illness. He was 88. De...
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Reputed al-Qaida operative to represent himself at US trialFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - When the trial of reputed al-Qaida operative Abid Naseer begins this week, jurors are expected to hear an opening statement from the defendant himself, t...
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In nod to cartoonists, 2014 Polk Awards honor Garry TrudeauFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In a nod to a craft in the spotlight after the Paris terrorist attacks, Garry Trudeau will be the first cartoonist ever honored for his entire career's w...
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AP Source: Gunman in Copenhagen attacks just got out of jailFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - The Danish gunman who attacked a free-speech seminar and a synagogue in Copenhagen was released about two weeks ago from a jail where he may h...
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Spain asks Interpol to see if wanted Basque is in VenezuelaFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - MADRID (AP) - A Spanish judge on Monday asked Interpol to try to verify a news report that a convicted member of the armed Basque group ETA sought by Spain is living in ...
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UN expresses hope over new round of Mali talksFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - The United Nations' representative to Mali expressed hope for the latest round of peace talks as they began Monday between the warring factions i...
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Egypt strikes IS in Libya, pushes for international actionFeb 15, 2015 10:00 pm - CAIRO (AP) - Egypt bombed Islamic State militants in neighboring Libya on Monday and called on the United States and Europe to join an international military interventio...