Articles filed under Terrorism
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Video purports to show IS militants beheading hostagesFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - CAIRO (AP) - A video purporting to show the mass beheading of Coptic Christian hostages was released Sunday by militants in Libya affiliated with the Islamic State group...
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Saudi Arabia condemns "terrorist" killing of US MuslimsFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday condemned the killing in North Carolina of three American Muslim college students as a "heinous terrorist" act,...
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Leaders decry Denmark attack as assault on freedom of speechFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Public figures across Europe and beyond on Sunday condemned the attack by an unidentified gunman against a free speech event and a synagogue i...
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Jewish cemetery vandalized in eastern France amid tensionsFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - Hundreds of graves have been vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France, in what the president called an "odious and barbaric" anti-Semitic act again...
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Female suicide bomber kills 16 in northeast NigeriaFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) - A teenage female suicide bomber blew herself up at crowded bus station in northeast Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 16 and wounding 30 othe...
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White House: Islamic State's 'barbarity knows no bounds'Feb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is condemning the purported killing of 21 Egyptians by militants in Libya affiliated with the Islamic State group as "despicable" and...
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2 deadly shootings in hours in Copenhagen; 5 hurtFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A shooting at a free speech event featuring an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad and a second shooting hours later outside a synagog...
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Both sides claim violations after Ukraine cease-fire startsFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - KIEV, Ukraine - A cease-fire was declared in eastern Ukraine at a minute after midnight Sunday, kindling slender hopes of a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed mor...
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Artist Lars Vilks tells AP: Copenhagen shooter may have been inspired by Charlie Hebdo attackFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Artist Lars Vilks tells AP: Copenhagen shooter may have been inspired by Charlie Hebdo attack. ...
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Pope to new cardinals: Put aside pride, jealousy and angerFeb 13, 2015 10:00 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis welcomed 20 new cardinals Saturday into the elite club of churchmen who will elect his successor and immediately delivered a tough-love ...