Articles filed under Terrorism
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Video indicates Islamic State group beheads Japanese journalistJan 31, 2015 12:00 am - AMMAN, Jordan - An online video released Saturday night purported to show an Islamic State group militant behead Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, ending days of negotiati...
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Gitmo detainees call home for first time in nearly 10 yearsJan 24, 2015 12:01 am - For almost a decade, the 15 detainees considered to be the most dangerous at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been locked in a special top-security...
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Japan, U.S. condemn unverified video claiming IS hostage deadJan 24, 2015 12:01 am - TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe angrily demanded Sunday that the extremist Islamic State group release a Japanese journalist it is holding hostage after a new online v...
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Police investigated in case of dead Argentine prosecutorJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The 10 police officers assigned to protect a federal prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of shielding Iranians sought in an Arg...
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Hebdo cover continues to roil Muslim worldJan 17, 2015 12:01 am - CAIRO - The famed French weekly Charlie Hebdo has continued to draw a somewhat contradictory reaction across the Muslim world. Many Muslims have expressed disgust at the...
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Greek police detain four terror suspectsJan 17, 2015 12:01 am - ATHENS, Greece - Greek police have detained four suspected terrorists, including one who could be the man wanted by Belgian authorities as an alleged ringleader of a jih...
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Yemen arrests two Frenchmen, suspects al-Qaida linksJan 17, 2015 12:00 am - SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni authorities have arrested two French citizens suspected of being members of al-Qaida, the country's national security chief said Saturday, without ...
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Belgian army joins anti-terror fight amid high anxietyJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - BRUSSELS - Belgium ordered its army into the streets and anti-terror raids across Western Europe netted dozens of suspects Friday as Europe rushed to thwart more attacks...
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Obama decries new Iran sanctionsJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama came out swinging Friday against congressional attempts to slap fresh sanctions on Iran, warning such a move would likely destroy nuc...
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Hollande: French Muslims have both rights, responsibilitiesJan 14, 2015 10:00 pm - PARIS (AP) - President Francois Hollande says France's millions of Muslims should be protected and respected and in turn they should also respect the nation's strict sec...