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US calls for tighter security at airports
The United States requested tougher security at overseas airports with nonstop flights to its cities.
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Iraqi army presses Tikrit assault
Armoured vehicles were sent to try dislodge insurgents from the northern city of Tikrit.
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Iraq insurgents seize oilfields
Baghdad is racing against time as the insurgents consolidate their grip on Sunni provinces.
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Syrian al-Qaeda wing pledges loyalty to ISIL
Fighters from Nusra Front, the Syrian wing of al-Qaeda, took an oath of loyalty to the ISIL.
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UN blacklists Boko Haram leader
The militant group was described in the UN listing as an affiliate of al-Qaeda.
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Ringleader of Benghazi attack nabbed
Barack Obama said he had authorised the operation in Libya to arrest Ahmed Abu Khatallah.
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Militants kill 8 in fresh Kenyan attack
Armed men set fire to houses as they raided the village of Poromoko close to Mpeketoni on Tuesday.
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Reports: Over 48 killed in Kenyan attack
The assault on Sunday night was the latest in a string of attacks that have hurt Kenya’s tourism business.
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Iraqi rebels seize Saddam's hometown
Insurgence overran the city of Tikrit on Wednesday and closed in on the biggest oil refinery in the country.
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27 dead in raid on Yemeni city
The gunmen targeted the main military posts, the local police headquarters and bank branches.
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Five al-Qaeda militants killed in Yemen
The attack destroyed a car carrying the militants in the Wadi Abida district of the northern province.
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Three dead in Kenyan bus blasts
Three people were killed when two buses were struck by explosive devices on Sunday.
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Over 60,000 flee Syria rebel infighting
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says tens of thousands have been forced out of their homes.
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Three killed by blasts in Mombasa
Reports from Kenya overnight say at least three people died in an explosion at a bus station.
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Saudi Arabia sentences 5 to death
Five men were sentenced to death for their involvement in a suicide attack on residential compounds in 2003.
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Syrian civil war death toll soars
A human rights group says the death toll is likely to be around 220,000.
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Two UN employees kidnapped in Yemen
The Western nationals work at the UN office in the Yemen capital of Sanaa.
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Yemeni prison attack leads to fatalities
Officials said seven guards were killed and four wounded, while 29 inmates escaped in the chaos.
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Battle near border as Syria talks falter
The assault is part of the campaign to assert control over the Lebanese-Syrian border
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Al-Qaeda expanding in Lebanon
The sources say al-Qaeda is now seeking to expand in Lebanon, particularly the northern city of Tripoli.
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Family's last plea for Korkie's release
Al-Qaeda said they'll execute Pierre Korkie if a $3m ransom is not delivered by Saturday.
