Terror attacks
Church calls for calm after Sri Lanka clashes
A few hundred extra troops and police were deployed late Sunday as authorities imposed a night-time curfew in the town.
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'Evil will never prevail': US rabbi hails synagogue shooting heroes
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California hailed the heroics acts of the worshippers who risked their lives to save others when a teenaged gunman opened fire on the synagogue.
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Sri Lanka resorts face uncertain future after suicide blasts
Sanath Ukwatte, chairman of the colonial-era Mount Lavinia hotel in Colombo, said he lost about 30% of his bookings within days of the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 253 people.
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15 dead as tips lead Sri Lanka forces to Islamist hideout
Three men set off explosives that killed themselves, three women and six children inside what was believed to be a jihadist hideout near the eastern town of Kalmunai.
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Sri Lanka terror attacks, among the world's deadliest
A map showing some of the world's deadliest attacks since 2002.
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Gunmen kill at least 14 bus passengers in Pakistan: official
The attackers, who numbered around two dozen, were wearing uniforms from the paramilitary Frontier Corps, provincial home secretary Haider Ali told AFP.
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Six shot dead in 'terror attack' in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, bordering Mali and Niger, has been battling jihadist attacks over the last three years.
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Turkish court rejects Australia's request to extradite Islamic State recruiter
Australia had been pressing Turkey to extradite Prakash since he was first detained there nearly two years ago.
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German police foil Berlin half-marathon attacks - 'Die Welt' newspaper
Berlin police said in a statement they had detained suspects aged between 18 and 21 after searches in the districts of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and Neukoelln in the capital.
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Militants attack army post near military academy in Afghan capital
Two of the attackers blew themselves up, two were killed in fighting and one was captured, the ministry said in a statement announcing that the fighting was over.
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Russia's World Cup likely target for Islamic State - US analysis firm
The participation of the national teams of Saudi Arabia and Iran in the tournament provided an even greater incentive for the group to target it, the report said.
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Pope, in year-end message, says 2017 was marred by war and lies
While war was the most obvious sign of “unrepentant and absurd pride”, many other transgressions had caused “human, social and environmental degradation”.
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Putin says St Petersburg supermarket bombing was terrorism
Putin was speaking on Thursday at an awards ceremony in the Kremlin for Russian personnel who served in Syria.
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Blast rips through supermarket in Russia's St Petersburg, 10 hurt
Nobody was killed in the explosion, and it was not immediately clear what the motive for it was.
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[UPDATE] Islamic State claims blast at Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul
The blast comes a week after Islamic State claimed an attack on a training facility of the same agency in Kabul that ended when the attackers were killed before causing significant casualties.
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Facebook reports progress in removing extremist content
The world’s largest social media network has faced pressure both in the United States and Europe to tackle extremist content on its platform more effectively.
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Egypt attack to spur on Saudi-backed Muslim military alliance - crown prince
The crown prince has said he would encourage a more moderate and tolerant version of Islam in the ultra-conservative kingdom.
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Google broadens takedown of extremist YouTube videos
A YouTube spokesperson, who asked not be named for security reasons, confirmed the policy in response to questions.
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[OPINION] What draws ‘lone wolves’ to the Islamic State
The suspect in the Manhattan bike path attack wasn't a devout Muslim. He cursed and came late to prayers. A terrorism expert explains why such a man may want to be a martyr.
