Extremism: FG urged to stop Nigerians travelling to study in Iran
Africans studying various higher institutions in Cyprus under the banner of African Students in Cyprus have called on the Nigerian government to stop Nigerian youths Read more
Africans studying various higher institutions in Cyprus under the banner of African Students in Cyprus have called on the Nigerian government to stop Nigerian youths Read more
The UN said Tuesday it had received reports of dozens of execution-type killings by the Islamic State group (IS), including the slaying of 50 former Read more
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday urged the US-led coalition backing the offensive against Islamic State jihadists in Mosul to prepare for the aftermath of Read more
An explosion outside a chamber of commerce building in Turkey’s southern resort city of Antalya wounded several people on Tuesday but the mayor said there Read more
Of the roughly 197 Chibok schoolgirls who still are unaccounted for after Islamist militants kidnapped them in Nigeria two years ago, only 83 will be Read more
The death toll from the invasion of Godogodo in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, between last Saturday and Sunday, has risen from 20 Read more
Gunmen attacked a high-security prison in Niger early on Monday in an apparent bid to free Islamist militants from Al Qaeda and Boko Haram. But Read more
A US aid worker kidnapped in Niger is likely being held by jihadists from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao), the Read more
An Iraqi operation to recapture the city of Mosul, the last stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the country, has started. Artillery began Read more
Operation Lafiya dole troops on clearance patrol around Ladin Buta and Juwano villages in Jere Local Government Area of Borno state came in contact with Read more
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up near the Turkish capital, Ankara, after they were approached by police. The militants, believed to be a male Read more
Nairobi – Somalia’s Islamist Shabaab militants on Thursday claimed an attack on a residential compound in the restive northeastern Kenyan town of Mandera that left Read more
At least eight people were killed while 19 others injured when two explosions hit a passenger train in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Friday, local Read more
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Afghanistan-born American sought in connection with a bombing that wounded more than two dozen people in New York City and Read more
PARIS (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Paris suspected of preparing imminent “violent action”, two judicial sources said, the second alleged plot Read more
By Anastasia Moloney SALVADOR, BRAZIL, Sept 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A rmed extremist and fundamentalist groups worldwide are increasingly eroding women’s rights and undermining Read more
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A motorcycle bomb killed a father and daughter in front of a Thai elementary school as parents were dropping off their children Read more
Sydney man Hamdi Alqudsi has been sentenced to at least six years behind bars for sending seven men to fight in Syria. Alqudsi was charged Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A would-be suicide bomber’s explosives failed to detonate in a packed church in western Indonesia during Sunday Mass, and he injured Read more
Social media companies are “consciously failing” to combat groups using their services to promote extremism, say MPs. The Home Affairs Select Committee said firms including Read more
Explosions and gunfire reported as armed men kill at least one student and injure 14 more inside campus. At least one student has been killed Read more
An Islamist rebel has said he will plead guilty to destroying religious and cultural sites in the Malian city of Timbuktu, prosecutors at the International Read more
Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014. The massacre at Read more
By Umit Besktas and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Twenty-two people were killed and 94 wounded when a suspected suicide bomber targeted a wedding celebration Read more
The US says it has sent 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates – the largest single transfer during President Barack Obama’s administration. Read more
Hafiz Saeed Khan, leader of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan and Pakistan, died in a US drone strike last month, the US believes. Last Read more
(Reuters) Two bombs exploded in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin on Thursday, killing one woman and injuring 10 people, Thai police said. The Read more
Police have shot dead a suspect in an anti-terror operation in the Canadian province of Ontario, media reports say. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Read more
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has set up a cyber-intelligence unit to identify terrorism financing, money laundering and financial fraud online, the government said on Tuesday, Read more
By Kanupriya Kapoor BATAM, Indonesia (Reuters) – It was social media chatter that gave him away. Changing his profile picture on the LINE messaging app Read more
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