Wade Michael Page and the rise of violent far-right extremism
The man who opened fire in a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was not just a crazed loner, but a vocal neo-Nazi – in fact, his white supremacist ideology reflected a growing form of extremism that expresses...
View ArticleWhy are Sikhs targeted by anti-Muslim extremists?
The shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin is just the most recent example of members of the religion being singled out for violence and abuse"It's a common thing," says Balvinder Kaur Saund, a Labour...
View ArticlePakistani Taliban threaten to kill Imran Khan
Militant group say they will kill 'infidel' politician if he holds march to their stronghold to protest against US drone attacksThe Pakistani Taliban have threatened to kill Imran Khan if the cricket...
View ArticleMali's Islamist rebels cut off hand of theft suspect
Amputation carried out under sharia law imposed by insurgents controlling the country's northern regionIslamist rebels have cut off the hand of a suspected cattle thief in Mali, the first amputation...
View ArticleTargeted killing's 'flexibility' doctrine that enables US to flout the law of...
The Obama administration's targeted killing program is recklessly redefining imminent threat and proportional responseTargeting individuals who pose an imminent threat to the US is a lawful exercise of...
View ArticleAfghan police and US soldiers killed by attackers in uniform
Shooting of at least 10 police by colleague follows six American troops dying at hands of Afghan recruits a day earlierAn Afghan police officer has killed at least 10 of his fellow officers, a day...
View ArticleSomali pirate negotiator jailed for life by US court
Mohammad Shibin given 12 life sentences for acting as ransom negotiator for pirates who killed four American hostagesA Somali man who acted as a ransom negotiator for pirates who seized a yacht last...
View ArticleAttacks on Afghan markets kill dozens
Bombers strike hospital gate bazaar in south-west and food market in north where child vendors sold snacks, killing 39Attacks on a packed bazaar in south-western Afghanistan and a food market in the...
View ArticleTrial of Briton charged with planning attack in Mombasa resumes
Kenyan police believe Muslim convert from Newham has links to Somali Islamist group al-ShabaabThe drawn-out trial of Briton Jermaine Grant will resume on Wednesday in Mombasa, where the 29-year-old...
View ArticleMet officers to testify at Kenya trail of Jermaine Grant
Six officers have agreed to give evidence at trial of Briton charged with planning terrorist attack in MombasaOfficers from Scotland Yard have been asked to testify at the trial of Briton Jermaine...
View ArticleAt least 20 Afghan civilians wounded as attackers target mosque and market
Grenades thrown during morning prayers the day after bloody attacks kill 50 across AfghanistanNearly two dozen Afghan civilians were wounded when two grenades exploded inside a mosque compound and a...
View ArticleIraq hit by wave of deadly bombings and shootings
Car bombs explode in Baghdad and Kirkuk, and police checkpoints come under attack overnightAt least 21 people have died in a dozen blasts and a series of shootings in cities and towns across Iraq.No...
View ArticleIraqi attacks kill close to 100
Al-Qaida offshoot, the Islamic State of Iraq, suspected to be behind string of attacks across Iraq ahead of Eid al-Fitr holidayIraqi officials say a string of attacks have killed at least 93 people, as...
View ArticlePakistan provides military flights for civilians as 20 more Shias massacred
After latest incident of civilians from Muslim minority being pulled off bus on major road and shot, Pakistan lays on flights to capitalA series of sectarian massacres on one of Pakistan's most...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills seven police officers in Russian north Caucasus
Islamic militants target victims at wake of murdered colleague hours after gunmen attack Dagestan mosqueA suicide bomber has killed seven police officers at the funeral of a colleague in Ingushetia in...
View ArticleSomalia wakes up to a different picture, a new sense of optimism
In Mogadishu, artists are back on the streets, a symbol of a new hope, borne from a new constitution, a new dawnUnder cover of darkness the men creep out to their prime targets in the capital of...
View ArticleJewish settler attacks on Palestinians listed as 'terrorist incidents' by US
Israeli leaders condemn recent extremist violence, the growth of which human rights groups blame on lack of law enforcementViolence by Jewish settlers has been cited for the first time in a US state...
View ArticleUS drone strikes target rescuers in Pakistan – and the west stays silent |...
Attacking rescuers – a tactic long deemed by the US a hallmark of terrorism – is now routinely used by the Obama administrationThe US government has long maintained, reasonably enough, that a defining...
View ArticleBomb in Turkish town of Gaziantep kills eight
Dozens more injured after remote-controlled car bomb blamed on Kurdish separatists explodes in vicinity of police stationA car bomb a senior Turkish politician blamed on Kurdish separatists exploded...
View ArticleAl-Qaida's surge spells further turmoil for Iraq | Hayder al-Khoei
Jihadist groups are seeking to undermine the Shia-dominated government of Iraq and plunge the country further into chaosAs the political turmoil in Iraq continues, insurgent groups are taking the...
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