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Nigerian president admits Islamists have secret backers in government
Goodluck Jonathan says Boko Haram violence is country's greatest security threat since 1967 civil warThe Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has confirmed for the first time that the Islamist group...
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Baghdad hit by two fatal car bombs
At least one attack appears to have targeted Shia pilgrims, raising fears of a new wave of sectarian violenceTwo car bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital and killed at least 16 people, authorities...
View ArticlePakistan bomb blast – in pictures
A remote-controlled bomb blast has killed dozens of people and wounded many more in the deadliest attack in months in the Taliban-dominated tribal region of north-west Pakistan
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Travellers urged to check insurance following Kenya terrorism warning
Travel insurers take different stances on what policies do and don't cover in the event of a terrorist attackHolidaymakers planning trips to Kenya should check that their travel insurance covers claims...
View ArticlePakistan bomb kills dozens at market near border with Afghanistan - video
A bomb targeting a militia opposed to the Pakistani Taliban exploded in a market close to the Afghan border
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Letters: Ten years on: no change at Guantánamo
Today marks 10 years since the arrival of the first victims of torture, abuse and arbitrary detention at Guantánamo Bay. Three years after pledging to close the prison camp within a year, President...
View ArticleCar bomb in Tehran kills Iranian nuclear scientist - video
Footage from local TV shows the scene in Tehran where an Iranian professor working at a nuclear facility was killed
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The faces of Guantánamo
On the 10-year anniversary of the prison, a closer look at a few of the detainees that have passed through GitmoThe childOmar Ahmed Khadr is the first person to be convicted of war crimes committed as...
View ArticleInside Guantánamo - in pictures
The Camp Delta prison was opened at a US naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on 11 January 2002 to house 'war on terror' prisoners. The deadline set by Barack Obama to close it came and went two years ago
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Nigerian Islamist group's leader claims to be at war with Christians
Boko Haram leader appears in YouTube video as government accuses group of hijacking protests over cuts to fuel subsidiesThreats from a radical Islamist group piled pressure on Nigeria's beleaguered...
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Briton charged with planning bomb attack in Kenya
Jermain Grant one of four men accused of possessing bomb-making materials for use in attack 'with intent to cause loss of human lives'A British man was among four people charged with possessing...
View ArticleUS did not kill Iranian nuclear scientist, claims Leon Panetta - video
The US defence secretary, Leon Panetta, denies his country was behind the assassination of a nuclear scientist in Tehran
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Thailand arrests Hezbollah suspect after terror tipoff
Thai police question Lebanese man after Israel warns of potential attack, prompting US to issue terror alert to citizensPolice in Thailand are questioning a suspected Hezbollah member, with the...
View ArticleThai authorities question Hezbollah suspect after terror tipoff - video
Police in Thailand have arrested a Lebanese man suspected of links to the militant Shia Muslim group Hezbollah, prompting the US embassy to warn American nationals of the threat of a terrorist attack...
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Briton arrested in Kenya could face charges over police station escape
Jermaine Grant, 29, from east London, appeared in court on Thursday to deny possessing bomb-making materialsA 29-year-old Briton held on terrorism charges in Kenya faces extra charges related to his...
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Thai police hunt second bomb plot suspect in Bangkok
One man has been arrested over an alleged bomb plot that has caused 11 countries to issue travel warnings to ThailandPolice are hunting a terror suspect believed to be at large in Bangkok after the...
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Pakistan bomb blast leaves 18 dead
Homemade bomb explodes near Shia Muslim procession in central Pakistani town of Khanpur, killing 18 and wounding 30A homemade bomb has exploded near a Shia Muslim procession in the central Pakistani...
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Iraqi forces battle gunmen who stormed government compound in Ramadi
Attack blamed on Sunni insurgents in west is first serious test for Iraq since withdrawal of US troops last monthIraqi security forces are battling gunmen who stormed a government compound in Ramadi, a...
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Iraqi police killed in insurgent attack on government compound
Seven officers killed as suspected Sunni insurgents detonate car bomb and storm prison for terror suspects in RamadiSeven policemen have been killed after gunmen detonated a car bomb and blasted their...
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Seven Iraqi police officers killed after gunmen storm government compound
Three-hour standoff with security forces after insurgents detonate car bomb at prison for terror suspects in RamadiIraqi security forces battled gunmen who detonated a car bomb before blasting their...
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