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Nigerians offer prayers in Kano for suicide bombers' victims

Secret police guard service at Kano mosque over fears Boko Haram could strike again after killing more than 150 on FridayThe emir of Kano and the state's top politician have offered prayers for the...

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Britain presses Jordan over Abu Qatada after deportation attempt blocked

UK seeks assurance that torture-tainted evidence will not be used in a trial as it considers appeal against human rights rulingBritain has opened urgent talks with Jordan in an attempt to address the...

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Nigerian police find unexploded car bombs in Kano

Officers work to disarm devices in city where Boko Haram terrorist group killed over 150 in recent attacksAuthorities have found 10 unexploded car bombs in the northern Nigeria city where an attack by...

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Fatal car bombs hit Baghdad

Eleven people killed in two attacks as violence continues in Iraq amid political crisis after US military withdrawalTwo separate car bombs have exploded in a Shia district in eastern Baghdad, police...

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Nigerian death toll from Boko Haram attacks 'nears 1,000'

Islamist sect has killed 250 so far this year, and at least 935 since 2009, according to Human Rights WatchThe Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram has killed at least 935 people since it launched an...

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Bomb found on Libyan Airlines plane at Cairo airport

Explosive experts remove and defuse bomb discovered on plane that had arrived from TripoliOfficials at Cairo's international airport said they found a bomb in a plane that arrived from the Libyan...

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Boko Haram's identities unknown, says Nigeria's president - video

The Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, explains the difficulties of establishing a dialogue with Islamist terror group Boko Haram

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Three principles to kickstart UN discussion on the rule of law | James A...

When the UN convenes a discussion on the rule of law, they would should restate some common sense principlesThis September the United Nations secretary general will convene what is called, in UN...

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Boko Haram: a local phenomenon, not a global threat

Nigerian Sunni Muslim militant group emerged from background of sectarian tensions and deprivationIn the fast-changing world of violent Sunni Muslim activism, it is reassuring to find that some things...

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Nigeria: fundamental issues | Editorial

Boko Haram's gruesome rise has prised open crevices where ethnic, religious and socioeconomic fault lines intersectA bombing campaign is reductionist by design. Complex societies with long and painful...

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US calls on Pakistan to release doctor who helped find Osama bin Laden

Al-Qaida chief's location in Abbottabad was established with help from Shakil Afridi, says US defence secretary Leon PanettaA senior US official has admitted that a Pakistani doctor played a key role...

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Men jailed for planning attack on Danish newspaper

Investigators said plot to strike Jyllands-Posten, which printed cartoons of prophet Muhammad, was linked to al-QaidaTwo men accused of plotting to attack a Danish newspaper that published cartoons...

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Obama discusses US use of drones in online Q&A - video

President answers question on unmanned strikes during a visit to Google+, when members of the public asked questions on YouTube and by text

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Norway jails three men for terrorism plot against Danish newspaper – video

An Oslo court has jailed three men for planning to attack the Danish newspaper that first printed cartoons of prophet Muhammad

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Afghans react to US claims that Taliban supported by Pakistan - video

Residents of Kabul give their reaction to claims in a leaked US military report that the Taliban is backed by Pakistan

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'Most-wanted' terrorists killed in the Philippines

Three leaders involved in Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah terror groups killed on Jolo Island in the southThe Philippine military claims it has killed three leaders of the al-Qaida-linked terrorist...

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US 'no-fly' list of suspected terrorists doubles in 12 months

Classified log of individuals banned from flying into or within America as they are considered a threat stands at 21,000The size of the US government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are...

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The jihad hobbyists who've moved on from watching al-Qaida videos | Jarret...

From rap to 'radicalisation scores', today's e-jihadists are more than just consumers – but they tend to keep it all onlineIntelligence analysts remain vexed over the internet's role in radicalising...

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Khamenei: Iran will help anyone confront Israel

Supreme leader affirms Iran has helped militant groups attack Israel before and will continue nuclear programmeIran will help any nation or group that confronts the "cancer" Israel, the Islamic...

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Afghan civilian death toll reaches record high

• UN report says 3,021 civilians killed in 2011• 8% increase on 2010 and fifth consecutive rise• Number of suicide bombings static but toll rises 80%The civilian death toll for the war in Afghanistan...

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