Turkey

At least 37 dead after car bomb explosion in Ankara, Turkey

A car bomb has caused carnage in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara. The authorities now say at least 37 people have died and some 75 have been

13 March 2016

Ivory Coast

At least 16 dead in Ivory Coast beach shooting

At least 16 people including four Europeans were killed on Sunday after gunmen opened fire at a beach resort in Ivory Coast, according to a police

13 March 2016

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Looking for survivors

Video from the SMART News Agency shows a damaged building in Aleppo and members of the Syria Civil Defence rescue group finding people among the

13 March 2016

Iraq

ISIL chemical rockets harm dozens of civilians

Dozens of people suffered respiratory and skin problems after ISIL militants reportedly fired poisonous shells and rockets into their town in

10 March 2016

Russia

Masked men attack journalists and rights activists in the Northern Caucasus

A group of journalists and human rights activists in Russia's Northern Caucasus has been attacked by a group of masked men

10 March 2016

World News

Journalist group comes under attack en-route to Chechnya

Journalists and human rights activists heading to Chechnya on a press trip have been attacked and their minibus set on fire. That is according to the

10 March 2016

World News

Biden slams Palestinian silence

The US Vice President has criticised those who fail to condemn attacks on Israeli citizens. Joe Biden made his comments during a visit to the Middle East

9 March 2016

World News

Israel: US tourist is killed and dozens wounded in wave of attacks

A wave of Palestinian attacks have left one American dead and a dozen Israelis wounded near Tel Aviv and East Jerusalem, according to Israeli police

8 March 2016

World News

Pakistani Taliban faction claims 'revenge' suicide bombing

A dozen people were killed and 30 wounded in the blast that rocked the town of Shabqadar, northwest of the capital Islamabad.

7 March 2016

Tunisia

'Militants' attack Tunisian border town of Ben Guerdan

Tunisia’s government said dozens of Islamist militants attacked army and police posts in the town of Ben Guerdan. It said at least fifty people were

7 March 2016

Turkey

Turkish police targeted in two separate attacks

Turkish police have been the target of two assaults in as many days. Two female assailants were killed following gunfire and grenade attacks in

4 March 2016

World News

Turkish police shoot dead two female militants in Istanbul

Startling video has emerged of the moment two female Turkish militants launched an attack on a police bus in Istanbul. The drama unfolded in the

3 March 2016

Europe News

Belgian officials probe Abdeslam 'tip-off'

Belgian officials are investigating whether anti-terror police missed an important tip-off about two alleged participants in the Paris attacks. Two

3 March 2016

Turkey

Two women 'killed by police' after attack and siege in Istanbul

Police in Istanbul have come under attack, apparently from two women. According to Turkish media they have both since been killed. As a police bus

3 March 2016

Israel

Two Palestinians shot dead after attacking Israeli in West Bank

Israeli soldiers have shot dead two Palestinian teens after they allegedly attacked an Israeli settler at his home in the occupied West Bank

2 March 2016

Ireland

Real IRA Omagh bombing: case against Seamus Daly collapses

A court case against has collapsed against a 45-year-old bricklayer suspected of murdering 29 people in the 1998 Real IRA bomb attack in Omagh

1 March 2016

Germany

German government slams migrant attacks

The German government has condemned the latest outbreak of far-right, anti-migrant sentiment in the country as “shameful”. Szenen in #Clausnitz

22 February 2016

Syria

A deadly day in Syria as dozens die in Damascus and Homs

It is feared dozens of people have been killed in a series of explosions in the Syrian city of Homs and the capital, Damascus.

21 February 2016

Syria

Twin explosions in Homs, Syria kill 46, says monitor

A monitoring group says 46 people have been killed in twin explosions in the Syrian town of Homs. The Syria Observatory for Human Rights says at

21 February 2016

World News

Russia detains airport owner over 2011 suicide bombing

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been told about the arrest of the owner of one of Russia’s largest airports, according to Kremlin spokesman

19 February 2016