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IS claims attack on French church INTERNATIONAL

IS claims attack on French church

The Islamic State group said Tuesday that two of its "soldiers" stormed a French church and slit a priest's throat, the latest attack in a country already shaken to its core by a series of terror strikes.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrian suicide bomber in Germany 'pledged allegiance' to IS INTERNATIONAL

Syrian suicide bomber in Germany 'pledged allegiance' to IS

A Syrian asylum seeker who blew himself up outside a German music festival had made a video pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, authorities said Monday, in a week of attacks that has shaken the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Suicide bomber kills 12 at checkpoint north of Baghdad ASIA

Suicide bomber kills 12 at checkpoint north of Baghdad

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle near a crowded checkpoint north of Baghdad on Monday, killing 12 people, security and medical officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libya loyalists take IS bomb factory in Sirte ASIA

Libya loyalists take IS bomb factory in Sirte

Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Sunday they had seized a building used by the Islamic State group to manufacture explosives in its coastal stronghold.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Clashes rock Syria's Manbij as IS ignores ultimatum ASIA

Clashes rock Syria's Manbij as IS ignores ultimatum

Islamic State group militants clashed on Saturday with US-backed fighters in the Syrian town of Manbij, pursuing their fierce defence of the jihadist stronghold and ignoring a deadline to leave.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
80 killed as IS claims twin blasts during Kabul protest INTERNATIONAL

80 killed as IS claims twin blasts during Kabul protest

Islamic State group jihadists claimed responsibility for twin explosions on Saturday that ripped through crowds of Shia Hazaras in Kabul, killing at least 80 people and wounding 231 others in their first major attack in the Afghan capital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Malaysian police say bomb plot on top officers foiled, 14 held INTERNATIONAL

Malaysian police say bomb plot on top officers foiled, 14 held

Malaysian authorities said on Saturday they had foiled a bomb attack on top police officers and arrested 14 suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives in a week-long operation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hollande defends minister under fire over Nice attack INTERNATIONAL

Hollande defends minister under fire over Nice attack

French President Francois Hollande defended his government from accusations it relaxed its anti-terror defences after the Euro championships, announcing further support for the fight against the Islamic State group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
German train attacker 'tried to destroy SIM card' INTERNATIONAL

German train attacker 'tried to destroy SIM card'

The 17-year-old asylum-seeker who wounded train passengers in an axe attack claimed by Islamic State tried to destroy his SIM card and internal mobile phone storage, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Singapore bans newspaper linked to Islamic State INTERNATIONAL

Singapore bans newspaper linked to Islamic State

Singapore on Friday banned the distribution and possession of Al Fatihin, a newspaper linked to the Islamic State militant group, after government officials repeatedly warned against terror threats.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Anti-IS coalition meets with Mosul in its sights INTERNATIONAL

Anti-IS coalition meets with Mosul in its sights

Top diplomatic and military officials from the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group met on Thursday to prepare the assault on its Iraqi bastion Mosul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazil arrests group planning terrorism during Olympics INTERNATIONAL

Brazil arrests group planning terrorism during Olympics

Brazilian police have arrested 10 members of a group allegedly planning terrorist attacks during the upcoming Olympic Games, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016