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Gunmen attack Shiite mosque in Bangladesh; 1 dead
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accuses domestic Islamist groups behind such attacks to destabilize country for political gain.
One killed as hostage standoff ends in French town
A group of heavily armed men wielding Kalashnikovs tried to seize the manager of a local bank branch in Roubaix to make him open the safe, local prosecutor Frederic Fevre said.
Two pilots from downed Russian plane alive: Turkish official
"Turkey has information that the two pilots are alive and right now Turkey is trying to recover them," the official said, after reports that at least one of the pilots could have died after parachuting down inside Syria.
Paris on high alert after investigators find 'suicide vest' in a garbage can
Paris is on high alert after investigators found a possible suicide vest in a garbage can. Authorities are still trying to determine if the article found contained explosives.
690 million children at risk from climate change, says UNICEF
Almost 530 million children live in countries hardest-hit by high floods and tropical storms, mostly in Asia.
Brussels on high alert as police hunt Paris attack fugitive
The Belgian government kept the capital on the highest state of alert in the face of what it described as a "serious and imminent" threat, preventing a return to normal in the city that is also host to the European Union's main institutions.
US Secretary of State John Kerry in Abu Dhabi for talks on Syria peace plan
US trying to halt Syria's civil war by putting opposition and rebel factions around a table with Bashar al-Assad's government.
16 arrested in Brussels anti-terrorism raids but Paris suspect still on run
The European Union and NATO, which are based in Brussels, both said they would increase security and urged non-essential staff to work from home on Monday.
Iranian court sentences Washington Post reporter Rezaian to prison - state news agency
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian (in poster), who was arrested in July 2014, had been accused of espionage in Iran.
Turkey detains Belgian citizen over links to Paris attacks
Turkey has long been accused by its Western allies of failing to do enough to halt the flow of jihadists across its border to IS controlled-territory in northern Syria.
Brought Paris to knees, preparing for attacks in Bangladesh: ISIS
The new issue of ISIS' English-language online magazine Dabiq, in its foreword, talks about the horrific attacks in France in which explosions and shooting at separate entertainment sites in Paris claimed over 120 lives.
Islamic State releases picture of bomb that it claims downed Russian plane
The extremist group, which has a powerful affiliate in the Sinai, had previously claimed to have downed the plane, which was mainly carrying Russian tourists, without offering further details.
France strikes IS; global resolve against jihadists intensifies
The IS group which operates out of Iraq and Syria claimed responsibility for downing the airliner as well as a bombing in Beirut last week.
Brother of key Paris suspect says doesn't know where he is
A major police raid in the impoverished immigrant district of Molenbeek in western Brussels targeting Salah ended without any arrests on Monday.
More than 1,000 schools destroyed by Boko Haram this year: UN
The targeted schools were in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, the four countries most affected by the extremist uprising.
After fuel, China offers to supply LPG to Nepal
According to Nepal's Ambassador to China, Dr Mahesh Maskey, China has expressed its willingness to supply cooking gas bullets directly to Kathmandu by establishing a joint customs point at Panchkhal of Kavrepalanchowk district, situated 75 kilometres east...
