Philippines says US troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting
Armed U.S. troops are on the ground near Marawi City in the southern Philippines, but are not involved in…
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Syrian militias slightly advance in attack on Islamic State stronghold Raqqa
U.S-backed Syrian armed groups have captured a number of villages in the first days of an offensive to retake the…
Two Italians and a Canadian freed in Libya
Two Italians and a Canadian who were kidnapped in Libya in September have been released and flown to Italy, the…
Palestinian assailant with knife shot dead in West Bank: Israeli army
A Palestinian armed with a knife attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank…
Man stabs eight in Minnesota, is shot dead by off-duty officer
A man wearing a private security uniform and armed with at least one knife stabbed eight people on Saturday at a…
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
Six people were injured in an attack aboard a Swiss train on Saturday by a man armed with a knife and flammable…
23 Egyptians return to Cairo after kidnap in Libya
Twenty-three Egyptian citizens who had been kidnapped by an armed group in Libya have been freed and arrived in…
Armed men storm Armenian police stations, take hostages
A group of armed men seized a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan along with an unknown number of hostages…
Oil prices rally in late trading after Turkish military takes over
Oil prices extended gains in post-settlement trading on Friday after Turkey's armed forces said they had taken…
US Secret Service shots an armed man outside White House
The Secret Service has shot an armed man outside the White House, according to US officials. Police told ABC News…
Defence minister says Egyptian army supports ‘political leadership’ decisions
Egypt's defence minister, Sedki Sobhi, said Wednesday that the country's armed forces support the "political…
Jordanian forces kill 7 Islamist militants in Irbid
Jordanian security forces killed seven Islamist militants in armed clashes with Islamic State sympathizers in the…
Cairo, Red Sea attacks deal new blows to Egypt
Armed men shot dead a police officer and a soldier in their car on the outskirts of Cairo Saturday, Egypt's…
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly blast at Istanbul airport
An armed Kurdish group has claimed responsibility for what it called a mortar attack after explosions at Istanbul’s…
Oregon gunman enrolled at college he attacked in deadly rampage
A heavily armed gunman who shot to death an English professor and eight others in an Oregon community college…
Egypt: Military Aircraft Crashes Near Libya Border, 4 Dead
The spokesman of Egypt's armed forces says a military aircraft crashed near the border with Libya because of a…
Croatian citizen kidnapped in Egypt by armed men
A group of armed men abducted a Croatian citizen in Egypt on Wednesday, Croatia's foreign ministry reported on…
US condemns terrorist attacks in Egypt’s Sinai, State Deptartment says
John Kirby, the spokesperson of the US State Department, condemned Islamist militant attacks on a number of…