Reuters December 29, 2015 LONDON—A British couple were convicted on Tuesday of plotting an attack in London after the husband sent out tweets asking for advice on which targets he should hit, alerting police to a stockpile of chemicals at their home.Mohammed Rehman, 25, and Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, were found guilty by a jury […]readmore
Chris Hannas, Mike Richman Last updated on: December 29, 2015 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Ramadi Tuesday after government forces recaptured the government compound in the key western city. Iraqi state television reported that Abadi was in Ramadi but offered no other details. But an Iraqi military officer told the Associated Press the prime minister […]readmore
VOA News December 29, 2015 The U.S. military says an Islamic State (IS) leader with direct links to the alleged ringleader of last month’s terrorist attacks in Paris was killed in a coalition airstrike in Syria. A coalition spokesman, Colonel Steve Warren, said in a news briefing Tuesday that Charaffe al-Mouadan was killed last week […]readmore
Chris Hannas Last updated on: December 29, 2015 Iraqi forces worked Tuesday to clear Islamic State fighters from Ramadi after recapturing the government compound in the key western city. The fall of Ramadi in May was a big blow to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s government and military as they struggled in their campaign to push […]readmore
NEW YORK—The Committee to Protect Journalists says 2015 was one of the deadliest years on record for members of the press worldwide, with 69 journalists killed on-assignment. According to the CPJ, 2015 was the sixth year out of the last ten (and eighth since 1992) in which more than 60 journalists were killed in the […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: December 29, 2015 Prosecutors in Belgium said Tuesday police arrested two people suspected of planning holiday terror attacks in Brussels. They said investigators found evidence pointing to “the threat of serious attacks that would target several emblematic places” on New Year’s Eve. The prosecutor’s office did not specify any potential […]readmore
Reuters December 28, 2015 SARAJEVO—Bosnia’s state court has ordered eight out of 11 terrorism suspects to remain in custody for one month, it said on Monday, after a prosecutor said the group was believed to have been plotting a New Year attack.The men were arrested last week in raids at several locations in the Bosnian […]readmore
Lisa Schlein December 28, 2015 GENEVA—The Swiss city of Geneva may be on course to re-emerge as the “peace capital” of the world next year, a position it held in the final two decades of the last century.Several peace activities planned for 2015 at U.N. European headquarters in Geneva. In the 1980s, Geneva was abuzz […]readmore
VOA News A Syrian filmmaker known for his anti-Islamic State documentaries was shot and killed in front of midday crowds in the Turkish city of Gaziantep Sunday. The pro-human rights group for which Naji Jerf worked blames Islamic State for the murder. He was reportedly gunned down from a car that passed by as he […]readmore
Associated Press December 28, 2015 BEIJING —China said Monday that it would impose new restrictions on media reports about domestic terrorism, as it continued to deride a French journalist being forced to leave the country after questioning Beijing’s claims about the terrorist threat it faces.The official Xinhua News Agency said the restrictions are mandated under […]readmore