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Hours-long siege of Sikh religious complex in Afghan capital ends after the attackers were killed, government says.
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ISIS/ISIL
ISIS/ISIL07 Feb 2020 14:05 GMT
Women who left the UK to join ISIL as a teenager had citizenship revoked one year ago on national security grounds.
Opinion05 Feb 2020 07:56 GMT
Men, women and children branded ISIL members face death sentences as the West outsources its brand of injustice.
by Clive Stafford Smith
Iraq31 Jan 2020 19:56 GMT
Residents in Sunni-majority city prefer having stability over any change in status quo due to past experiences.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict28 Jan 2020 07:00 GMT
US president's proposal will dash hopes for an independent state, Palestinians officials say.
Opinion25 Jan 2020 14:56 GMT
The brutal naked violence states increasingly unleash on their nations signals their irreversible loss of legitimacy.
by Hamid Dabashi
AJ IMPACT20 Jan 2020 20:31 GMT
Populist Siv Jensen's departure comes after Norway decided to repatriate woman whose child needed medical treatment.
Chad20 Jan 2020 18:14 GMT
Deadly attack by a female bomber in the village of Kaiga-Kindjiria was blamed on the armed group, Boko Haram.
Nigeria16 Jan 2020 10:17 GMT
Aid workers were held for more than three weeks after being seized in Nigeria's restive Borno State.
Middle East30 Dec 2019 19:41 GMT
Uprisings, elections and conflicts: some of the key moments of an eventful year in the region.
Nigeria27 Dec 2019 19:14 GMT
President Muhammadu Buhari criticised 'agents of darkness' ISWAP, urging unity between the country's faith groups.
Iraq25 Dec 2019 09:09 GMT
An Iraqi woman describes how she defied ISIL to run a salon from her home in Mosul.
Philippines22 Dec 2019 18:17 GMT
Attacks rock two towns and a city on island of Mindanao, wounding at least 17 people including soldiers.
Witness19 Dec 2019 08:33 GMT
A look at the complex world of post-war Mosul in Iraq through the eyes of the families and the victims of ISIL fighters.
Women18 Dec 2019 09:59 GMT
A Syrian nurse describes what it was like to work in the maternity ward of an ISIL-controlled hospital in Raqqa.
Inside Story17 Dec 2019 19:58 GMT
The United Nations Security Council has met after a spike in attacks in the Sahel region.
by Rashid Abdallah
by Maisa Saleh