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Prominent Bangladesh Lawyer Ratish Chandra Bhowmik Disappears After Islamist Trials
A prominent Bangladeshi lawyer who fought the state's case in a high-profile murder trial against Islamist extremists has disappeared, police said Sunday, with grave fears for his safety.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping Wants 'Great Wall Of Steel' In Xinjiang
Xi issued the traditional military rallying call on Friday, during a session of the National People's Congress, China's annual parliament in Beijing, The Guardian reported.
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Raids In Austria As 'Terror' Suspect Grilled
Austrian police raided several addresses early Saturday as they grilled a suspected Islamic extremist thought to have been planning an attack, authorities said.
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Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive In Nigeria, 86 Dead: Officials
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists.
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Islamic Extremists Attack African Union Base In Somalia
Heavily armed fighters from the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab attacked a base for African Union peacekeepers in southwestern Somalia on Friday, blasting their way into the compound and exchanging fire with peacekeepers, a Somali military official said.
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Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigerian City, Many Killed
Boko Haram Islamic extremists struck the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri for the first time in months Monday with rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers, witnesses said. At least 15 people were killed but the toll was feared many times higher.
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France's Far-Right Comes Out Strong In Post-Attacks Vote
France's far-right National Front ran strongly in a first-round regional vote that was the first election since an attack by Islamic extremists left 130 dead in Paris.
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Hillary Clinton Vows to Pursue Extremists 'in Air, on Ground, in Cyberspace'
Hillary Clinton pledged on Thursday to take the fight to Islamic extremists "in the air, on the ground and in cyberspace," in echoes of Winston Churchill's rousing World War Two speech.
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Pope Says Fundamentalism is 'Disease of All Religions'
Pope Francis said Monday that fundamentalism is "a disease of all religions", including the Roman Catholic Church, as he returned from a three-nation tour of Africa in which he preached reconciliation and hope.
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Things to Know: Syrian Refugees and the US Vetting Process
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled that country to escape the ongoing civil war there. Migrants have trekked across Turkey, landing first in Greece, before making their way into Europe. European authorities have been overwhelmed by the mass migration. Meanwhile, the United States has announced plans to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees tr...
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Terrorism Top Concern at Rio Olympics: Security Chief
The risk of a terrorist attack is the main security fear at the Rio Olympics, a top official said Thursday, with the Paris attacks highlighting the potential for Brazil to be sucked into conflict for the first time with Islamic extremists.
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German Intelligence 'Concerned' Islamists Recruiting Refugees
German intelligence warned Tuesday that the number of Islamic extremists in the country had increased sharply in recent months and expressed serious concern that they were recruiting among refugees.
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German Police Arrest 'Salafist' Couple Suspected of Planning Attack: Report
German police have arrested a married couple suspected of having planned an attack and have seized an assault rifle, ammunition and a pipe bomb in their home, Die Welt daily reported Thursday.
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David Cameron Defends Security Services After Media Unmask 'Jihadi John'
Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday defended Britain's security services and vowed to defeat Islamic extremists after media reports named Islamic State executioner "Jihadi John" as London graduate Mohammed Emwazi.
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Senate Panel Advances Barack Obama's Pentagon Nominee Ashton Carter
A US Senate panel voted unanimously Tuesday in support of Ashton Carter to be the new secretary of defense, sending his nomination to a full chamber vote possibly this week.
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Prominent Bangladesh Lawyer Ratish Chandra Bhowmik Disappears After Islamist Trials
A prominent Bangladeshi lawyer who fought the state's case in a high-profile murder trial against Islamist extremists has disappeared, police said Sunday, with grave fears for his safety.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping Wants 'Great Wall Of Steel' In Xinjiang
Xi issued the traditional military rallying call on Friday, during a session of the National People's Congress, China's annual parliament in Beijing, The Guardian reported.
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Raids In Austria As 'Terror' Suspect Grilled
Austrian police raided several addresses early Saturday as they grilled a suspected Islamic extremist thought to have been planning an attack, authorities said.
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Boko Haram Burns Kids Alive In Nigeria, 86 Dead: Officials
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists.
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Islamic Extremists Attack African Union Base In Somalia
Heavily armed fighters from the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab attacked a base for African Union peacekeepers in southwestern Somalia on Friday, blasting their way into the compound and exchanging fire with peacekeepers, a Somali military official said.
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Boko Haram Attacks Northeast Nigerian City, Many Killed
Boko Haram Islamic extremists struck the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri for the first time in months Monday with rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers, witnesses said. At least 15 people were killed but the toll was feared many times higher.
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France's Far-Right Comes Out Strong In Post-Attacks Vote
France's far-right National Front ran strongly in a first-round regional vote that was the first election since an attack by Islamic extremists left 130 dead in Paris.
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Hillary Clinton Vows to Pursue Extremists 'in Air, on Ground, in Cyberspace'
Hillary Clinton pledged on Thursday to take the fight to Islamic extremists "in the air, on the ground and in cyberspace," in echoes of Winston Churchill's rousing World War Two speech.
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Pope Says Fundamentalism is 'Disease of All Religions'
Pope Francis said Monday that fundamentalism is "a disease of all religions", including the Roman Catholic Church, as he returned from a three-nation tour of Africa in which he preached reconciliation and hope.
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Things to Know: Syrian Refugees and the US Vetting Process
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled that country to escape the ongoing civil war there. Migrants have trekked across Turkey, landing first in Greece, before making their way into Europe. European authorities have been overwhelmed by the mass migration. Meanwhile, the United States has announced plans to accept about 10,000 Syrian refugees tr...
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Terrorism Top Concern at Rio Olympics: Security Chief
The risk of a terrorist attack is the main security fear at the Rio Olympics, a top official said Thursday, with the Paris attacks highlighting the potential for Brazil to be sucked into conflict for the first time with Islamic extremists.
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German Intelligence 'Concerned' Islamists Recruiting Refugees
German intelligence warned Tuesday that the number of Islamic extremists in the country had increased sharply in recent months and expressed serious concern that they were recruiting among refugees.
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German Police Arrest 'Salafist' Couple Suspected of Planning Attack: Report
German police have arrested a married couple suspected of having planned an attack and have seized an assault rifle, ammunition and a pipe bomb in their home, Die Welt daily reported Thursday.
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David Cameron Defends Security Services After Media Unmask 'Jihadi John'
Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday defended Britain's security services and vowed to defeat Islamic extremists after media reports named Islamic State executioner "Jihadi John" as London graduate Mohammed Emwazi.
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Senate Panel Advances Barack Obama's Pentagon Nominee Ashton Carter
A US Senate panel voted unanimously Tuesday in support of Ashton Carter to be the new secretary of defense, sending his nomination to a full chamber vote possibly this week.
