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Obama arrives in Asia for summits
Associated Press, Published on 17/11/2015
» MANILA - United States President Barack Obama landed in Southeast Asia Tuesday for string of summits with Asian leaders, a visit he had hoped would highlight progress in his seven-year charm offensive in the region - but was instead overshadowed by the fight against Islamic terrorism in the Middle East.
US airstrike targets 'Jihadi John' of IS slaying videos
Associated Press, Published on 13/11/2015
» WASHINGTON -- A US drone strike targeted a vehicle in Syria believed to be transporting the masked Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” on Thursday, according to American officials. Whether the strike killed the British man who appears in several videos depicting the beheadings of Western hostages was not known, officials said.
Malaysia detains 3 after terrorism warnings
Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police said Friday they detained three men, including two foreigners, for questioning over their possible involvement in terrorism after the US and Australian embassies warned of a potential attack at a popular hawker street in Kuala Lumpur.
Turkey blocks Twitter - state media
Associated Press, Published on 22/07/2015
» ISTANBUL — Turkey has blocked access to Twitter to prevent the broadcast of images of Monday's bombing in southeast Turkey that killed 32 people, the state-run Anadolu Agency said Wednesday.
4 marines, gunman die in attack on 2 US military sites
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2015
» CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE — A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting centre and another US military site a few miles apart in Chattanooga on Thursday, killing at least four marines, officials said. The attacker was also killed.
US airports hired dozens linked to terror - official
Associated Press, Published on 10/06/2015
» The agency in charge of US transportation security came under renewed fire Tuesday as a report revealed that American airports had hired dozens of people with terror links.
US ignores own law to allow imports of Thai fish caught by slaves
Associated Press, Published on 22/04/2015
» WASHINGTON — In its first report on trafficking around the world, the US criticised Thailand as a hub for labour abuse. Yet 14 years later, seafood caught by slaves on Thai boats is still slipping into the supply chains of major American stores and supermarkets.
Recovery teams find Germanwings black box
Associated Press, Published on 25/03/2015
» SEYNE-LES-ALPES, FRANCE — A black box recovered from the scene and pulverised pieces of debris strewn across Alpine mountainsides held clues to what caused a German jetliner to take an unexplained eight-minute dive Tuesday midway through a flight from Spain to Germany, apparently killing all 150 people on board.
Museum attack in Tunisian capital kills 19; 2 gunmen slain
Associated Press, Published on 19/03/2015
» TUNIS, Tunisia - Foreign tourists scrambled in panic Wednesday after militants stormed a museum in Tunisia's capital and killed 19 people, "shooting at anything that moved,'' a witness said.
Iranian said to head giant passport forgery ring nabbed
Associated Press, Published on 18/03/2015
» Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of an Iranian accused of leading one of the largest passport-forgery networks in Thailand, an operation with global links, for more than a decade.