Japan PM Abe condemns hostage 'death' video

BBC NEWS

Japan's prime minister has condemned as "outrageous and unacceptable" a video declaring the murder of Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa by Islam...

Pakistan Shia mosque blast in Shikarpur kills dozens

BBC NEWS

At least 40 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a Shia mosque in southern Pakistan, officials say.

Dozens were wounded in th...

Egyptian court bans Hamas' armed wing, lists as terrorist organisation

REUTERS

An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organiz...

Libya hotel attack signals growing reach of Islamic State

USA TODAY

Militants loyal to the Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a deadly and complex attack on a hotel in L...

Five Lebanon soldiers killed in border clash

BBC NEWS

Five Lebanese government soldiers have been killed in clashes with militants near the Syrian border, the Lebanese army has said.

Nine mil...