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March 13, 2018

UK police investigate Russian businessman's death in London

A Russian businessman who was associated with a prominent critic of the Kremlin has died in London, his lawyer said Tuesday.

March 12, 2018

Egypt writer's call for Salah to shave beard sparks outrage

An Egyptian columnist has ignited a firestorm on social media by calling on Liverpool's star forward Mohamed Salah to shave his beard, saying he looks like a "terrorist."

March 12, 2018

Iran troops thwart twin suicide attack near Pakistan border

An Iranian news website says Revolutionary Guard troops have thwarted a twin suicide attack near the Pakistan border, killing both would-be bombers.

March 12, 2018

Putin ordered to shoot down passenger plane over terror threat

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said in a new film he ordered – but later pulled back – the shooting down of a passenger plane in 2014 after officials believed a man with a bomb was targeting the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

March 11, 2018

Pentagon head warns Syrian forces on use of chemical weapons

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is warning the Syrian government not to use chemical weapons in its civil war and says the Trump administration has made it clear that it would be "very unwise to use gas" in attacks.

March 9, 2018

The Latest: Suicide bomber targets Hazaras in Kabul, kills 7

The Latest on developments in Afghanistan (all times local): 1:15 p.m.

March 8, 2018

Alabama man pleads guilty to trying to aid ISIS on US soil

An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to plotting to execute terroristic acts in America for ISIS.

March 7, 2018

Turkey detains 13 IS militants suspected of plotting attack

Turkey's state-run news agency says police in the southern city of Adana have detained 13 Islamic State suspects who were allegedly plotting attacks on a number of buildings in the city, including the U.S. Consulate.

March 7, 2018

Afghan official among 2 killed in suicide bombing

An Afghan official says a suicide bomber has killed two people, including the local head of the Ministry of Haj and Religious Affairs, in the eastern Nangarhar province.

March 7, 2018

German court to rule on group accused of far-right terrorism

A German court is to rule on eight Germans who are accused of forming a far-right terrorist organization and carrying out bombing attacks on asylum-seeker facilities and left-wing political targets.