 |
Kurdish rebels begin Turkey withdrawalTurkish security forces manned checkpoints along the mountainous border with Iraq on Wednesday, keeping up their guard while Kurdish militants prepared to withdraw after 30 years of conflict that has killed 40,000 and ravaged the region. More… |
Militants attack Pakistan power plant; 7 deadDozens of suspected militants attacked a major power station in northwest Pakistan with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades and killed seven people, police said on Tuesday. The assault, in the More… |
 |
Oil firms face soaring security bill after attacksOil executives are resigned to a rise in security costs which will be steep even for an industry used to working in dangerous places, as they strengthen defences against militants and cyber attackers alike, said experts. Officials More… |
 |
Algeria death toll rises to 80 as more bodies foundAlgerian troops found 25 bodies of hostages at a bomb-littered gas plant deep in the Sahara desert on Sunday, a day after ending a four-day siege, a security source said, raising the death toll of militants and their captives to at least 80. More… |
 |
25 bodies found inside Algeria siege site: reportTwenty-five bodies have been discovered by Algeria's army in the gas facility attacked by militants in the desert, private Algerian television station Ennahar said on Sunday, adding that the operation to clear the base would last 48 hours. More… |
 |
Foreigners still trapped in Algeria hostage crisisMore than 20 foreigners were captive or missing inside a desert gas plant on Saturday, nearly two days after the Algerian army launched an assault to free them that saw many hostages killed. The standoff between the Algerian army More… |
 |
Algeria crisis ends; 30 hostages killedAlgerian forces stormed a desert gas complex to free hundreds of hostages but 30, including several Westerners, were killed in the assault along with at least 11 of their Islamist captors, an Algerian security source told Reuters. More… |
 |
Russian forces kill 49 militants in operationRussian security forces have killed 49 militants in an operation across the North Caucasus region, where rebels are fighting to carve out an Islamic state, Russia's top anti-terrorism body said on Sunday. The agency, which ser More… |
 |
Oman 'hunting for Al Qaeda members'Omani and Yemeni security forces are hunting for several Al Qaeda members fleeing a US-backed military offensive in southern Yemen who have crossed into Oman, a senior Yemeni security source said on Tuesday. The infiltration into Oman, whi More… |
 |
18 killed as Turkish troops, PKK clashEighteen people were killed on Tuesday in fighting between Turkish soldiers and militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) at three military outposts in southeast Turkey, officials and security sources said. Eight Turkish soldiers were More… |
