2 Wounded in Gaza as Israel retaliates for explosion injuring 4 soldiers

Two Palestinians were wounded Saturday in the Gaza Strip in Israeli attacks that followed an explosion on the border that wounded four of the soldiers patrolling the area.

Trump says Florida high school shooting was 'evil'

US President Donald Trump has described a shooting at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed as a scene of "terrible violence, hatred and evil".

Afghan President Ghani Demands Pakistan Act against Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday accused neighboring Pakistan of failing to move against the Taliban and pledged a new security plan for Kabul after hundreds of people were killed and wounded in two deadly attacks on the capital last month.

At least 30 Africans drown off Yemen after boat capsized: IOM

At least 30 African refugees and migrants drowned off the coast of Yemen this week in a boat heading towards Djibouti operated by smugglers who are reported to have fired on passengers, the United Nations said Friday.

2017 becomes deadliest year for UN personnel: union

Seventy-one UN staff and contractors were killed in line of duty in 2017, making it the deadliest year ever for personnel of the world body, said the United Nations Staff Union on Wednesday.

46 People killed in Arab coalition bombings in Yemen

At least 46 people, including 11 civilians, were killed in the last 24 hours in bombings allegedly by the Arab coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, in western Yemen, medical sources told EFE on Thursday.

Egypte : une attaque contre une église copte au Caire fait au moins neuf morts

Neuf personnes ont péri au sud du Caire lors d'une attaque contre une église menée par un homme armé. Depuis décembre 2016, des dizaines de chrétiens ont été tués dans des attaques ciblées en Egypte.

US Renews Pledge to Help Afghans Defeat Terrorists After Deadly Attack in Kabul

A terrorist bombing on a Shiite cultural center in Kabul on Thursday prompted a renewed pledge from the United States to continue backing Afghanistan’s government until the nation is safe and at peace, US Ambassador John Bass said in a statement.

Four more Palestinians killed in backlash over US’ Jerusalem decision

A fresh wave of violence broke out across the West Bank and along Gaza’s border on Friday. At least four Palestinians were killed in continued fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

At least 235 killed in Egypt mosque attack

At least 235 people were killed and dozens more injured after suspected militants targeted a mosque in Egypt's north Sinai with a bomb and gunfire, according to reports.

Iran Condemns Somalia Terror Attacks

Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned bloody terrorist bombing attacks in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu that has killed nearly 190 people.

15 killed, 20 injured as suicide blast hits shrine in SW Pakistan

At least 15 people were killed and over 20 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance gate of a shrine in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Thursday evening, officials said.

50 dead, hundreds hurt at Vegas concert in deadliest mass shooting in U.S.

More than 50 people were killed and hundreds were injured late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip -- in what is now the deadliest shooting attack in United States history.

17 more bodies of Hindu villagers uncovered in Myanmar northern state

Some 17 more bodies of Hindu villagers have been uncovered in a village in Maungtaw of Myanmar's northern Rakhine state, bringing the total number of the bodies left by Aug. 25 terrorist attacks to 45, Myanmar News Agency reported Tuesday.

Manhunt is on as 22 injured in London subway terrorism explosion

 London police began a manhunt after an explosion Friday aboard a crowded London subway car in what police say is a terror-related attack.

Man shot, killed while attacking soldiers in Brussels

The Belgian army shot and killed a man who attacked soldiers in Brussels with a knife in what authorities are treating as a terrorist act Friday.

Study: Iraq Sustained Most of 2016’s Deadliest Terrorist Attacks

Iraqi had the lion’s share of the deadliest terrorist bombings in 2016, according to a study by the University of Maryland.

29 drown as smugglers push migrants into sea off Yemen: IOM

Smugglers forced 120 Somali and Ethiopian migrants into rough seas off Yemen, leaving 29 dead and 22 missing, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Wednesday.

30 civilians killed in US-led airstrikes in north Syria

At least 30 civilians were killed over the past 24 hours in Syria's northern city of Raqqa in the intensified US-led airstrikes on the Islamic State (IS) positions, a monitor group said Tuesday.

Saudi-led coalition denies targeting family home in Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen denied on Tuesday that it had targeted a home, after a health official said nine civilians were killed in an air strike.