Hamburg knife attacker 26-year-old man born in UAE: police

The suspected knife attacker who stabbed several people in the German city of Hamburg on Friday was identified as a 26-year-old man born in the United Arab Emirates, local police said.

FSB detains Central Asians on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in St Petersburg

Russia's intelligence service, the FSB, detained seven individuals of Central Asian origin on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in St. Petersburg, FSB said on Friday.

7 civilians killed in terror explosion in Egypt's North Sinai

Seven Egyptian civilians were killed on Monday when a car bomb went off near a military checkpoint in the country's North Sinai province, the military said.

Dozens dead and injured after massive blast rocks Kabul

A suicide bomb attack in Kabul early Sunday has reportedly left at least 35 people dead and 40 others injured, interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish has confirmed.

Clashes kill six Ukraine soldiers in spike of violence

Clashes with Russian-backed rebels killed six Ukrainian soldiers on Thursday, officials said, in the bloodiest surge in fighting along the volatile frontline in recent months.

Two police officers, three suspects killed in shooting at Jerusalem holy site

Two police officers were shot and killed Friday as they patrolled the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem, Israeli authorities said.

Nearly 50 immigrants feared drowned in Mediterranean Sea

Some 49 African immigrants are feared to have drowned following the rescue of three men from a dinghy 28 nautical miles north of the Island of Alboran in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Morocco, Spanish coastguard said.

Iran condemns US shooting down of passenger plane

Foreign Ministry in a statement condemned US cowardly act in shooting down of an Iranian passenger plane on July 3, 1988.

15 Officers Injured as Mob of 150 People Goes on Rampage in Germany

A mob of about 150 people, some “rather drunk and aggressive young people,” went on a rampage in the city of Magdeburg in Eastern Germany. The crowd threw bottles and stones in “a massive and targeted attack” that injured fifteen officers.

Four on trial in Hungary over murder of 71 refugees

Four men have gone on trial in Hungary charged with murdering 71 refugees found suffocated to death in the back of a lorry at the height of Europe's migrant crisis in 2015.

Several injured as van hits pedestrians in north London. At least 1 dead

Several people were injured by a van when it struck a crowd of pedestrians near a north London mosque in what police have called a "major incident".

Tension persists in West Bank after Jerusalem attacks

The situation remained tense in Israel-occupied West Bank on Saturday, one day after three Palestinians and an Israeli policewoman were killed in attacks in East Jerusalem.

US-led coalition admits use of white phosphorus in Mosul amid mounting criticism

A New Zealand general has confirmed that the US-led coalition fighting in Mosul has used munitions loaded with white phosphorus. It comes amid mounting criticism over the use of the multipurpose weapon, which can be extremely dangerous to civilians.

Car Hits Pedestrians in Amsterdam Leaving Five People Wounded

The Telegraph newspaper reported citing local police that two of the injured have been taken to a hospital and three treated at the scene.

US white phosphorus attack on Raqqa kills tens of civilians

Tens of civilians were killed on Thursday when the U.S.-led airstrikes targeted Syria's northern city of Raqqa with white phosphorus, pro-government Sham FM radio reported.

Tehran Terrorist Attacks Kill 12

Two terrorist attacks claimed by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in Iran’s capital of Tehran killed 12 people and wounded more than 40 others on Wednesday, medics said.

3 attackers shot dead after killing 6, injuring over 30 in London

Six victims have died and over 30 have been taken to the hospital after a terrorist attack on London Bridge.

Chile judge sentences 106 intelligence agents for kidnappings

A judge in Chile sentenced 106 former intelligence agents for their role in the kidnapping and murder of 16 leftist activists during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

35 killed in ISIS attacks in Iraq

Suicide bombings at checkpoints in Baghdad and south Iraq claimed by the so-called Islamic State militant group have killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens more, officials said this morning.

Death toll of Venezuelan protests climbs to 37

Venezuela confirmed Friday the death of a 20-year-old man during an opposition protest not far from the capital city Caracas, bringing the death toll to 37 since the protest broke out early April.