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British police say stabbing treated as 'terrorist incident'

Sunday, 6 December 2015, 06:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A stabbing at a London Underground station is being treated as "terrorist incident," the London police said Saturday. The London police counterterror command said in a statement that it is...

UK carries out second airstrike against Islamic State oilfields

Saturday, 5 December 2015, 19:05 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Britain's defense secretary says U.K. fighter jets have targeted a Syrian oilfield during a second combat operation against the Islamic State group. Michael Fallon says the four jets from the...

Updated: Kim Kardashian West, Kanye West welcome son

Saturday, 5 December 2015, 18:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The newest member of the Kardashian clan has arrived. Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West welcomed a baby boy early Saturday in Los Angeles. "He's here!" the reality star teased on Twitter....

Weeks of violence dampen Christmas spirit at Bethlehem hotel

Saturday, 5 December 2015, 10:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

With Christmas only weeks away and the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence showing no signs of abating, gloom has descended on the century-old Jacir Palace hotel in Bethlehem, famed for its soaring...

Is it IS, ISIS or ISIL, and what's a Daesh?

Saturday, 5 December 2015, 09:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Islamic State's rampage across the Middle East has left the world divided over how to refer to the extremist group, with observers adopting different acronyms based on their translation of an...

Watch: FBI investigates Southern California attack as act of terror

Saturday, 5 December 2015, 06:54 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting at a Southern California office party as an act of terrorism, but the agency's director said there is no indication the husband and...

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