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Militants attack Egyptian army checkpoints in Sinai, kill 50

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 14:42 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks, including suicide car bombings, on Egyptian army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 50...

Airports commission recommends expanding London's Heathrow

Wednesday, 1 July 2015, 09:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Britain's Airports Commission recommended the construction of third runway at London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday in a long-awaited report on how to best expand the country's aviation...

Tunisia beach killer trained in Libya with museum gunmen, IS in Libya a 'direct threat' to Tunisia

Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 14:26 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

The young college student who killed 38 tourists in a Tunisian seaside resort was in a jihadi training camp in western Libya at the same time as the two attackers who hit the National Bardo Museum in March, a top security official said today. The revelation confirms repeated fears that the strong presence of the Islamic State group in neighbouring Libya has become a direct threat to Tunisia, the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings. ...

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