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Body of Swiss hostage killed by Islamist group recovered
The remains of a Swiss woman who was killed while held hostage by an Al Qaeda affiliate group in Mali have been recovered, government officials said Wednesday. Switzerland’s Foreign Ministry...
Court orders man accused of killing journalist Daniel Pearl freed
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of a Pakistani man convicted and later acquitted in the gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002. The...
Suspects in Daniel Pearl's kidnapping, beheading allowed to walk free
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the immediate release of the four suspects in journalist Daniel Pearl's beheading -- defying its own government, which had demanded they stay behind bars....
France's Macron stands tall for free speech and civilization
France is under attack by “Islamist and terrorist madness,” President Emmanuel Macron warned after the country saw yet another terror attack — two men knifed to death and one woman...
WSJ reporter Daniel Pearl's murderer set to walk free
A British-born man sentenced to death for kidnapping and beheading Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan could walk free this week, reports said Monday. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh...
Islamists in Nigeria are destroying Christian communities
ABUJA, Nigeria -- It was faith that compelled us to travel to Nigeria last week to see for ourselves the simmering crisis threatening parts of Africa’s wealthiest and most populous...
Terror group storms Kenyan military base used by US
The Somali-based Islamist terror group al Shabaab stormed a military base in Kenya that's used by the United States, according to reports. The Sunday attack was quickly repulsed, local officials...
Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images
WASHINGTON — The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic...
Philly Islamic center posts shocking video of kids: 'We will chop off their heads'
Disturbing footage of Muslim kids saying they would sacrifice themselves and kill for the "army of Allah" surfaced from an Islamic center in Philadelphia. The Muslim American Society (MAS) Islamic...
Radical Islamic cleric named as Sri Lanka bombings mastermind
A radical Islamic cleric who uses the burning Twin Towers as a backdrop to fiery online sermons has been named the mastermind behind the devastating Sri Lanka terror attacks, it...
Osama bin Laden's bodyguard facing deportation from Germany
BERLIN -- A Tunisian man suspected of being an Islamist radical who once served as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard is in detention in Germany pending deportation to Tunisia, a spokesman...
Islamist prisoners hold officer hostage after killing 5 in clash
DEPOK, Indonesia — Islamist militants killed five police at a high-security Indonesian prison and were holding one hostage on Wednesday following clashes at the jail on the outskirts of Jakarta,...
French, Malian troops kill 30 insurgents in Mali gun battle
PARIS - French and Malian troops killed about 30 Islamist insurgents during a gunbattle in a region near the border with Niger, where Islamic State are known to be active,...
UN says 'massive' rights abuses in Philippines could worsen
GENEVA - A Muslim indigenous community in the southern Philippines has suffered widespread human right abuses that could intensify with President Rodrigo Duterte’s extension of martial law there, UN-appointed experts...
Mom: My ex is teaching our son extremist Muslim views
In a first-of-its-kind case, a New York mom is seeking sole custody of her 11-year-old son — claiming her ex-husband is indoctrinating him with extremist Muslim views. “My deep concern...
Islamic extremist arrested in American blogger's grisly death
DHAKA - Bangladesh police said on Saturday they had arrested an Islamist militant wanted in connection with the 2015 killing of a U.S. blogger critical of religious extremism. Deputy police...
Gay porn star-turned-spy gets no jail for trying to share classified info
A gay porn star-turned-German spy who said boredom drove him to pose as an Islamic terrorist in online chat rooms was given a one-year suspended sentence for trying to share...
Man sought in Barcelona attack wanted to kill 'unbelievers'
The 18-year-old man being sought in the deadly attack in Barcelona fantasized online about killing the “unbelievers” and leaving “only Muslims who follow their religion,” according to a report. More...
Male model butchered by Iraqi militants for being too stylish
A male model was tortured and hacked to death in Iraq — for being too pretty and wearing tight clothes, according to a report. Karar Nushi's mutilated body was found...
The purge of a report on radical Islam has put NYC at risk
The NYPD has had a stellar track record of protecting the city from another 9/11, foiling more than 20 planned terrorist attacks since 2001. But some worry the department is...