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US State Department warns 'terrorists' continuing to plot Sri Lanka attacks
The US State Department said in a revised travel advisory "terrorist groups" were continuing to plot possible attacks in Sri Lanka after 290 people were killed and about...
Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka
More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday — the...
Revolutionary Guard Corps: Iran hits back at US terrorist claim
Iran's leaders have responded angrily to US President Donald Trump's designation of its elite Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organisation. It is the first time...
Iran rebukes US over rumoured IRGC 'terrorist' designation
Iranian officials have cautioned the United States against pushing ahead with a rumoured move to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a "terrorist" group, warning it could...
Trump administration designate Iran Revolutionary Guards a terror group
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation, in an unprecedented step aimed at escalating Washington's campaign of "maximum pressure". According...
Facebook Ban On White Extremism, International Norms Apply To US
The U.S. has long exported its culture abroad — think Coca-Cola, Hollywood and hip-hop. Facebook was once praised for spreading free-speech values. But the world is pushing back...
Panic buttons for mass shootings go on sale in the US
A company selling fire alarm-style panic buttons for mass shooting attacks has begun sales in the United States, with Jewish community centres in Detroit the first customers. The...
Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar heads for US talks in Qatar
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar spent eight years in Pakistani custody until his release last year. He is now in charge of the Taliban political office in Qatar but...
Hoda Muthana: Trump says IS woman barred from US return
On Twitter, he said he had instructed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "not to allow Hoda Muthana back into the country". Mr Pompeo had earlier stated that the...
Trump sees total rout of Islamic State group as imminent
"It should be announced, probably some time next week, that we will have 100 percent of the caliphate," he told a gathering of coalition partners. However, he also...