Retaliation for missile attacks
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6 September 2026 United States
US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
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5 September 2026 United States
Trump's White House releases deportation video games
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4 September 2026 United States
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies
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4 September 2026 United States
US Army Secretary Driscoll submits resignation: White House
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1 September 2026 United States
Two dead after stabbing in New York's Times Square
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1 September 2026 United States
Trump threatens to bomb Oman
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18 August 2026 United States
Trump dismisses concerns over US aircraft carrier
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16 August 2026 United States
Five killed in Michigan shooting
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16 August 2026 United States

San Bernardino attacker ‘met at Hajj’

The San Bernardino attackers began their relationship online and then met at the 2013 Hajj pilgrimage, according to a visa application.
23 December 2015

Girl commits suicide in Laxmipur

A girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room at Uttar Bancharampur village in Sadar upazila of the
22 December 2015

Trump calls Hillary Clinton a liar

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Sunday that Democrat Hillary Clinton was a "liar" for claiming that his
21 December 2015

After California shootings, Muslim-American families struggle with identity

As anti-Muslim sentiment swells following the December 2 massacre in San Bernardino, California, by a young Muslim couple inspired by Islamic State, many Muslim parents and their children say they fear for their safety and are struggling with their American and Muslim identities.
19 December 2015

US sanctions banks financing Hezbollah

The US House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to impose tough new sanctions on banks that knowingly do business with the Lebanon-based
17 December 2015

Republican candidates clash over countering IS

Republican presidential candidates spar over national security issues and how best to counter the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the first debate since attacks in California and Paris.
16 December 2015

Kerry seeks to narrow divisions with Russia

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday held talks in the Russian capital Moscow on ways to bridge gaps over ways to end the Syrian conflict.
15 December 2015

California shooter messaged Facebook friends about jihad support

One of the shooters in the San Bernardino massacre, Tashfeen Malik, sent at least two private messages on Facebook to a small group of Pakistani friends in 2012 and 2014, pledging her support for Islamic jihad and saying she hoped to join the fight one day.
15 December 2015

41 cops die in Argentina bus crash

At least 41 police officers died yesterday and several more were injured when their bus drove off a bridge in northern Argentina, plunging into a dry riverbed, officials said.
14 December 2015

Prove you are a Muslim, get into Brooklyn comedy club for free

Donald Trump may want to block all Muslims from entering the United States, but a Brooklyn comedy club is welcoming them into its shows free of charge.
13 December 2015

'Couple radicalised before online dating'

The couple behind the San Bernardino attack that killed 14 people were radicalised before they started dating, the director of the FBI has said.
9 December 2015

US expands North Korea sanctions over arms trade

The US has imposed new sanctions on North Korea over its alleged weapons proliferation activities.
9 December 2015

Trump’s remark endangers ‘US security’

Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric undermines US national security by boosting the Islamic State (IS) group, the Pentagon warns.
9 December 2015

Venezuela opposition wins parliamentary majority

The opposition in Venezuela has won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, overturning nearly two decades of dominance by the Socialists of President Nicolas Maduro.
7 December 2015

UNSC to hold terror financing meet

US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will chair a first-ever summit of the finance ministers of the UN Security Council this month, to discuss combating terror group
5 December 2015

Trump leads GoP race: poll

Donald Trump is once again alone at the top of the Republican field, according to the latest CNN/ORC Poll, with 36% of registered Republicans and Republican-
5 December 2015

California shooting investigated as 'act of terrorism'

The mass shooting in California is being investigated as "an act of terrorism," the FBI said, amid reports the female assailant had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group on Facebook.
5 December 2015

California shooters ‘family shocked’

Lawyers representing the family of the two San Bernardino attackers say, relatives are "in complete shock" over the shooting.
5 December 2015

Mass shootings happen in US 'every day'

How often do mass shootings occur in the US? More than one a day. That is how often, on average, shootings that left four or more people injured or dead occurred in the United States this year, according to compilations of episodes derived from news reports.
3 December 2015

Black shooting: Chicago police release dashcam video

US officials release the dashboard camera video showing a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times in Chicago last year.
25 November 2015