Indonesia arrests 11 in terror strike plots

An Indonesian anti-terror squad arrested 11 militants who were plotting a series of strikes — including an attack against a U.S. embassy. The suspects, who are believed to belong to a local...
Security in Afghanistan: a difficult blank to fill in

Security in Afghanistan: a difficult blank to fill in

(VOVworld) – The international community always worries about security in Afghanistan even with the US forces and the International Security Assistance Force remaining there. When the mandate of the NATO troops ends...

Islamist militants denounce verdicts

An Egyptian court has upheld death sentences for 14 Islamist militants involved in attacks on the army and police in the Sinai Peninsula last year. The court in Ismailia sentenced four other militants to life...

Indonesian police arrest 10 terror suspects

An elite Indonesian anti-terror squad has arrested 10 Islamic militants and seized a dozen homemade bombs from a group suspected of planning suicide attacks against security forces and the government...

US missile strike kills 4 militants in NW Pakistan

Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone has fired two missiles at a vehicle in northwest Pakistan, killing four suspected militants. The officials say the attack took place Saturday in the North Waziristan...
EU set to support expanded Somali force

EU set to support expanded Somali force

VOVworld)—The United Nations Security Council is to vote on increasing the number of African Union's peacekeeping force in Somalia by more than 5000 soldiers
World public condemns Nigeria violence

World public condemns Nigeria violence

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the multiple attacks across the northern Nigerian city of Kano, which resulted in large-scale casualties and massive destruction to property