Terrorism
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Autopsy to learn if Paris airport attacker was drunk or high
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French officials conduct an autopsy to determine whether a suspected Islamic extremist was drunk or high on drugs when he took a soldier hostage at Orly Airport in Paris and was shot dead by her fellow patrolmen.
Topics: terrorism, air-transport, defence-forces, france
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The unfinished business of NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione
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Facing retirement as one of New South Wales' longest serving police chiefs, Andrew Scipione says his work is not done in addressing domestic violence, the scourge of ice and associated violent crime.
Topics: police, crime, terrorism, domestic-violence, sydney-2000, nsw
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Prince William, Kate meet Paris attacks survivors
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Prince William visits Paris officially for the first time since his mother Princess Diana died there 20 years ago, meeting survivors of the 2015 terror attacks at the Bataclan concert hall and other sites with wife Kate.
Topics: royal-and-imperial-matters, human-interest, terrorism, foreign-affairs, france, united-kingdom
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Australian-Bulgarian's terror case delayed due to tape recording problems
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Australian-Bulgarian John Zakhariev continues to stress his innocence after another court appearance in Sofia on terrorist-related charges.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, bulgaria, australia
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Man who studied at Australian university criticises 'idle' Muslims in IS video
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A Bangladeshi man believed to have been radicalised while studying at a Victorian university appears in an Islamic State propaganda video to criticise fellow Muslims who have not embraced jihad.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, islam, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, bangladesh, australia
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Plans for Sydney siege memorial stall
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More than two years after the hostage situation at the Lindt Cafe, in which two people died, there is sill no timeframe to build a planned permanent tribute in Sydney's Martin Place.
Topics: police-sieges, crime, law-crime-and-justice, death, community-and-society, terrorism, sydney-2000
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Dozens killed in Syria twin suicide bombings
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At least 30 people are killed in twin suicide bomb attacks at a court house and restaurant in Damascus, state media reports, in the second such attack in the Syrian capital in five days.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, syrian-arab-republic
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Why stopping the boats won't work in Europe, according to Europol
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Europe doesn't need an Australian-style border protection system to solve its asylum seeker crisis, according to Europol's director Rob Wainwright.
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, refugees, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, european-union, netherlands
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Australia warned Bulgaria about Sydney man's 'terrorism interest': lawyer
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The lawyer for Australian-Bulgarian citizen John Zakhariev, who is facing a terrorism trial in Bulgaria, says the Australian Government sent the Bulgarian Government a letter warning his client was "interested" in terrorism.
Topics: terrorism, law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000, australia, bulgaria
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Iraqi forces reclaim 30 per cent of west Mosul from Islamic State
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Iraqi forces reclaim around 30 per cent of west Mosul from Islamic State militants, according to a commander of the elite Counter Terrorism Service, as soldiers push further into the jihadists' territory.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, iraq
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Al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for Syrian suicide attack
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An Al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for two suicide attacks in the capital Damascus that killed and injured dozens of Shiite visitors near religious shrines.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, syrian-arab-republic
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At least 40 people were killed when bombs exploded on two buses in Damascus Video
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At least 40 people were killed and 100 others wounded on Saturday when bombs ripped through buses carrying Shiite visitors close to the Shaghour neighborhood in Damascus, capital of Syria.
Topics: terrorism, disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, unrest-conflict-and-war, syrian-arab-republic
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Twin blasts kill 40 in Damascus
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At least 40 people are killed in twin explosions near religious shrines frequented by Shiite pilgrims in the Syrian capital Damascus.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, world-politics, syrian-arab-republic
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'We stayed quiet and prayed': Survivor tells of Kabul hospital attack
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From their hiding places, survivors of an attack on a Kabul military hospital say they could hear gunfire and the sound of explosions as special forces troops battled militants who had disguised themselves as doctors.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, afghanistan
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Gunmen disguised as doctors open fire at hospital in Kabul
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Dressed as doctors, gunmen slip into a military hospital in the Afghan capital and battle security forces inside for several hours, in an attack which leaves more than 30 people dead.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, afghanistan
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Turnbull and Widodo discuss counter-terrorism, defence cooperation Video
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has praised Indonesian President Joko Widodo as an ally in the struggle against Islamist extremism.
Topics: foreign-affairs, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, indonesia, australia
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AFP search Young property image
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Topics: terrorism, crime, law-crime-and-justice, police, unrest-conflict-and-war, young-2594, nsw, australia
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First report of chemical weapons used in battle for Mosul
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Five Iraqi children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents, the International Committee of the Red Cross says, in the first report of chemical weapons used in the battle for Mosul.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, doctors-and-medical-professionals, health, terrorism, iraq
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ASIO warns tourists and expats of terrorist threat in South-East Asia
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The director-general of ASIO warns that as IS fighters return home to South-East Asia, the threat of attacks in that region increases.
Topics: terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, travel-and-tourism, tourism, asia
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Defence Force 'killing terrorists on the battlefield or in the back office'
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is using blunt language to describe the fight against the Islamic State group, declaring Australia is "destroying Daesh" in the Middle East "whether they have a bomb in their hand or are in the back office planning an attack".
Topics: federal-government, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, defence-forces, turnbull-malcolm, australia
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Syrian Regime forces enter Palmyra Video
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Syrian regime forces claim to have recaptured Palmyra from the Islamic State according to reports from the Ministry of Defence and Syria's state-run media.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, syrian-arab-republic
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Syrian forces retake Palmyra from Islamic State
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The Syrian army says it has recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State militants for the second time in a year, with help from allied forces and Russian warplanes.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, history, terrorism, syrian-arab-republic
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Iraqi army takes control of main roads out of Mosul
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US-backed Iraqi army units take control of the last major road out of western Mosul that had been in Islamic State's hands, trapping the militants in a shrinking area within the city, a general and residents say.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics, terrorism, iraq
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Saudi King Salman, entourage of 900 visit Indonesia
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Not for almost half a century has Saudi Arabia's King graced Indonesia with his presence, but that's all about to change, in a big way.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, islam, religion-and-beliefs, terrorism, indonesia, saudi-arabia, asia
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Abu Sayyaf militants allegedly behead German hostage Video
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Rommel Banlaoi from the Centre for Intelligence and National Security Studies about the alleged beheading of a German hostage in the Philippines.
Topics: terrorism, philippines, germany, asia
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