Terrorism
Widow of Pulse nightclub gunman found not guilty
Noor Salman was cleared of obstruction of justice and aiding Omar Mateen in providing support to the Islamic State militant group.
- by Joey Roulette
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Crime
Lindt cafe victims Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson awarded for bravery
The two Sydneysiders who lost their lives during the 2014 Lindt cafe siege have been recognised for their bravery.
- by Deborah Snow
Terrorism
France honours gendarme who sacrificed his life in Islamist attack
Colonel Arnaud Beltrame's heroism has helped reassure a nation left shaken after Moroccan-born Radouane Lakdim's killing spree.
- by Richard Lough
Terrorism
French attacker's girlfriend radicalised, prosecutor says
A French prosecutor said the girlfriend of an attacker who killed hostages in a supermarket in southern France last week was a radicalised convert to Islam.
Somalia
Militants linked to al-Qaeda unleash deadly car bombings in Somalia
Three explosions over four days in or near the Somalian capital have left a trail of carnage, killing nearly 20 people.
- by Hussein Mohamed
Yemen
Proxy wars: 'rock' bombs in Yemen point to Iranian aid
There is growing evidence of Iran's backing of the Houthi rebels in the three-year-old Saudi-led Yemen war, according to a new independent report.
- by Jon Gambrell
Saudi Arabia
Houthi rebels' rocket attack on Saudis marks three years of Yemen war
The attack towards cities in south-western Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen, as well as Riyadh- represented a sharp escalation of the Houthi campaign.
Terrorism
Nigeria in ceasefire talks with Boko Haram militants
President Muhammadu Buhari's government has repeatedly said it was willing to hold talks with the group.
- by Felix Onuah
Egypt
Car bomb in Alexandria kills policemen in election run-up
A bomb placed under a nearby car exploded in Alexandria in Egypt killing two policemen and wounding four others.
Libya
US says it killed two terrorists in southern Libya air strike
US forces have killed "two terrorists" in an air strike in south-western Libya as part of efforts to deny militants a safe haven in the country's vast desert.
French officer who swapped himself for hostage dies as terror toll hits four
Colonel Arnaud Beltrame was among the first officers to respond to the attack on the supermarket in the south of France on Frida