SURABAYA – Terrorism – and a raging pandemic – cast a pall over Easter week in Indonesia. As members of the Sacred Heart of Jesus…
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Rise of female militants in South-east Asia poses challenge for war on terror
SINGAPORE – Within a week, Indonesia was rocked by two separate terror attacks in which the perpetrators were women. On March 28, a day Christians…
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Police, churches beef up security for Easter; worshippers asked to be 'alert but not alarmed'
SINGAPORE – The police and some churches in Singapore have bolstered security measures for the Easter weekend, in the light of a suicide attack on…
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Mozambique Attack
JOHANNESBURG — The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a days-long ambush of a port town in northern Mozambique last week that forced tens of…
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30 years after SQ117 hijacking, terror threat has grown more complex
SINGAPORE – Despite the authorities here uncovering numerous terror plots targeting Singapore, the SQ117 hijacking in 1991 remains the last attack in the Republic. But…
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NGOs file landmark Syria torture case against Russian mercenary group Wagner
MOSCOW (AFP) – Three NGOs on Monday (March 15) announced a landmark legal case in Moscow against Russian mercenary group Wagner over the torture of…
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New Zealand arrests two people over threats against mosques in 2019 terror attacks
WELLINGTON (AFP) – New Zealand police arrested two people on Thursday (March 4) over online threats against two Christchurch mosques targeted in a white supremacist…
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Bangladesh Court Sentences Five to Death for Killing American Blogger
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death five members of an Islamist militant group on Tuesday for killing an American blogger critical…
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US declares terrorism alert for domestic anti-govt extremists
WASHINGTON • The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has declared a nationwide terrorism alert, citing the potential threat from domestic anti-government extremists opposed…
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Religious leaders urge Singaporeans to join forces to battle online radicalisation of young people
SINGAPORE – The threat of online radicalisation continues to loom large, and with young peple especially at risk, Singapore has to step up its efforts…
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Opinion | We Don’t Need Another War on Terror
Video by Sanya Dosani transcript We Don’t Need Another War on Terror Prosecute the Capitol rioters. But new antiterrorism laws could end up targeting people…
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U.S. Soldier Discussed Attack on 9/11 Memorial, Prosecutors Say
An American soldier discussed targets for potential terror attacks in the United States and shared instructions for killing American troops in the Middle East with…
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‘I Could Just Vanish’: In Kabul, Pocket Notes to Prevent Anonymous Death
KABUL, Afghanistan — Tareq Qassemi, a bookseller, lost a close friend to a suicide bombing that killed 80 civilians in Kabul one scorching summer day.…
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Indonesia's top terrorist convict Abu Bakar Bashir released from prison
JAKARTA – Indonesia’s top terrorist convict Abu Bakar Bashir, the spiritual leader of South-east Asia’s Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terror group, was released from prison early…
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