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Islamic extremist plotted to attack German soldiers during their lunch break, prosecutors say
BERLIN (AP) — An alleged Islamic extremist has been arrested in connection with plotting an attack on German soldiers during their lunch break in Munich, killing as many of them as possible and causing a feeling of insecurity among the larger population, authorities said Friday. ...
Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversary
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the 23th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, citing the potential for copycat violence on the date of the plane hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people. ...
Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people's homes, residents said Wednesday, the latest killings in Africa's longest struggle with militancy. ...
Germany's leaders pay tribute to victims of the Solingen knife attack
BERLIN (AP) — German leaders paid tribute Sunday to the three people killed in the Aug. 23 knife attack by a suspected Islamic extremist, which has pushed immigration back to the top of the country's political agenda. Eight people also were wounded in the attack at a “Festival of...
Argentine Senate passes pension spending increase in a blow to President Milei's radical austerity
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Senate defied President Javier Milei on Thursday to push through an increase to pension spending that would cost at least 0.4% of the country's gross domestic product, dealing a blow to his tough austerity program. The bruising defeat for...
Bangladesh protests are not the first time student uprisings have helped bring about radical change
BANGKOK (AP) — In Bangladesh, weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs turned into a broad uprising that forced the prime minister to flee the country and resign. The demonstrations began peacefully weeks ago and were primarily led by students frustrated with...
Taylor Swift fans are devastated by canceled Eras Tour shows in Austria over apparent attack plot
VIENNA (AP) — Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and hotels. Tens of thousands of Swifties, bedecked in homemade friendship bracelets, devastated by the cancellations of three Eras Tour shows in Austria after authorities...
2 Belarusian journalists sentenced to prison in a closed-door trial, rights group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Two Belarusian journalists working for news outlets that the government of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared extremist have been sentenced to prison, the country's leading human rights group said Thursday. The convictions in a...
Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group
LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a banned terrorist group that a judge said had put many lives at risk. Choudary, 57, was convicted last week in Woolwich Crown Court for directing the radical Muslim group...
Pakistan arrests top leader of radical party on charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's police on Monday arrested the deputy chief at a radical Islamist party on the charge of ordering the killing of the chief justice over his alleged support to the minority Ahmadi community, officials said. Zaheerul Hassan Shah was arrested a day...
