Monica Cantilero
Rival group hangs ISIS commander after 'Game of Thrones'-like 'walk of shame'
A jihadi group in eastern Libya which is linked to al-Qaeda has captured and executed a local commander of the rival Islamic State, forcing him to do a "Game of Thrones-style" walk-of-shame through the Libyan city of Derna before he was hanged to death.
Boko Haram 'celebrates' Eid with deadly attacks; girl, 10, among suicide bombers
An extremist group affiliated with the jihadist organisation Islamic State has capped off the end of the holy month of Ramadan with a series of terror attacks in Nigeria, which killed scores of people, sparing not even the children.
ISIS is Islam and Islam is ISIS, and its plotting to rule entire world, nun warns
As hundreds of Christians in war-torn Iraq and Syria are forced to flee their homes as the Islamic State continues its terror rampage in a bid to expand what it claims is its own caliphate, a nun has warned that the jihadist group is plotting to convert the whole world to Islam, equating ISIS to the said religion.
War vs. ISIS to last 20 years, says top US general; UK study sees jihadists losing land
Battling the extremist group Islamic State will take not just up to five years but one or two decades, a top officer of the US Army said.
Drones do 'more damage than good' in war against terror, says Obama's ex-spy chief
US President Barack Obama's former spy chief has admitted that drones made "more damage than good" and that US prisons in Iraq "absolutely" helped in radicalising young Iraqis who later joined Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, calling the US invasion a "strategic mistake," according to reports.
ISIS-linked militants claim destroying Egyptian naval vessel with rocket attack
A militant group in Egypt affiliated with the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the firing of a rocket at an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, according to reports.
'War being fought on bodies of women': Sexual violence part of ISIS system â UN
While the war against the Islamic State is largely participated by men, it is the women and children who carry more of the burden from violence, and there is little support for those who survive.
Escaping ISIS: Lawyer finds way to rescue women, children held captive by jihadists
A Yazidi lawyer who used to manage small-town issues has risen to the occasion to do what has to be done-- rescue women and children held captive by the Islamic State despite the threat of a brutal death in the hands of the jihadists.
Ex-President Bill Clinton admits he only made US criminal justice system worse
Former US President Bill Clinton has publicly confessed that the crime measure he enacted back in 1994 when he occupied the country's top post only made the US criminal justice system worse, expressing his remorse that the law caused crime to rise.
Hillary Clinton to lose to Republican bet in 6 swing states if polls held today â survey
A survey initiated by a pro-GOP group has shown how low the popularity of Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is in six swing states, trailing by a single-digit percentage behind an unnamed Republican nominee if the elections were held today.
ISIS may send female jihadists to Europe to attack Christian sites, warns Syrian expert
The Islamic State is looking to send members of its feared all-female police force to spread the jihadist group's terror in religious sites in Europe, with one security expert cautioning against the women's possible disguise as tourists to easily slip through authorities.
Climate change seen as world's top threat; ISIS cited as top concern in US, Mideast
A month after the release of Pope Francis' encyclical on the care of creation, a new Pew Research Center survey involving publics around the world has named climate change as the top global threat.
Pastor's wife tells US Congress: Press Iran on detainees before approving nuke deal
US President Barack Obama has failed to use the landmark nuclear accord with Iran to secure the release of US citizens imprisoned in Iran, with the wife of a jailed Iranian-American pastor saying lawmakers should not green-light the deal until they will be freed.
President Obama on the defensive as Iran nuke deal faces strong Congress challenge
US President Barack Obama has strongly pushed back against critics of the recently nuclear pact with Iran, even chiding one reporter who questioned his stance on American prisoners left in Iran that "you should know better."
ISIS bid to link up with other radicals in Russia draws terrorism concern in US
While the world keeps its eyes on the strongholds of the Islamic State in Iraq and Iran, the jihadist group is now looking at using other radical movements closer to Europe to broaden its reach, raising red flags for the US.
'Death with Dignity'?: Plan to legalise assisted suicide in US capital opposed
Medical professionals, lawyers, and advocates of disabilities rights have stood together to oppose a proposed measure that would legalise assisted suicide in Washington, D.C.