Dozens killed in Mali attack by Al Qaeda affiliate
The country is fighting an insurgency that took root over a decade ago in its arid north.
Fri Sep 20 2024
More than 70 dead after militant attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
The assaults were the most widespread in years by ethnic forces fighting a decades-long insurgency to win secession of the province.
Tue Aug 27 2024
Israel lacks 'credible plan' to safeguard Rafah civilians, says Blinken
Antony Blinken warns an Israeli attack could create an insurgency by failing to kill all Hamas fighters in the southern Gaza city.
Mon May 13 2024
Explainer: How the military coup in Niger threatens stability in West Africa
Western nations have poured resources into Niger to bolster its security forces in the face of a growing insurgency by Islamist groups.
Fri Jul 28 2023
Saddam Hussein fell. Then violence in Iraq spiralled
Al Qaeda began a devastating insurgency, unleashing bombs and beheading people.
Tue Mar 14 2023
Somalia's PM accuses president of 'coup attempt' after powers suspended
The months-long dispute is widely seen as distracting the government of the Horn of Africa country from fighting an Islamist insurgency.
Tue Dec 28 2021
Relatives of Philippine drug war victims alarmed by Duterte's talk of staying on
Duterte said he would run for vice president in 2022 in order to keep up his crusade on insurgency, criminal activities and drug dealers.
Wed Aug 25 2021
Boko Haram massacre: What we know so far
Death toll from the Boko Haram insurgency continues to rise. Here's what you need to know.
Thu Dec 03 2020
Retired soldier recalls memories of defending country's sovereignty
The bittersweet memories of being in the Second Rangers of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) are still fresh in the mind of the 83-year-old retired staff sergeant from Kampung Bantayan here.
Sat Aug 01 2020
Bombing of government office in southern Thailand injures 20
Bombers attacked a major government office in Thailand's insurgency-plagued far south as hundreds of local officials and Muslim clerics met Tuesday to discuss fighting COVID-19.
Tue Mar 17 2020
Iran has foiled plot to use protests to overthrow system, leader says
Comments on his Twitter feed and in Iranian media underscored the establishment's confidence that it has extinguished the unrest that spread to more than 80 cities in which at least 22 people died.
Tue Jan 09 2018
Iran has foiled plot to use protests to overthrow system: Khamenei
Iran has foiled attempts by its foreign enemies to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.
Tue Jan 09 2018
Death toll from Egypt gun battle rises to 52 - sources
At least 52 Egyptian police and conscripts were killed and six more wounded in a gun battle on Friday during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in the western desert, three security sources said.
Sat Oct 21 2017
Nigeria exchanges 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram for prisoners
Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross helped secure the 82 girls in "lengthy negotiations", the presidency said on its Twitter account.
Sun May 07 2017
Wave of attacks across southern Thailand after new constitution signed
Police reported no casualties in the region, site of a recent upsurge in a decades-old Muslim separatist insurgency that had voted the most strongly against the new constitution.
Fri Apr 07 2017
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024