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Saudi promo video labels feminism, atheism, homosexuality as extremist ideas

Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 05:01 AM

DUBAI—A promotional video published by Saudi Arabia's state security agency categorizes feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to promote tolerance and attract foreigners. Read more »

Baghdadi's wife revealed Islamic State group secrets after capture

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 05:40 PM

She was said to be the "first wife" of the IS leader, who was killed in a US special forces raid in Syria last month. Read more »

Russia jails Jehovah's Witness member for 6 years amid crackdown on religious group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 06:59 PM

Russia outlawed the Jehovah's Witnesses in 2017, calling them an extremist organization. Read more »

OPINION: Reading and learning from history

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 16 04:07 PM

Imagine a world where there are no phones, internet, cars and airplanes, only the same people in different clothes and belonging to different political aggrupations. Then ask yourself if everything is a lot better. Read more »

Taliban forces attack northern Afghan city amid peace talks with US

Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 07:08 PM

Taliban forces attacked the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Saturday, Afghan and Taliban officials said, even as the United States and the hardline Islamist group seem close to finalizing a deal for the withdrawal of American troops. Read more »

Australia plans to censor extremist online content

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 26 12:26 PM

Australia plans to block websites to stop the spread of extreme content during "crisis events," the country's prime minister has said. Read more »

Alleged terrorist surfaces, denies extremist ties: DOJ chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 11:33 AM

One of 3 alleged terrorists who reportedly slipped into the Philippines has denied any extremist link, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte prays: Spare us from ISIS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 04:06 AM

MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he prayed to God to spare the country from possible attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS). Read more »

7 foreign terrorists 'grooming' suicide bombers in Mindanao: official

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 09:32 PM

Seven foreign terrorists are "grooming" locals to become suicide bombers in the restive south, a military official said Wednesday. Read more »

Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 02:48 PM

MOGADISHU - Somalia's security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu that killed at least 13, a police officer said. Read more »

1 of 2 suicide bombers in Sulu twin blasts confirmed to be Filipino

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 08:24 PM

The Philippine National Police (PNP) verified Norman Lasuca as one of the two suspects who blew themselves up after targeting a military camp in Indanan. Three soldiers died in the incident. Read more »

Military probes 'suicide bombing' angle in Sulu blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 09:22 AM

The military on Tuesday said it was still investigating whether or not suicide bombers carried out the twin blasts that killed 8 people and injured 22 others near a camp of soldiers in the restive south last week.  Read more »

Metro Manila safe from 'direct threat' after Sulu blasts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 07:20 AM

The Metro Manila police on Monday said it has not monitored any direct threat to the region following Islamic State-claimed bombings that left 8 dead near a military camp in the restive south last week.    Read more »

Reject foreign extremism, defense dept tells public after Sulu twin blasts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 12:27 PM

The Department of National Defense on Sunday urged the public to "be adamant in our rejection of foreign extremist ideologies" following Islamic State-claimed bombings that left 8 dead near a military camp in the southern province of Sulu.  Read more »

Military, MILF conduct peace mission in former Maute lair

Cris Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 10:40 AM

PAGAYAWAN, Lanao Del Sur -- The military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Saturday distributed aid in a far-flung village in this southern town, in the hope of curbing the influence of the Islamic State-inspired Maute group here.    Read more »

15 dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants

Ranga Sirilal, Reuters
Posted at Apr 27 03:31 PM

COLOMBO - The bodies of 15 people, including 6 children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesperson said on Saturday, 6 days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people. Read more »

A world court on IS crimes: Needed but unlikely

Isabelle Wesselingh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 07:44 PM

BEIRUT, Lebanon - A world court would offer a much-needed mechanism to address the Islamic State group's horrendous crimes but the path to its creation is fraught with obstacles, experts said.   Read more »

Defiant New Zealand mosque attack suspect charged with murder

Glenda Kwek, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 12:29 PM

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – A right-wing extremist who filmed himself on a shooting rampage that left 49 mosque-goers dead flashed a white power gesture as he appeared in a New Zealand court Saturday charged with murder.   Read more »

Malaysia’s Mahathir cites need to act vs cross-border crime as KL joins ICC

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 10:53 AM

There is a need to address criminality across borders, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday, on the heels of Kuala Lumpur’s membership to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

Pinoy among 6 arrested in Malaysia for militant links

Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 03:36 PM

An alleged Abu Sayyaf bandit was among 6 people arrested in Malaysia on suspicion of planning attacks, its police said Friday. Read more »