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Military dissects Mindanao terror threats before SC

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 08:54 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday gave a 20-minute presentation to magistrates of the Supreme Court on actions taken by the military in the southern Philippines. Read more »

Sessions: U.S. immigration system undermining national security

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 03:30 AM

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that national security is being undermined by an immigration system that has allowed hundreds of terrorists to enter, as the White House pressed for a sweeping changes to who can enter the country. Read more »

Venezuela says 5 'terrorists' arrested, others killed after shootout

Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 03:56 AM

CARACAS - Venezuelan authorities on Monday arrested five members of a "terrorist cell" linked to self-proclaimed rogue Venezuelan helicopter pilot Oscar Perez, and killed several other militants during a shootout in a poor area outside Caracas. Read more »

20 killed in Libya international airport clashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 03:22 AM

Fighting at the Libyan capital's only working international airport killed at least 20 people Monday, officials said, after militiamen attacked it in an attempt to free colleagues held at a jail there. Read more »

Accused subway bomber pleads not guilty to terrorism raps

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 05:33 AM

NEW YORK - The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting an Islamic State-inspired suicide bomb attack on a busy New York City commuter hub in December pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal terrorism charges. Read more »

Trump criticizes, praises U.S. spying tool

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 01:11 AM

President Donald Trump on Thursday took to Twitter to question the future of his government's premier domestic surveillance tool ahead of a key vote, only to make a spectacular U-turn an hour later. Read more »

What PH's 'Level 2' ranking means in new U.S. travel warning system

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 03:13 AM

The United States on Wednesday unveiled a way to warn its citizens about the dangers of foreign travel, with a four-point safety ranking system for countries and an interactive world map. Read more »

Islamic State's rise in Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 10 08:52 PM

Daesh, as IS is known in Afghanistan, has killed hundreds of people in multiple attacks across the country since it first emerged in the region in 2014. Read more »

Jordan arrests 17 in foiled Islamic State attack plot

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 11:44 PM

AMMAN - Jordan said on Monday it had foiled an Islamic State plot that included plans for a series of attacks last November on security installations, shopping malls and moderate religious figures, state media reported. Read more »

Fresh challenge vs martial law filed before SC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 03:25 PM

Lawmakers and human rights activists on Monday filed a separate petition before the Supreme Court questioning the extension of martial law in Mindanao until the end of the year. Read more »

France marks 3 years since Charlie Hebdo attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 10:19 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron laid a wreath in front of the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Sunday to mark three years since the massacre of its staff in an Islamist attack. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf beheads couple in Basilan

RJ Rosalado , ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 03:48 PM

A couple was beheaded by suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf in the remote village of Sumisip, Basilan on Thursday. Read more »

'Marawi siege was really a prolonged war'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 04:11 PM

The war dragged on for months until government troops killed the terrorists' leaders in October. Read more »

Crimes, Crises and Challenges

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 06:15 PM

From a five-month war and a shocking casino attack to persistent train breakdowns and unresolved killings, 2017 made its mark as a challenging year for the nation.  Read more »

Turkey tightens security ahead of New Year attack anniversary

Stuart Williams, Agence France Presse
Posted at Dec 31 11:25 AM

Turkey on Sunday is to see in the New Year with muted celebrations and amid the tightest security, under the shadow of the terror attack one year ago on an elite Istanbul nightclub that left 39 dead. Read more »

'Paglayang Minamahal': Mga pinagdaanan ng Mindanao sa 2017

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 06:38 PM

Sa pagtatapos ng taon, sasariwain ng ABS-CBN ang yugtong sumubok sa katatagan at katapangan ng ating mga kababayan sa Mindanao.  Read more »

IS claims responsibility for supermarket bombing in Russia's St. Petersburg

Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 12:04 PM

Militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in a supermarket in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday, according to Amaq, the group's news agency. Read more »

Gunman kills 7 outside church in Egypt

Reuters
Posted at Dec 30 04:16 AM

CAIRO - A gunman opened fire on worshippers and Egyptian security forces stationed outside a Coptic church in a Cairo suburb on Friday and killed at least seven people before he was wounded and arrested, the Interior Ministry said. Read more »

Indonesia to add hundreds of counter-terrorism police

Kanupriya Kapoor, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 11:24 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's counter-terrorist police force is to get 600 extra personnel next year to monitor Islamic State networks and head off so-called lone wolf attacks, the chief of police in the world's largest Muslim-majority country said on Friday. Read more »

New York police act vs suicide bomb threat on New Year's Eve

Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 08:24 AM

The New York City Police Department is providing officers with specialized training to stop suicide bombers at Sunday's New Year's Eve celebration, when up to 2 million people are expected to flood the streets in and around Times Square, officials said on Thursday. Read more »