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Additional security steps include intensive identity checks and surveillance of crowded areas, "especially at events and traffic hubs."

While the Islamic State group was reportedly responsible for 6,073 fatalities in 2014, Boko Haram was even more lethal, with a body count of 6,644.

The #RhodesMustFall movement has gained momentum among students who have criticized Cecil Rhodes for his segregationist legacy.

Recapturing Ramadi, a city that fell to the ISIS in May, would be a key victory for Iraq's armed forces.

Former ministers in the cabinets of ex-Presidents Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mohammad Khatami are among those seeking office.

Saturday's sweep marks the country's biggest anti-corruption investigation in decades and concerns alleged offenses dating back to 2004.

The deal fell through after Zahran Alloush, through whose territory a convoy was due to pass, was killed in an airstrike Friday, Lebanese Hezbollah's TV station said.

Two Belgian Dutch-language newspapers, De Morgen and Het Laatste Nieuws, cited documents they said showed staff was seriously concerned about Bilal Hadfi's extremist views.

Some 500 to 600 people were being prepared to be evacuated from Lancashire on Saturday, fire department officials said.

The blaze began after lightning struck the area encompassing Separation Creek and Wye River in the state of Victoria, with its flames fanned by strong winds.

Eight months after a devastating earthquake, Nepal has finally paved the way for a reconstruction agency to spend the money pledged by foreign donors.

Recapturing Ramadi would be one of the most important victories achieved by Iraq's armed forces since ISIS swept across a third of the country in 2014.

The men were arrested at the international airport in Nagpur city in the Indian state of Maharashtra Saturday.

One of the three Chinese vessels spotted on Saturday was armed with an autocannon, Kyodo News reported.

The incident occurred in northern Myanmar in the same area where over 100 people were killed in a landslide late November.

Authorities in Beijing raised an air-pollution alert Christmas Day, while canceling more than 200 airline flights from the Chinese capital.

The fatal collapse in an industrial park was not a natural disaster, local authorities say.

The Santiago government is studying the project's feasibility and environmental impact.

The spy agency's assessments of terrorist threats conclude that Irish factions rejecting the peace process aspire to target the U.K.

A new government report shows climate change 2.5 times faster than global average as Moscow sees record highs.

Russia says the Afghan Taliban is feeding it intelligence to use against the Islamic State group in Syria, and it could be shared with other countries.

After more than 500 days in jail in Iran, reporter Jason Rezaian was allowed to see his family in prison Friday.

Injuries and damage are unknown, as communications can be slow in the remote area around the quake’s epicenter.

Gamers flooded Twitter on Christmas voicing their frustration as various gaming services went down, possibly because of hackers who threatened to disrupt them.

As Iraqi troops come close to reclaiming Ramadi, the Baghdad government announces Mosul is next on its Islamic State group hit list.

A U.N.-brokered agreement could cover 2,000 fighters, including some associated with the Islamic State group and the al Qaeda-allied Nusra Front.

Narendra Modi visits his counterpart Nawaz Sharif, becoming the first Indian leader to visit Pakistan in more than a decade.

Several rebel leaders have been killed since Russia began its major aerial campaign Sept. 30 in support of its ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Ironically, the tour was organized by Breaking the Silence, a left-wing group that reports Israeli military abuse of Palestinians.