The Global Economic Cost of Terrorism Is Now at Its Highest Since 9/11
In the wake of Friday's massacre in Paris, a new report says the world is paying the highest price for terrorism since the 2001 attack on New York's Twin Towers. In 2014, acts of terror cost the world...
View Article30,000 foreign fighters went to Syria and Iraq in 2014 - report
Seven thousand arrived in first half of 2015 with a quarter from Europe and Turkey, says terrorism index...
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News, Analysis and Service from Germany and Europe - in 30 Languages Global terrorism-related deaths are on the rise, according to a report published by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The think...
View ArticleBoko Haram overtakes Isis as world's deadliest terror organisation
Boko Haram has overtaken Isis as the world’s most deadly terrorist organisation, according to a new report. The Nigerian-based terror group,...
View Article'Unprecedented' rise in deaths from terrorism: study
LONDON: The number of people killed globally in terrorist attacks jumped 80 per cent last year to the highest level ever recorded, the Institute for Economics and Peace said Tuesday. The Global...
View ArticleDeath and economic toll set new records
The rise of Islamic State and Boko Haram brought the economic and human cost of terrorism to their worst levels in 2014, according to new statistics. ......
View ArticleNigeria's Dasuki 'stole $2bn' from anti-Boko Haram fight
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of his predecessor's security adviser who allegedly stole more than $2bn...
View ArticleBuhari Orders Arrest Of Goodluck Jonathans Security Adviser
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of his predecessor's security adviser who allegedly stole more than $2bn ($1.31)....
View ArticleSenegal bans burqa to stop terrorists disguising in Islamic dress
Amid fears of rising Islamic extremism, Senegal follows Chad and Cameroon in banning burqa, saying decision is question of national security...
View ArticleAP Interview: Somali president says al-Qaida, IS same 'evil'
The president of Somalia, a country plagued by violence from Islamic militants, said Tuesday that al-Qaida and the Islamic State group constitute the same "evil force" and must be confronted in the...
View ArticleExplosion Kills 32 in Nigerian Market
VOA News A nighttime suicide bombing Tuesday in a parking lot and market in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 32 people and wounded 80, emergency...
View ArticleAmid Paris coverage, Africans outraged over leaders' responses
Another terror attack began trending on social media this week alongside the Paris terrorist attacks: Garissa University. In a strange twist, outrage over the level of attention the Paris attacks was...
View ArticleFacebook flips on 'safety check' in Nigeria after bombings
Facebook has turned on its "safety check" feature in Nigeria after Tuesday's bombing in the country, which killed more than 30 people and wounded dozens. The feature will prompt users who live near the...
View ArticleBoko Haram suspected of killing 32 in explosion
Dakar, Senegal: A blast in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday night tore through a marketplace, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, according to local authorities and witnesses....
View ArticleNigeria blast: Yola suicide bombing blamed on Boko Haram kills 32 and wounds 80
A night-time suicide bombing blamed on Boko Haram extremists killed 32 people and wounded 80 Tuesday at a truck stop in northeastern Nigeria, an emergency official said. Tuesday night's blast breaks a...
View ArticleBoko Haram is waging war on liberty (DA - Democratic Alliance)
(Source: DA - Democratic Alliance) The Democratic Alliance condemns the cold-blooded slaughter of more than 30 people in Madawa, north-east Nigeria, by Boko Haram. The DA sends its deepest condolences...
View ArticleNigeria blast: 'More than 30' dead in Yola explosion
An explosion in the Nigerian city of Yola has caused multiple deaths and injuries, with some reports saying more than 30 people may have died. The blast appears to have struck a busy market area where...
View ArticleFive Truths You Should Know About Terrorism And Islam
In less than 24 hours, ISIS took for terror in Beirut, Baghdad and Paris. Understandably, social media quickly lit up as people sympathized (mostly with the French), pontificated and pointed fingers....
View ArticleCrying for the Victims of the Paris Attacks
The recent terrorist attacks in Paris perpetrated by a bunch of conscienceless husks of humanity is a proof that radical Islamic fundamentalism has become the scourge of our age. Every week we are fed...
View ArticleUp to 30,000 foreign fighters have gone to Syria and Iraq since 2011 – report
A quarter are from Europe and Turkey, and 7,000 arrived in first half of 2015, says terrorism index...
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