Shianee Mamanglu-Regala
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Swiss police hunt 4 ISIS suspects, raise alert level after CIA bares new terror plot
The Geneva police is hunting for at least four suspects linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) and possibly involved directly in the November 13 deadly attacks in Paris after government raised its level of alert and intensified collaboration with other European nations facing threats from the terror group.
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U.S.-led coalition shifts focus to moving targets in Iraq and Syria to disrupt ISIS oil smuggling
The U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State has shifted its strategy in the past months, attacking not just infrastructure and destination sites but as well moving targets in Iraq and Syria, according to data obtained by the USA Today.
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Canada's Trudeau tells first batch of Syrian refugees: 'You're safe and home now'
At least 163 Syrian refugees who landed recently in Toronto received warm welcome from no less than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who handed them winter coats while assuring of their safety in their "new home,'' CNN reported.
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Germany's predicament: Two-thirds of Syrian refugees found to be illiterate with no job prospects
A professor at the University of Munich has expressed concern over the high number of illiterate Syrian refugees and migrants entering Germany, saying they have no hope of finding a job and could even force unemployment rates in the country.
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U.S.-led coalition kills 3 more ISIS leaders in Iraq airstrikes as Iraqi troops advance on captured city of Ramadi
Three more senior leaders of the Islamic State (ISIS) have been killed in airstrikes carried out by the US-led coalition in Iraq last month, according to the spokesman for the US military command.
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Iranian court sentences woman to death by stoning on International Human Rights Day
An Iranian criminal court in the capital city of the northern province has sentenced a woman to death by stoning over alleged complicity in the murder of her husband, according to reports.
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Putin hopes nuclear warheads on Russia's cruise missiles won't be necessary to defeat ISIS
After praising the success of Russian cruise missiles fired against terrorists in Syria, President Vladimir Putin said he hopes that nukes will not be used against terror groups or anyone in the fight against terrorism.
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Obama accused of 'covering up' evidence that ISIS is exploiting refugee programme to enable its militants to enter U.S.
The House Homeland Security chief claims that the "intelligence community'' obtained specific proof indicating that the Obama government is covering up evidence about the Islamic State (ISIS) trying to infiltrate the country's refugee program to gain access to the homeland.
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FBI director says more terror groups want to attack U.S. now than before 9-11
FBI Director James Comey has warned there are more terrorist organizations desiring to attack the homeland this time than there were at 9/11.
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North Korea's Kim Jong-un claims having both atomic and hydrogen bombs in his country's arsenal
North Korea's Kim Jong-un claims that the country has developed a hydrogen bomb but international experts say this could not be confirmed.
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ISIS armed with huge arsenal of weapons, mostly from captured stockpiles in Iraq and Syria â Amnesty International
The Islamic State (ISIS) is armed with more than 100 weapons indirectly supplied by countries trying to fight them, according to a new report released by Amnesty International.
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Russian sub joins campaign against ISIS, fires cruise missiles that Putin says could be fitted with nuke warheads
The Russia's Ministry of Defence announced Tuesday that it launched missile strikes in Syria for the first time from a navy submarine fleet stationed in the Mediterranean Sea.