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Nigeria – Unrest – Kidnapping – Chibok Nigeria Checking If Would-Be Bomber Is Captured Chibok Girl

Sun Mar 27, 2016 18:26:02

Nigeria is waiting for the green light from Cameroon to verify a would-be suicide bomber’s claim that she is one of 276 Nigerian school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.

Belgium – Unrest – Blast – EU URGENT: EU’s Tusk Condemns Brussels ‘Terrorist Attacks’

Tue Mar 22, 2016 15:13:02

European Union president Donald Tusk condemned a series of blasts early Tuesday at Brussels airport and a metro station as appalling “terrorist attacks.”

Belgium – Unrest – Blast – EU URGENT, EU Staff Told to Remain Indoors or at Home after Brussels Blasts: Commission

Tue Mar 22, 2016 15:03:05

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, told staff on Tuesday to remain indoors or stay at home after at least one blast rocked a station close to the capital's EU quarter.

Belgium – Unrest – Blast – Britain – Security URGENT: London Gatwick Airport Steps Up Security after Brussels Attacks

Tue Mar 22, 2016 14:57:43

London’s Gatwick airport stepped up security on Tuesday after a string of explosions in Brussels as British Prime Minister David Cameron prepared to hold an emergency cabinet meeting on the attacks.

Belgium – Unrest – Blast - Toll URGENT, At Least 21 Dead in Brussels Blasts: Firefighters

Tue Mar 22, 2016 14:40:38

Belgian firefighters on Tuesday said there were at least 21 dead after “enormous” blasts hit Brussels airport and the city's metro system.

Belgium – Unrest – Blast – Netherlands – Metro Netherlands Boosts Security after Brussels Blasts

Tue Mar 22, 2016 14:36:23

The Netherlands Tuesday stepped up security at national airports and train stations and tightened controls on the southern border with Belgium amid a series of blasts in Brussels.

Saudi – Unrest – Arrest – US Saudi Police Arrest 9 American ‘Terror’ Suspects: Report

Sun Jan 31, 2016 17:18:59

Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens among 33 “terror” suspects rounded up over the past days, the Saudi Gazette newspaper reported on Sunday.

Kenya – Unrest – Politics – Somalia Al-Qaeda Bomb Kills Kenya Police as Troops Pull out of Somali Bases

Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:17:10

At least five police officers died in a roadside bomb attack in eastern Kenya, police and reports said Wednesday, as troops inside Somalia pulled out of some bases after terrorist attacks.

Afghanistan – Unrest – Police Taliban Kills 10 Afghan Police in Insider Attack: Officials

Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:43:38

A rogue policeman drugged and then shot dead 10 of his colleagues in southern Afghanistan early Tuesday, officials said, the second insider attack on police in just over a week.

India – Pakistan – Unrest – Security India Plans Laser Fences along Pakistan Border: Official

Tue Jan 19, 2016 18:43:51

India plans to put up laser fences along “vulnerable” stretches of its border with arch rival Pakistan after a deadly attack on one of its air force bases, a home ministry official said Tuesday.

Turkey – Kurds – Conflict – Academics – Education – Unrest - Arrest Turkey Arrests 18 Academics over ‘Pro-Kurdish’ Petition

Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:14:18

Turkish police on Friday detained at least 18 academics who signed a petition criticizing a military crackdown in the Kurdish-dominated southeast, triggering new alarm about freedom of expression in the country.

South Sudan – Unrest – Politics – Aid South Sudan Peace Monitors Demand Rivals Let Aid into Starvation Zones

Tue Jan 12, 2016 16:57:15

Ceasefire monitors in South Sudan called on rival forces Tuesday to allow food into conflict zones where aid workers have warned tens of thousands may be dying of starvation.

Yemen – Unrest – Al-Qaeda – Stoning Yemen Al-Qaeda Stones Woman to Death for Adultery: Witnesses

Mon Jan 4, 2016 20:10:45

Al-Qaeda militants have stoned a woman to death in a southeastern Yemeni city that they control after accusing her of adultery and prostitution, several witnesses said on Monday, AFP reported.

Syrian Army Gains Ground in Daraa, Aleppo

Sun Nov 16, 2014 09:55:56

Foreign-backed militants suffered heavy toll in Daraa and Aleppo provinces on Saturday, as the Syrian Army gained ground in its fight against the armed groups.

Pentagon spends millions to prepare for civil unrest

Sun Jun 15, 2014 09:31:48

The Pentagon is pumping millions of dollars annually into programs that set out to explore the factors responsible for creating civil unrest around the world, The Guardian reports.

Saudi Shiite jailed for 30 years over protests: reports

Mon Dec 23, 2013 22:09:28

A Shiite citizen of Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for violence and protesting against Riyadh's 2011 intervention in neighboring Bahrain, media reported Monday.

Egyptians protest home demolitions near Gaza border

Wed Sep 4, 2013 08:10:55

Several hundred Egyptians have protested in the frontier town of Rafah against the military's demolition of homes across the border from the Palestinian Gaza Strip, witnesses and security officials say.

Turkey threatens to deploy army to end unrest

Mon Jun 17, 2013 18:28:53

Turkey has warned that it will deploy army troops in order to end more than two weeks of anti-government protests.

Iran hopes for end to Turkey unrest

Sun Jun 2, 2013 16:56:56

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has expressed hope that the recent unrest in Turkey would be resolved in a peaceful manner.

Turkish PM claims Syria used chemical weapons

Fri May 10, 2013 22:59:31

Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the Syrian government of using chemical weapons despite a new UN finding on the possible use of the nerve agent, sarin, by foreign-backed terror groups in the Arab country.