Kazakhstan Security Forces on High Alert in Almaty amid Calls for Fresh Protests - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Security forces blocked several downtown streets and cordoned off one of the squares in Kazakhstan's biggest city Almaty on Wednesday as an opposition group planned to stage protests, a Reuters correspondent reported from the scene.

Pakistani border force says it killed 50 Afghans on border

The Pakistani border force said Sunday it killed 50 people, wounded 100 others and destroyed five Afghan checkpoints along the border in response to an attack staged late last week from the Afghan side of the frontier that killed 10 Pakistani census workers.

32 citizens killed,24 injured in two terrorist suicide explosions in Homs

32 citizens were killed Saturday while 24 others were injured in  twin terrorist suicide explosions in two security centers in Homs, Governor Talal Bazazi told SANA.

At least 28 killed in Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel

At least 28 people were killed after two car bombs exploded outside a popular Mogadishu hotel Wednesday, and gunmen forced their way inside the building and opened fire, police said.

French police foil terror attack, arrest seven suspects

Police have broken up a terror ring plotting an attack in France after arresting seven suspects in Strasbourg and Marseille, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday.

Pakistan military reasserts control over Taliban on Waziristan's mountain peaks

Pakistan army troops have "successfully completed" operations on treacherous terrain in the North Waziristan tribal region where the Pakistani Taliban militants and their foreign allies had established hideouts for years.

Turkish security forces prepare operation in Hakkari

Nearly 350 PKK terrorists are holed up in Yuksekova, one of the areas of southeast Turkey placed under a curfew on Sunday, a security source said Monday.

7 killed in Taliban attack in S. Afghanistan

Seven persons were killed in explosions and gunfight after Taliban attacked a police station in Afghanistan's southern town of Spin Boldak on Monday, police said.

More Blood on Ankara's Hands as Kurdish Civilian Death Toll Mounts

More than 100 civilians have been killed and many more injured in Kurdish areas in Turkey's southeast since July, Human Rights Watch said, warning that civilian casualties are likely to rise in the coming days.

Geneva raises security alert in search for Paris attacks suspects

The Geneva authority has raised the level of security alert and are searching for suspects in connection with investigations into the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, police sources and media reports said on Thursday.

Fusillades à Paris, explosions au stade de France, prise d'otage au Bataclan : au moins 18 morts

Au moins 18 morts, vendredi soir, dans plusieurs fusillades qui ont eu lieu cette nuit à Paris. Les forces de l'ordre interviennent dans plusieurs quartiers des Xe et XI e arrondissement de Paris où ces attaques ont visé des bars.

Taliban militants overrun district in N. Afghanistan

Taliban militants overrun Darqat district in the northern Takhar province on Wednesday, police said.

Iraqi Forces Retake Refinery Town of Baiji

Iraqi forces and volunteer fighters have managed to liberate a major northern town from ISIL terrorists, military officials said.

ISIS/ISIL claims car bombing in southern Iraq

The Islamic State (IS) militant group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a bomb attack at a marketplace in Iraq's southern province of Basra that killed 11 people.

Taliban claims to recapture large parts of Kunduz city (video Al Jazeera)

The Taliban has reportedly regained control of large parts of the northern city of Kunduz, after days of intense fighting against Afghan troops backed by US air strikes, Al Jazeera has learnt.

Afghan gov't forces recapture Kunduz from Taliban

Afghan security forces backed by the air power recaptured the northern Kunduz city and evicted Taliban militants from the city early on Thursday, Khalid Amiri, an army commander in the province, said.

Afghan forces launch bid to retake Kunduz from Taliban

Afghan forces have begun an operation to retake the city of Kunduz, after suffering a major military reverse when it was seized by the Taliban on Monday.

Taliban fighters 'hoist flag' over Afghan city Kunduz

Afghan Taliban fighters, who launched an assault on the country's northern provincial city of Kunduz, have hoisted their white banner over the main square, according to a witness and two security officials quoted by the Reuters news agency.

Surviving Mexican tourists say they were bombed by Egyptian military aircraft

A group of people including Mexican tourists who were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces were hit by an air strike, Mexico's foreign minister said Monday.

Egypt forces kill 12 Egyptians and Mexicans 'by mistake'

Egyptian security forces accidently killed 12 Egyptians and Mexicans in the vast Western Desert after mistaking them for terrorists, the interior ministry said on Monday.