Tag: terror
Islamist terror threat ‘persistently high’ in Germany- Minister says
Germany faces a “persistently high” threat from Islamist terrorism, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Monday.
Faeser made the remarks days after Taylor Swift’s shows...
Terror threat in Vienna ‘very serious’ – Nehammer
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said the terror threat was “very serious’’ following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift performances in Vienna.
Organisers cancelled Swift’s shows...
Nigeria’s Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State: video text
Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State, which rules a self-declared caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, according...
Britain pushes U.N. resolution against ransom payments to extremists
Britain submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that calls on countries to prevent the payment of kidnap ransoms to...