Attacks

Woman stabbed in central Sydney knife rampage, suspect arrested

Police said the stabbing victim did not sustain life-threatening injuries and were investigating the discovery of a women's body in a nearby apartment that appeared to have stabbing wounds.

Israeli settlements threaten olive harvest in occupied West Bank

The United Nations says since last year, the number of attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian-owned olive trees has increased three-folds.

Gunmen attack intelligence service centre in Afghan capital

There is no claim of responsibility in the latest attack that follows a string of assaults, mostly carried out by the Taliban, across Afghanistan since Friday, killing hundreds of people, including civilians and security personnel.

Israeli air strikes hit various locations across Gaza

Israeli aircraft have launched air strikes on at least 12 different locations across Gaza.

Daesh claims responsibility for suicide attack in Indonesia

At least 10 people including police officers were injured in the attack, which the police say, was carried out by a family of five including an eight-year-old-child who survived.

Afghan forces retake northern district from Taliban

Afghan security forces have retaken Kohistan district in the northern province of Badakhshan amid ongoing fighting with the Taliban across the war-torn country.

Paris attacks suspect gets 20 years in jail over shootout in Belgium

Salah Abdeslam and an accomplice have been found guilty of 2016 shootout with the Belgian police in Brussels. Abdeslam is being held in jail in France pending a separate trial over the 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people died.

Ex-Burkina Faso soldier may have participated al-Qaida-linked attacks

Burkina Faso's government has launched an investigation into the attacks which killed eight soldiers and injured more than 80 in the capital,Ouagadougou. It is believed that one of the killed soldiers may have in fact been an assailant.

Far-right Greek party blamed for attacks on refugees and migrants

Greece's top court is currently investigating claims that the Golden Dawn, a far-right group and the country's third-largest party, is behind attacks on refugees and migrants in Athens.

Gunmen kill at least 28 in attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt

The group of Coptic Christians was on a bus en route to a monastery in Minya, central Egypt when they were shot.

Daesh attack on government convoy kills at least 25 in Pakistan

A bomb exploded near a convoy of the deputy chairman of Pakistan's Senate on Friday, in the province of Balochistan. The death toll could rise with dozens injured. Daesh claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack.

Syrian regime air strikes kill 16 ahead of Geneva peace talks

Attacks occur as world leaders at the Munich security conference pushed for a political solution to the six-year-long war that has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.