The Obama Administration has been conducting "self-defense" airstrikes against militants in Somalia, and plans to augment its campaign there.
The global refugee population grew by 5.8 million people in 2016 in part because of conflicts in the Middle East and Africa.
Sunday's attack at a police station in eastern Kenya would be the latest instance of female ISIS fighters launching attacks in Africa.
Al-Shabab, which has been carrying out a series of deadly attacks in Somalia, said it was behind the attack.
A lawmaker in the Southeast Asian country filed a resolution seeking to bar Trump from entering the country following his speech calling the Philippines a “terrorist nation.”
Hamza bin Laden promised to continue al Qaeda’s fight against the United States and its allies in a 21-minute speech entitled “We Are All Osama,” according to a report.
The estimates are from the day Obama took office in January 2009 through Dec. 31, 2015, and have been criticized for being highly understated.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but al-Shabab militants have frequently launched attacks against security forces and civilians around the country in the past.
At least 15 people were killed and at least 12 wounded in a Mogadishu hotel that is a haunt of politicians and military officials.
The world had 65.3 million displaced people in 2015 — almost 6 million more than at the end of 2014, the United Nations Refugee Agency said on World Refugee Day.
More than 35,000 children sought asylum in Sweden in 2015.
The al Qaeda-linked militant group said that its fighters detonated a car bomb at the base in the central town of Haglan, killing 60 soldiers.
The 2016 Global Peace Index showed that the world has become increasingly violent, with deaths from conflict at a 25-year high and terrorist attacks at an all-time high.
The Olympic refugee team highlights long-running conflicts in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The al Qaeda-affiliated group claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack on the Mogadishu hotel that killed at least 16.
Colonel Ali Mohamed, a Mogadishu police officer, said the hotel on Maka Al Mukaram Road was hit by a car bomb that rammed its gate.
Al-Shabab representative Abdiasis abu Musab says its fighters killed five soldiers and wounded eight in the fighting.
A brief look at incidents similar to the events playing out Thursday with EgyptAir Flight 804.
The Earth saw record-high temperatures for a 12th consecutive month, data show.
Kenyan government officials suspect the Dadaab camp is a breeding ground for terrorism.
More than 40,000 square miles of the total search area of 46,332 square miles have so far been scoured, with operations expected to be called off in July.
The government's decision to shutter the Dadaab and Kakuma camps, housing more than 500,000 people, is "reckless," critics say.
