TERRORISM

Extreme weather events are common in Niger, one of the world's poorest countries

One French woman held in Al-Hol says she would rather stay in the camp, because she feared ending up separated from her children

There have been a steady stream of arrests in Singapore related to support for Islamist extremism

An Afghan National Security Forces soldier mans a machinegun mounted on a vehicle while patrolling in Guzara, Herat province

The United States slapped sanctions on Turkey Monday as it demanded an end to the deadly incursion against Syrian Kurdish fighters, accusing its NATO partner of putting civilians at risk and allowing the release of Islamic State extremists.The actions came hours after Syrian regime troops returned for the first time in years to northeastern parts of the country, invited by Kurdish fighters desperate for protection as the United States pulls out.

Donald Trump said the US was taking steps to prevent the escape of captured Islamic State group fighters held by Syrian Kurdish forces that are being targeted in a Turkish military operation

Former senior commander of the dissolved FARC rebel group Ivan Marquez (L) and fugitive rebel Jesus Santrich (R) are pictured in a video published on August 29, 2019 announcing their return to arms

Diamonds are a major income source for cash-strapped Zimbabwe

Thousands of French police officers demonstrated in Paris Wednesday for better working conditions, against the backdrop of a spike in suicides in the force and allegations of police brutality that have sapped morale.The demonstration was the biggest by the police in years, reflecting the frustration among officers after a year of battling weekly "yellow vest" protests that have regularly turned violent.

The militants hit the US base at Baledogle, about 110 kilometres northwest of Somalia's capital Mogadishu

Colombia's president put the UN on alert about alleged Venezuelan misdeeds -- but the captions were wrong

A science journalist warned that with the right resources, terrorists could genetically alter an existing virus or pathogen to create a wide-scale pandemic that can kill millions or even billions of people. The new pathogen could be the Disease X that the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about.

A court sketch made on September 23, 2019, in a Paris courthouse shows, from left to right, Ines Madani, Ornella Gilligmann and Sarah Hervouet, arrested after a failed attempt to set off a car bomb at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in September 2016.

Ex-FARC guerrilla peace negotiator Rodrigo Granda wants the 2016 peace deal reached with the Colombian government fully implemented

Frequently violent demonstrations have raged in Hong Kong for more than three months

Once dressed to kill as they stalked the Colombian jungle, a group of young former FARC rebels have shed their camouflage fatigues, boots and guns to help ease their way back into society following a 2016 peace deal.The ex-guerrillas held a fashion show in Bogota this week, with colorful outfits and overt messages of peace pressed into service in the battle for Colombian hearts and minds, as the peace deal frays at the edges.

The terrorist group's elusive leader threat was discovered online, with threats aimed at the U.S. and its allies.

In this file photo taken on September 11, 2001, a man stands in the rubble, and calls out asking if anyone needs help, after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower in New York

The main gate at the prison for 9/11 detainees at the US Guantanamo Naval Base

A TV in a market in Cali, Colombia, broadcasts a video posted on YouTube on August 29, 2019 of former senior commander Ivan Marquez and fellow rebel Jesus Santrich announcing that they are taking up arms again

Fighters with the Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah party parade in a suburb of Beirut in May 2019