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Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for inviting support for the so-called Islamic State group.The 49-year-old was convicted at the Old Bailey after backing the group in an oath of allegiance…

 Dignity Operation leader Khalifa Haftar said in an interview with Russian news agency Sputnik that Chad and Egypt are the top supporting countries giving him military and other forms of support, while other neighbouring countries…

Libyan forces took hold Monday of the seaside Jizah naighbourhood after heavy clashes and became inches away from the last nooks IS militants are holed inside.The media office posted Monday photos showing the Jizah neighbourhood and…

An attack on the offices of an international charity in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has left at least one civilian dead, officials say.Gunfire erupted when four armed men stormed the building of the aid group Care in…

The death toll after a car park collapsed while under construction in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv has risen to three, rescue workers say.A search is continuing for four other people missing at the site.Reports say an initial…

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a tense meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Sunday in a bid to resolve the ongoing crisis in Syria.The pair spoke for more than 90 minutes in what Obama…

The French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Monday that it is quite likely that IS radical groups remaining in Libya would flee to Egypt or Tunisia after being pushed and defeated in their Libyan stronghold of Sirte,"We…

The price of oil jumped after Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to discuss ways to stabilise the oil market.The announcement was made by the countries' energy ministers, Alexander Novak and Khalid al-Falih.The price of Brent crude…