The husband and wife accused of killing 14 people in California bore little resemblance, apart from their Muslim faith, to the aimless young men who have been arrested in the United States for plotting violent attacks in the name of the Islamic State.
Read more(Reuters) – Comments praising the Islamic State were posted during the California shooting to a Facebook page established by the woman accused of helping to kill 14 people, a Facebook Inc spokesman said on Friday. The Facebook profile, established under an alias by Tashfeen Malik, was removed by the company on Thursday for violating its community standards, which prohibit praise or promotion of “acts of terror,” said the spokesman, who asked not to be named.
Read moreThe head of Iran's elite military Quds Force, who is subject to a United Nations travel ban, has met senior Russian officials in Moscow, an Iranian official said on Friday. Qassem Soleimani, chief of the force which is an overseas arm of the Revolutionary Guards, has been subject to an international travel ban and asset freeze by the U.N
Read moreReal estate mogul Donald Trump won viewers' attention during the Republican U.S. presidential debate, though perhaps not the debate itself, as the other candidates looked to build their own name recognition.
Read moreBy David Brunnstrom HANOI (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry lauded on Friday the warming of ties with Vietnam but said the scope of relations, and military deals, would depend on its communist rulers' willingness to protect rights and freedoms.
Read moreBy Phil Stewart CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (Reuters) – New U.S.
Read moreBy Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said internet firms must do more to deal with online extremism after three teenage girls radicalized “in their bedrooms” left London in an apparent bid to travel to Syria. Friends Amira Abase, 15, Shamima Begum, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16, flew to Turkey last week in what the authorities believe was an attempt to travel to Syria to join the militant Sunni Islamist group Islamic State. News of their actions led to calls from lawmakers for social media companies to do more after it was revealed they had been in contact via Twitter with other women involved with Islamic State
Read moreThe controversial U.S. surveillance law known as FISA led to the discovery of a plot to attack the U.S
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts were suspended on Monday after apparently being hacked by Islamic State supporters
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command said on Monday that operational military networks were not compromised and there was “no operational impact” from a hacking incident carried out by people claiming to be sympathizers of the Islamic State militant group
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