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Australia bans travel to Iraqi city of Mosul under new law to stem flow of foreign fighters

CANBERRA, Australia – The Iraqi city of Mosul, which is held by Islamic State movement fighters, has become the second terrorist hot-spot to be declared off-limits to Australians under a new counterterrorism law aimed at deterring foreign fighters. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Monday that the Mosul district in northern …

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Iran demands extradition of suspected Iranian militant figure reportedly arrested in Pakistan

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran is demanding the extradition of a suspected Iranian militant arrested in Pakistan. Wednesday’s report by the semi-official Fars news agency quotes Gen. Masoud Rezvani as saying that Tehran is asking Islamabad to hand over Abdulsattar Rigi, arrested over the weekend in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province. Rezvani …

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Egyptian court overturns 37 death sentences, orders a retrial in criticized mass trial

CAIRO – Judicial officials in Egypt say an appeals court has ordered a retrial in an internationally criticized mass trial, overturning 37 death sentences. Initially, more than 500 suspected backers of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi were sentenced to death last March in a swift, two-day trial in Minya. Defense …

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