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| Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants decapitate Tuareg man in Mali |
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| BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in northern Mali have decapitated a Tuareg hostage seized last week for purportedly acting as an informer for French forces in the region, a Malian security source said on Wednesday. Residents of the village of Zouera, some 80 km (50 miles) north of Timbuktu, said the man's head had been found, and four other Tuareg men, taken with him last week, had been released. The man's family said they had recovered the rest of his body. They gave no further details. ... |
| Philippine Islamist militants threaten to kill German captives |
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| MANILA (Reuters) - Al-Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippines have threatened to kill two Germans hostages they have been holding since April unless Germany stops supporting U.S. action against Islamic State militants, the SITE monitoring service said. Philippine security officials said on Wednesday that they were checking intelligence reports of the threats from the small but violent Abu Sayyaf group, which is also demanding a ransom of 250 million pesos ($5.6 million) for the captives' release. ... |
| Australia police kill "terror suspect" after two officers stabbed |
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| By Lincoln Feast SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police shot dead a teenager after he stabbed two counter terrorism officers, days after sweeping raids involving hundreds of police thwarted what they said was an imminent plot to behead a member of the public. Australia, a staunch ally of the United States and its escalating action against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, is on high alert for attacks by home-grown militants returning from fighting in the Middle East. ... |
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