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West Edmonton Mall named in al-Shabaab video as possible target
CBC.ca
Edmonton police say there is “no imminent threat” to the city after the al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab named West Edmonton Mall as a possible target in video online. The video appears to call on followers to attack shopping malls in the United States, U.K. ...

US security chief warns shoppers after terror threat   BBC News
No imminent threat to Aust, NZ malls   Daily Mail
Mall of America Heightens Security After al-Shabab Threat   ABC News
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Toronto Sun
Irish Independent
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Death toll in Bangladesh ferry accident rises to 65
Xinhua
DHAKA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- At least 65 people died in a ferry accident in a river in Bangladesh's western Manikganj district on Sunday, after another 24 bodies were found, local media reported on Monday. Most of the new bodies were found after the ferry was ...

Bangladesh Ferry Sinks, Killing Dozens   Wall Street Journal
Bangladesh Ferry Sinking Death Toll Rises to 65: Police   NDTV
Overcowded ferry sinks in Bangladesh; at least 41 killled   DAWN.com
Reuters Canada
Nigerian Tribune
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Why did the Turkish military storm into Syria? (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
The Turkish military crossed into war-torn Syria to secure a 13th century tomb. Why was this site so important to the Turks? By Alexander LaCasse, Staff Writer February 22, 2015. About video ads. Over 600 Turkish soldiers accompanied by 100 tanks and ...

Turkish troops enter Syria, evacuate guards and remains from tomb   The Age
Turkish troops enter Syria to relocate historic tomb   Times of India
Turks raid Isis territory for Ottoman tomb, rescue soldiers   New Zealand Herald
Washington Post
The Nation
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Tearful families of missing Isil girls beg them to return
Irish Independent
Relatives of three missing English schoolgirls who are believed to have fled to Syria to join Isil wept as they issued heartfelt pleas for the youngsters to come home. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Police are ...

Britain aims to stem flow of Islamic State youth recruits   The Globe and Mail
Syria-bound UK girls asked to come home   The Nation
UK authorities criticised for failing to monitor social media as three schoolgirls ...   ABC Online
Daily Mail
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Despite cold and slush, Chinese New Year is welcomed boisterously
Washington Post
According to Chinese lore, those born in the year of the goat are calm, gentle sorts who don't like to be the center of attention. Try telling that to the son of a couple who were born in the year of the horned animal (some say the goat, some the sheep or the ram).
Chineses New Year parade draws Vancouver crowd estimated at 100000   The Province
130000 attend Sydney's Chinese New Year parade   Xinhua
Photos: Lunar New Year parade packs Chinatown   Vancouver Sun
CBC.ca
Global Times
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Nigerian girl detonates suicide bomb in crowded market
CBC.ca
A young girl with explosives strapped to her body killed five people and wounded dozens at a security checkpoint outside a market in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum on Sunday, witnesses said. "[She] refused to be checked at the gate to the market ...

Girl suicide bomber kills five in Nigeria   DAWN.com
Child suicide bomber kills seven in attack on market at Nigerian city of Potiskum   ABC Online
Girl bomber, eight, kills five in Yobe   Daily Times Nigeria
Daily Mail
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National security statement: Tony Abbott flags crackdown on Australians ...
Sydney Morning Herald
The Pulse Live: national security dominates Parliament's return · Abbott's full speech · Review of counter terrorism arrangements. Australian-born citizens involved in terrorism would be stripped of some of their citizenship rights under a proposed ...

Australian PM Abbott announces fresh security crackdown   Reuters UK
'The Islamist death-cult has declared war on the world': PM announces he will ...   Daily Mail
Abbott Iraq story false: defence chiefs   The Australian (blog)
Jerusalem Post Israel News
The Australian Financial Review
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Analysis: Egypt left to fight alone against Islamist terrorism
Jerusalem Post Israel News
While Jordan's attacks on Islamic State after the horrific murder of its pilot were met with understanding from the West, Egypt received no such support. Egyptian Christians in orange jumpsuits just before their execution by ISIS henchmen.
Wrongly jailed youth will be freed this week, Egypt's el-Sissi says   The Globe and Mail
Egyptian president calls for unified Arab force to combat Islamists   Haaretz
Fierce crackdown on dissent no laughing matter in Egypt   Daily Times
Xinhua
CNN
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ISIS militants claim attack on Iran envoy's home in Libya
The Daily Star
Libyan security forces inspect the site of a bomb explosion at the entrance of the residence of the Iranian ambassador in the capital Tripoli on February 22, 2015. AFP PHOTO / STR. Connect; Tweet; RSS; Follow; Email; Print; Share. Agencies. CAIRO: A bomb ...

ISIS claims it bombed Iran envoy's residence   Al-Arabiya

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Man Haron Monis: portrait of a monster
Sydney Morning Herald
Timeline of Man Haron Monis in Australia · 'The system let us down': Tony Abbott · Analysis: Review leaves biggest question unanswered. Man Haron Monis arrived at Sydney International Airport on Monday, October 28, 1996, and wrote down his occupation ...

Australia to tighten immigration laws to counter hate groups   Al Jazeera America
Australia cracks down on immigration following siege review   TVNZ
Sydney siege report signals tighter immigration curbs   Daily Times
AsiaOne
Herald Sun
NEWS.com.au
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