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2015, the year that Islamic State terror went global
Over the past 12 months, the group that took root in Iraq and in the chaos of the Syrian war has turned its focus from territorial gains to hitting at "distant enemies".
UN adopts resolution on Syrian peace process
Through the resolution, endorsing a peace process, the world body is sending a clear message that the time is now to stop the killing in Syria: US Secretary of State John Kerry.
France uses first cruise missiles against Islamic State
France, which has been involved in the US-led coalition air strikes in Iraq since September 2014, expanded its strikes to Syria 12 months later.
Huge blast, gunshots rock central Kabul
Security officials cordoned off the streets and ambulances with wailing sirens were seen rushing to the scene.
Russia bombs nearly 1,500 Syrian targets, oil fields
Among the targets was a "command post" near the town of Khnaifess in the Homs region, and a "large ammunitions stockpile" near Morek in Hama region, which was captured from the Syrian army in early November.
Statue of Liberty, a symbol of democracy and freedom, inspired by an Arab woman
The recent findings are especially startling for some in the United States amid a heated debate over the arrival of refugees from war-scarred Syria and other Muslim majority countries.
IMF approves China's yuan as elite reserve currency
China, the world's second-largest economy, asked in 2014 for the yuan to be added to the Fund's Special Drawing Rights basket.
Fights against climate change, terrorism linked, says French President Hollande
Hollande reiterated that a deal to try to keep any further increase in global temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius needed to be "universal, differentiated and binding", with richer countries contributing more than poorer ones.
Barack Obama, Francois Hollande pay respects to Paris attack victims
The two leaders, along with the mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, laid flowers at the music venue where 90 people were killed by jihadist gunmen and suicide bombers on November 13.
Musharraf treason tribunal orders re-investigation
The court also tasked the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to complete the investigation by December 17 and report it.
Germany to send 650 troops to Mali to relieve France
Berlin had previously deployed around 10 soldiers as part of the UN mission and von der Leyen had in October already discussed increasing the number of troops.
'No specific, credible threat' to US from Islamic State: White House
"The President directed his national security team to continue to intensify ongoing efforts to degrade and destroy ISIL," the White House said.
Social media platforms enabling radicalisation: US envoy Richard Verma
The second potential security challenge comes from the inability of mega-cities to uphold their end of the social contract through effective governance and service provision, the US Ambassador said.
