US-led air strikes hit Qaida branch in Syria: Monitor
BEIRUT: US-led coalition air strikes hit al-Qaida’s Syrian branch overnight, expanding the raids to jihadists outside the Islamic State group for only the second time, a monitoring group said on Thursday. The strikes against Al-Nusra Front in northwestern Syria killed several jihadists as... read more »
Pakistani police officer kills man suspected of blasphemy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police say an axe-wielding officer killed a Shia man in police custody, claiming he had committed blasphemy by insulting companions of the Prophet Muhammad. Officer Mukhtar Ahmed says the incident took place at a police station in the city of Gujrat in eastern Punjab province... read more »
Terror groups citing ISIS crusade to recruit Indian youths
Terror groups are invoking the name of the Islamic State (IS) as a tool for recruiting youths in India. These youths can be trained in the lawless areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border for carrying out terror strikes in India, officials in the security establishment said. Intelligence... read more »
Beijing to punish Dalai supporters
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have pledged to punish officials who follow Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and “support activities of splitting the country”, the official media reported, citing the Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). This... read more »
