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British cleric sentenced to life in pris...

British cleric sentenced to life in prison on terror charges

A 56-year old British cleric has been sentenced to life in prison by a court here after being convicted of 11 terror-related charges, including providing material support to Al Qaeda and conspiring to establish a terrorist training camp in the US. Abu Hamza, also known as Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, was... read more »

Militant group Boko Haram killed around ...

Militant group Boko Haram killed around 2000 people in an attack in Norther...

A small city on the northern border of Nigeria witnessed an Islamic extremist attack by the jihadist group Boko Haram on January 9, 2015. The attack killed as many as 2000 people. The attack is said to be the deadliest in the history of Boko Haram in its ongoing five-year long insurgency in... read more »

France to discuss measures to avert Pari...

France to discuss measures to avert Paris-style attacks

Key members of the French government will meet on Saturday morning to decide on new measures aimed at thwarting a repeat of the attacks in Paris that culminated in a massacre of 12 people at a satirical newspaper, and a supermarket bloodbath that left four hostages dead. World leaders have... read more »

US trains Iraqis for house-to-house batt...

US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS

TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter and search it. For now, there are no militants inside, and American and Iraqi instructors are on hand to tell them how to position... read more »

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Nawaz Sharif approves three-member bench for Musharraf's treason case

Nawaz Sharif approves three-member bench for Musharraf’s tr...

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved the names of three judges, including a female judge, for the special court that will conduct trial of former President General... read more »

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung, Merapi volcanoes erupt

Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung, Merapi volcanoes...

Medan – Two volcanoes erupted on Monday in Indonesia, prompting warnings for flights and evacuation preparations, official said. Mount Sinabung... read more »

Syria rebel chief Liwa al-Tawhid Brigade killed in regi...

Syria rebel chief Liwa al-Tawhid Brigade killed in regime strike

Beirut: The head of the Syrian rebel Liwa al-Tawhid Brigade has died of wounds he suffered in a regime air strike last week, the rebels and a monitor said on... read more »

Philippine Typhoon Haiyan survivors turn cave-dwellers

Philippine Typhoon Haiyan survivors turn cave-dwellers

Mercedes – Victims who survived the Philippines’ super typhoon by huddling in a cave as a tsunami-like wave obliterated their community have now... read more »

52 killed in Russian plane crash

52 killed in Russian plane crash

Moscow – As many as 52 people, comprising 46 passengers and six crew, were killed when a Boeing! 737 crashed in a Russian city on landing Sunday, Xinhua... read more »

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G20: Obama warns of Asia ‘intimidation’ ahead of summit

US President Barack Obama has said that Asia’s security must not be based on intimidation where big nations bully small ones. Mr Obama told students in Brisbane, Australia –... read more »

Reform process bound to face resistance, must be insulated from political pressure: Modi a...

BRISBANE: As he seeks to accelerate his economic reform drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said reform process is bound to face resistance and wanted it to be insulated from... read more »

Islamic State says it plans tIslamic State says it plans to issue its own currencyo issue ...

They have paraded their own flag, formed courts and ministries, issued passports and even license plates. Now, the leaders of the Islamic State, the violent jihadist group that has seized... read more »

7.3 magnitude earthquake rattles Indonesia, tsunami alert sparks panic

Kota Ternate: A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia Saturday, sparking a tsunami warning and causing panicked people to flee their homes.Small... read more »

Putin denies deployment of n-missiles in Kaliningrad

David Cameron: Putin is not a man of his word

David Cameron has suggested that he does not trust Vladimir Putin in an interview ahead of a critical meeting at the G20 summit in Brisbane. Mr Cameron said he was saddened that Mr Putin had failed... read more »