Obama to convene UNSC meeting on foreign fighters: White House
U.S. President Barack Obama will convene a meeting of the U.N. Security Council next month on the threat posed by foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, the White House has said, amidst reports that another American jihadi has died in Syria fighting for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It... read more »
ISIS actions against Islamic law: Malaysian PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has strongly condemned the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), saying the group’s actions are against the teachings of the Prophet and run counter to the Islamic law. “The actions of the Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq run counter to our... read more »
Australia, Malaysia reach search cost-sharing deal for MH370
Malaysia’s Transport Minister says an investigation into how a Malaysian airliner came to crash into the Indian Ocean far off course cannot go further until wreckage and its black boxes are found. Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai is in Australia on Thursday to sign a cost-sharing... read more »
Israel releases footage of rocket launchers in Gaza
The Israeli army has released footage it says shows the targeting of rocket launchers in Gaza. The army says the video was filmed on Monday. It says the attack followed rocket attacks from a school compound in the Shejaia neighbourhood and from a concealed launcher west of Khan Younis. Early on... read more »
