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 »
17 fresh FIRs filed in coal scam under money laundering law
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered 17 fresh criminal cases against firms from various parts of the country in connection with coal blocks allocation scam. This is in addition to the 16 cases that the agency has already registered in connection with the scam under Prevention of... read more »
Sunanda murder case: Pushkar’s son, friends may be questioned soon by Delhi...
After police found nothing conclusively new in the statement Shashi Tharoor’s help, Narayan Singh, gave them, they are drawing up a list of persons Sunanda Pushkar was in touch with in the two months prior to her death. Police have come up with a list, which includes friends, family and business... read more »
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 »
Dallas County sheriff’s deputy tests negative for Ebola
State health officials say the Dallas County sheriff’s deputy, who exhibited symptoms of Ebola, has tested negative for the disease. Michael Monnig was released from a Texas hospital on... read more »
Kobane holds out against IS as US urges Turkey to get involved
Mursitpinar: The US on Thursday urged Turkey to join the fight against advancing Islamic State fighters, who have seized part of the key Syrian border town of Kobane despite US-led air... read more »
Ebola cost to West Africa economy could top $32 billion: World Bank
WASHINGTON: The deadly Ebola epidemic could deal a USD 32 billion-plus blow to the West African economy over the next year if officials cannot get it under control, the World Bank warned on... read more »
ISIS attacks Kobani; 21 dead in Turkey as Kurds rise
MURSITPINAR, Turkey: Islamic State (ISIS) fighters launched a renewed assault on the Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday night, and at least 21 people were killed in riots in neighbouring... read more »
LoC tension live: Jaitley says India will make Pakistan’s a...
Defence minister Arun Jaitley is out of hospital and is all guns blazing against Pakistan. In comments to the media, his first official interaction since being discharged from AIIMS, Jaitley decried... read more »
