DAMATURU, Nigeria, Oct 7, (Agencies): Two women suicide bombers killed 18 people, including themselves, early Wednesday in northeast Nigeria at a mosque in the compound …
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Russia plans no infantry ops in Syria; Moscow would consider Iraq strikes if asked
MOSCOW, Oct 6, (Agencies): Russia is not conducting operations in Syria involving its own ground troops and will not do so, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, the …
Read More »I.S. CLAIMS ATTACKS ON YEMENI GOVERNMENT, GULF TROOPS
ADEN, Yemen, Oct 6, (Agencies): Islamic State in Yemen on Tuesday claimed coordinated suicide bombings targeting the Yemeni government and the Arab military coalition in …
Read More »Pastor escapes knife attack at his home – 4 quizzed on Japanese man murder
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 6, (Agencies): Police said they were questioning four people Monday in connection with the second killing of a foreigner in Bangladesh last …
Read More »US slaps sanction on ‘four militants’ – Efforts to destroy IS
WASHINGTON, Oct 6, (Agencies): The United States said on Monday it had imposed sanctions on four people affiliated with Islamic State and another militant group, …
Read More »Muslim youth stopped from joining IS
Bangalore, India, Oct 6: The chief cleric of Bangalore’s main mosque says he has advised the heads of hundreds of mosques in India’s technology hub …
Read More »US deports fewest immigrants
The Obama administration deported fewer immigrants over the past 12 months than at any time since 2006, according to government figures obtained by The Associated …
Read More »Iraqi Shiite militants welcome Russian action against IS; US accused of failing to act decisively
BAGHDAD, Oct 5, (Agencies): Iraq’s most powerful Iranian-backed Shiite militias said on Monday they would welcome Russian air strikes on Islamic State in the country …
Read More »Beating parasites wins 3 Nobel awards; Medicine prize goes to Japanese, Chinese and Irish scientists
STOCKHOLM, Oct 5, (Agencies): Three scientists from the US, Japan and China won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering drugs to fight …
Read More »Murders underline rise of Islamist militants
DHAKA, Oct 5, (Agencies): The assassination of two foreigners in a week has highlighted the growing danger posed by Islamist militants in Bangladesh, with experts …
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