After Charlie Hebdo: Paris Jewish shop hostage-taker killed
PARIS: At least five people, including the attacker, have died at a kosher grocery in Paris where a gunman took several hostages. …
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Democracy vs authoritarianism vs terrorism
It was supposed to be all about terrorism, but somehow it seems more and more about democracy, constitutionalism and their nemesis…
Would we hang a 14-year-old 'terrorist'?
To forget the pain of deaths past, we must do some killing of our own. Executions are set to guide the plot of Pakistans latest ep…
Israel approves 380 new settler homes
JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of 380 new settler homes in two areas of annex…
Intelligence official abducted in Yemen
SANAA: A senior Yemeni intelligence official was abducted in Sanaa on Thursday by fighters from the Huthi militia in control of th…
44 jihadists killed in clashes with Kurds in Syria
BEIRUT: At least 44 members of the Islamic State group were killed in clashes with Kurdish fighters in Syria on Thursday, a monito…
Jordan vows ‘all efforts’ to save pilot seized by IS
AMMAN: Jordan vowed on Thursday to make every effort to save a pilot captured by the Islamic State group in Syria as Washington de…
US-led coalition hits IS with 31 air raids
WASHINGTON: The United States-led coalition pounded the Islamic State (IS) militant group with 31 air strikes on Friday, including…
Indian police probe godman over alleged castration of 400 followers
NEW DELHI: Indian police said they are investigating a popular self-styled godman for allegedly encouraging 400 followers to under…
Benedict Cumberbatch, fiancée Sophie Hunter expecting first child
LOS ANGELES: British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and his fiance Sophie Hunter are expecting their first child, a representative of …
