New attacks being planned ‘in France and elsewhere in Europe’: French PM
PARIS: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Monday that authorities believe new terror attacks are… Read More
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Islamic State does not exist in Pakistan: Foreign secretary
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry has said that Islamic State does not exist in Pakistan… Read More
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Clinton urges war on Islamic State, not Muslims
DES MOINES, United States: White House hopeful Hillary Clinton called for global unity to crush the… Read More
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#ParisAttacks leads to outpouring of support and solidarity from Pakistanis on social media
The horrific attacks that took place overnight at several popular locations in Paris and which… Read More
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IS claims responsibility for #ParisAttacks — French president calls them an “act of war”
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for attacks that killed 127 people in Paris, saying… Read More
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Kurdish forces say Islamic State defeated in Iraq’s Sinjar
SINJAR TOWN: Kurdish forces said they had secured strategic facilities in the northern Iraqi town… Read More
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Two suicide bombers hit Hezbollah bastion in Lebanon, 43 killed
BEIRUT: At least 43 people were killed and more than 240 wounded on Thursday in… Read More
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Kurdish forces launch battle to retake Iraq’s Sinjar town from IS
Backed by US air strikes, Kurdish forces said they captured several villages in an offensive… Read More
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U.S. general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
DUBAI: U.S. and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets… Read More
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Russian plane black boxes point to ‘attack’
PARIS: Black box data from the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt last week indicates… Read More
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Chemical weapons used by fighters in Syria – sources
Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where… Read More
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Obama says bomb may have caused Egypt plane crash
LONDON: US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron both believe a bomb… Read More
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Trudeau says Canada ready to settle 25,000 Syrian refugees
OTTAWA: Canada's new prime minister Thursday vowed to make good on campaign promises to resettle… Read More
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Bomb by Islamic State likely caused Russian plane crash: security sources
NEW YORK: Evidence now suggests that a bomb planted by the Islamic State militant group… Read More
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Tortured by Islamic State, rescued before execution: freed hostages recount ordeal
The last thing that came to Saad Khalaf Ali's mind as his Islamic State interrogators… Read More
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Air strikes kill 23 in IS’s Syria ‘capital’: monitor
DAMASCUS: Warplanes pounded the Islamic State group's de facto Syrian capital Raqa on Tuesday, killing… Read More
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Russia says air force hit Palmyra region in Syria
MOSCOW: Russia's air force has struck the area around the Islamic State-held ancient city of… Read More
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Russian delegation arrives in Egypt to begin crash investigation
CAIRO: Russian's transport minister and a team of high-level investigators has arrived in Cairo to… Read More
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Islamic State takes over Syrian town in Homs province: monitor
BEIRUT: Islamic State fighters took control of the Syrian town of Maheen in the southwest of… Read More
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IS affiliate claims shooting down Russian airliner leaving 224 died; Egypt denies any “irregular” activity
CAIRO: A Russian charter plane carrying 224 people crashed in a mountainous part of Egypt's… Read More
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