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94% of US terrorist attacks were carried by non-Muslims, says FBI analysis
When someone reminds you the phrase ‘Not all Muslims are terrorists but all terrorists are Muslims,’quote them an analysis done by FBI that states ‘every U.S. terrorist attack between 1980 and 2005, 94% were carried out by a non-Muslim’. According to data, the number of anti-Muslim groups in the
53 killed in airstrikes in Syria’s Aleppo
Aleppo [Syria]: At least 53 people were killed and more than 60 were injured in airstrikes that targeted a marketplace in Syria‘s northwestern Aleppo province on Monday. According to Khalid Al-Khatib, a pro-opposition Syrian civil defense teams (White Helmets), three airstrikes targeted the marke
Rohingya crisis: Aung San Suu Kyi meets UN chief Antonio Guterres, Rex Tillerson
Manila: Myanmar’State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under rising global pressure to solve the Rohingya crisis in northern Rakhine State, has had meetings here with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. According to informed sources, ove
London: Indian-origin doctor released over baby’s circumcision
London: An Indian-origin doctor who was arrested in East Midlands region of England for the circumcision of a three-month-old baby boy without his mother’s approval has been released without charge. Dr Balvinder Mehat, 61, was accused of circumcising the tot without religious reasons in July 2013
Kindergarten fight: Kim Jong-un insulted me by calling “old,” when I would NEVER call him “short and fat”: Trump
US president Donald Trump said that Kim Jong-un insulted him by telling him old and said he never called Kim Jong-un short and fat. On the other hand Trump expressed his wish to befriend with North Korean leader. Why would Kim Jong-un insult me by calling me "old," when I would NEVER call him "shor
Myanmar troops systematically gang-raped Rohingya women, says UN envoy
Myanmar soldiers “systematically targeted” Rohingya women for gang-rape during violence against the minority Muslim community which triggered an exodus to Bangladesh, an UN special envoy said on Sunday. Pramila Patten, a special representative of the UN Secretary-General on sexual violence in confli
Pakistan: Four aides of Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed walk free
Four aides of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, who were detained along with the JuD chief by the government of Pakistan’s Punjab province under preventative detention since January, have been released. Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Hussain - walked free
Vladimir Putin told me ‘he absolutely didn’t meddle’ in US election: Trump
US president Donald Trump on Saturday said Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin told him that “he didn’t meddle” in US elections that propelled the billionaire former reality star to the White House. Trump’s relationship with Moscow has stalked the first year of his presidency, with key former aide
Pakistan to arrange meeting between Indian ‘spy’ Kulbhushan Jadhav and wife on humanitarian grounds
Pakistan on Friday offered to arrange a meeting between Kubhushan Jadhav, an Indian national sentenced to death by a military court for alleged involvement in espionage, and his wife on humanitarian grounds. The Foreign Office said in a brief statement that a note verbale with the formal offer of
Resignation of Priti Patel won’t affect Indian influence in Britain
London: It was shocking news for the Indian community in Britain. The most influential British-Indian politician was ousted from the government in an unceremonious way. International Development Secretary Priti Patel was recalled from her Uganda trip and forced to submit her resignation for breachin
India, Bangladesh Launch Multiple Connectivity Projects
KOLKATA / DHAKA: A number of connectivity projects, including a new passenger train service between Kolkata and Bangladesh's southwestern industrial city of Khulna, were today launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina that will help reduce the travel time
US slams World Bank lending to rich countries like China
Washington: World Bank lending to countries like China that are rich enough to finance their own development hurts poor countries that need help, a senior US Treasury official said today. David Malpass, Treasury’s under secretary for International Affairs, cited China as a prime example of the pr
Texas Shooting: Gunman looked for survivors to kill
Washington: According to a media report released, the gunman Devin Kelley who killed 26 persons inside a church in US went on looking for survivors to execute through the church benches(pews) as reported by a Spanish couple who luckily survived the attacked. The shooting happened at the First Bap
Indian arrested for stealing cash in Thailand
Bangkok: An Indian man has been arrested for stealing cash belonging to an Egyptian passenger at the Suvarnabhumi Airport here, the police said. Police and airport officials launched an investigation after the Egyptian filed a complaint on Saturday, saying that cash in his luggage had been stolen
Pak army chief meets Iranian President Rouhani
Tehran: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa held a meeting with Iranian President”>Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during his ongoing visit to Iran. According to a statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Iranian leadership thanked Gen Bajwa for his
Texas church shooting: At least 26 people killed, shooter identified
Sutherland Springs (Texas): At least 26 people were killed in Sunday’s church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, with the deceased ranging in age from 5 to 72 years old. The above-mentioned information was provided by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, in a press conference. The shooter has been
Trump says Japan would shoot North Korean missiles 'out of sky' if it bought U.S. weaponry
TOKYO - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Japan would shoot North Korean missiles “out of the sky” if it bought the U.S. weaponry needed for doing so, suggesting Tokyo take a stance it has avoided until now. North Korea is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programs in defiance of U
Sikh politician in the US labelled a terrorist
A Sikh mayoral candidate in the US was labelled a terrorist in defamatory flyers which were left on car windshields only days before the election. The flyers targeted Ravinder Bhalla, the first Sikh to hold an elected office in New Jersey. Bhalla served as a Councilman. The election to replace