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US Air Force veteran sentenced to 35 years of prison for trying to join ISIS

Judges of a Brooklyn federal court slammed the veteran stating that he was being sentenced not because he was a Muslim but because he betrayed his own country.

Jun 1, 2017

Iraqi Army bans burqa in Mosul after ISIS militants use it to launch attacks

A military source in the Iraqi Armed Forces said that these full-bodied garments have been extensively used by both female and male ISIS militants to carry out attacks.

May 31, 2017

US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris climate deal: Report

Paris Agreement, which was signed in 2015, was reached between nearly 200 countries, including the US, with a goal to limit global warming.

May 31, 2017

Russia fires underwater missiles at ISIS in Syria

The Russian Defence Ministry on Wednesday said that its warship and submarine have fired four cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria.

May 31, 2017

Undercover activist investigating Ivanka Trump's shoe factory in China arrested, others missing

Reports state that the Chinese activist Hua Haifeng was working undercover for the United States-based China Labor Watch (CLW).

May 31, 2017

Yemen cholera death toll rises, but number of infections drop: WHO

The cholera epidemic in Yemen began in October and grew until December. It then dwindled but was never brought fully under control, and a new surge in cases began in April.

May 31, 2017

Indonesia: Arrest warrant issued for Islamic Defenders Front leader Habib Rizieq over porn charges

The leader, who played a key role in the campaign against former Christian governor of Jakarta Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, is in a legal soup for allegedly sending explicit messages to a woman.

May 31, 2017

Kabul: At least 80 killed, 350 wounded in explosion near Indian embassy

At least 80 people were killed and 350 others wounded in a massive explosion that took place near the Indian embassy in Kabul, Spokesman for Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan said on Wednesday.

May 31, 2017

Are banned Pakistani terrorist groups using Facebook to recruit youngsters?

Several banned terrorist outfits in Pakistan are using Facebook to register their presence, and some are even using it to radicalise and recruit impressionable youngsters! Read to know how they are doing it.

May 30, 2017

Israel constructing Lebanon village replica to train against Hezbollah

The Israeli Army has begun the construction a training facility that is the replica of Lebanese village. Read to know why this is important in its fight against the Hezbollah.

May 30, 2017

ISIS executes 7 women in Mosul for refusing sexual jihad

Reports state that the militants killed the children and the women after they allegedly refused to practice the so-called sexual jihad with the extremists.

May 30, 2017

Female zookeeper dies in 'freak accident' after tiger enters enclosure in UK zoo

The Hamerton Zoo Park also posted a statement on its Facebook page, saying that the incident "appears to have been a freak accident."

May 30, 2017

Internet sensation Nyakim Gatwech from Sudan says she is proud of the colour God has given her [PHOTOS]

The 24-year-old Sudanese model is overwhelmed by the immense support from people across the globe.

May 30, 2017

Baghdad blast: ISIS militants detonate bomb outside popular ice cream parlour; 24 dead

Several videos of the attack have been posted on social media, showing wounded people smeared with blood crying for help on the sidewalk outside the ice cream parlour.

May 30, 2017

Panama dictator Noriega, ousted in US invasion, dies at 83

President Juan Carlos Varela announced Noriega's death on Twitter late on Monday, and said his passing marked the closing of a chapter in the Central American country's history.

May 30, 2017