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Latest hostage video shows ISIS fears US...

Latest hostage video shows ISIS fears US assault: experts

Washington: A dramatic change of tone in the latest hostage video released by the Islamic State has convinced experts that the jihadist group is isolated and fearful of a US assault. Where three previous clips ended with a masked militant slitting the throat of a kneeling hostage, the new release... read more »

Terrorism raids could fuel anger in the ...

Terrorism raids could fuel anger in the Muslim community

At the rally at Lakemba station organised by Hizb ut-Tahrir in the aftermath of the terrorism raids on 25 houses, the anger was palpable. “Enough is enough of scapegoating the Muslim community,” Uthman Badar, one of the organisers, thundered. “We will not be fooled by the spin and... read more »

It’s United Kingdom: Scotland says...

It’s United Kingdom: Scotland says ‘No’ to independence

Scotland has rejected the historic vote for independence as an overwhelming majority of the 32 areas rejected leaving the United Kingdom. Nearly all the votes have been declared so far and only 5 , including Glasgow, Dundee and West Dunbartonshire, said ‘Yes’ BBC showed that in the... read more »

First French Ebola victim to be flown ho...

First French Ebola victim to be flown home from Liberia

PARIS: The first French Ebola patient was set to be flown home on Thursday, as the World Bank warned the spiralling epidemic is threatening economic catastrophe in west Africa. Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, said a female volunteer had contracted the killer virus while on... read more »

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Children illegally crossing border subject to repatriation: Obama

Children illegally crossing the border would be repatriated to their home countries, U.S. President Barack Obama has told visiting leaders of the Central American countries. “Within a... read more »

Nisha Desai Biswal becomes first Indian-American point person for South Asia

Modi visa issue ‘a thing of past’: Biswal

Now that U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House, the visa issue associated with him is a thing of past, a top American official has... read more »

Twelve-hour cease-fire takes effect between Israel, Gaza militants

A 12-hour humanitarian truce went into effect on Saturday after Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip agreed to a U.N. request for a pause in fighting and efforts... read more »

Attack on prisoner convoy kills 60 people in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say militants have attacked a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad, killing 52 prisoners and eight soldiers. They said the dawn attack began with militants firing... read more »

Hindus not regarded warmly by Americans: Pew poll

Hindu-Americans are not regarded as warmly as Jewish people, Catholics, Evangelical Christians and Buddhists, according to a recent poll by the Pew Research Centre, which noted that Hindus here were... read more »