Former Iran vice president jailed over corruption charges
The former vice president of Iran, Mohammad Reza Rahimi, who was sentenced to a little over five years in prison for corruption, was transferred to a jail Sunday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported. According to a verdict by the Iran’s Supreme Court in January, Rahimi is to spend five... read more »
ISIS vows revenge for Osama’s blood, beheads 21 Egyptian Christians a...
airo: Flaunting its latest atrocious act, the Islamic State has released a new video showing the beheading of tens of Egyptian Christians in Libya, who were abducted by the extremists last year. In a quick response, Egyptian warplanes are said to have carried out air strikes targeting the Islamic... read more »
Female Suicide Bomber Kills 10 in a Nigerian Region Racked by Islamist Viol...
DAMATURU, Nigeria — A suicide bomber blew herself up at a crowded bus station in this northeastern Nigerian city on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 30, the police said. Damaturu is in a region that is frequently attacked by Islamist militants. Adamu Muhammad, a witness, said he heard a... read more »
China’s Foreign Minister Pushes Iran on Nuclear Deal
BEIJING: A deal with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme would help it escape from sanctions and allow more efforts to be spent on economic development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during a trip to Tehran. The negotiations between Iran and the United States, Russia, China, France,... read more »
Youngest suspect in Charlie Hebdo attack surrenders, cops release photos of other two
An 18-year-old implicated alongside two brothers in the bloody attack against a satirical weekly in Paris has surrendered to police, according to a source close to the case. “Hamyd... read more »
AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hinders hunt for black boxes
International experts with sophisticated acoustic detection gear joined teams scouring the sea for the wreck of an Indonesia AirAsia passenger jet on Friday, but bad weather was again... read more »
Australia seeks return of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste jailed in Egypt
The lawyer for one of three Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt has formally applied to the government in Cairo to have him deported to Australia. It comes after Egypt’s highest court,... read more »
Second abandoned migrant ship drifting off Italy
A Moldovan cargo ship carrying an estimated 700 migrants has docked in the Italian port of Gallipoli. The Blue Sky M had apparently been abandoned by its crew, and at one point seemed to be... read more »
BJP President Amit Shah will soon appoint new general secretaries...
New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah will soon appoint new general secretaries, said sources on Friday. There are over five vacancies which need to be filled as a number of general secretaries have... read more »
