Cameron warns of IS threat to UK
BBC Online :Islamic State militants could grow strong enough to target people on the streets of Britain unless action is taken, David Cameron has warned.The...
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Colombia conflict victims join Farc peace talks in Cuba
BBC Online :A group of victims from five decades of conflict in Colombia has for the first time joined left-wing Farc rebels and government negotiators...
Islamic State executed 700 people from Syrian tribe
Reuters, Beirut :The Islamic State militant group has executed 700 members of a tribe it has been battling in eastern Syria during the past two...
2 UN peacekeepers killed in attack in northern Mali
BBC Online :Two UN peacekeepers have been killed and seven others were injured in a suicide attack on a UN patrol base in northern Mali.A...
Kurd forces ‘advance’ on Mosul dam
BBC Online :Kurdish sources say their forces “are advancing” in an offensive to retake Mosul dam from the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group.A joint operation...
53 killed in Nepal floods, mudslides
Reuters, Kathmandu :Flash floods and mudslides following heavy rain have killed at least 53 people in Nepal over the past three days and cut off...
Militants open fire at BSF in Kashmir: 2 killed
Zee Media Bureau, Jammu :Within a day after India’s Independence Day, militants opened fire at Border Security Force vehicle in Pulwama district of Jammu and...
Dutchman returns Israel medal after family deaths in Gaza
BBC Online :A Dutchman honoured by Israel for hiding a Jewish child during World War Two has handed back his medal after six of his...
Israel violates Gaza truce
Reuters, Gaza :The Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza accused Israel on Friday of a cross-border shooting in violation of a truce that has largely held...
Varun dropped from GS
PTI, New Delhi :Varun Gandhi was on Saturday dropped as general secretary by BJP president Amit Shah who constituted his new team, inducting former Karnataka...
Iraqi Sunnis may back new govt, fight IS
Reuters, Baghdad :Tribal leaders and clerics from Iraq’s Sunni heartland offered their conditional backing on Friday for a new government that hopes to contain sectarian...
Gang-rape in Rajasthan
PTI, Jaipur :A 22-year-old married woman was allegedly kept hostage and gang-raped by four men over three days in the city, police said on Saturday.The...