12 militants killed by security forces in Pakistan
Security forces in Pakistan claimed to have killed 12 militants in Shawal area of North Waziristan today. The forces advanced to capture strategic points in the valley abutting the Afghan…
US presidential race: Trump, Clinton set to expand their leads
AMN / In United States, White House hopefuls Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to expand their leads as 12 states and 1 territory go into the delegate count…
Islamophobic crimes on the rise in Europe, feel experts
The Muslims in Europe not only facing an increase in Islamophobic hate crimes, but they also suffer due to legal loopholes that allow such offenses to go unpunished, feel experts.…
62 killed in fresh violence by IS militants in Iraq
At least 62 people were killed in fresh attacks claimed by Islamic State militants for a second day in a row in Iraq. A suicide bomber blew himself up at…
Turkish military hits Daesh targets in northern Syria
ANKARA / Turkish military sources on Monday said that its military struck a number of Daesh targets in northern Syria on Sunday, reports Anadolu. Around 40 Howitzer rounds were fired…
Blow for Iran’s hardliners as reformists win key seats in Assembly
Moderates and reformists have dealt another blow to Iran’s hardliners, winning all but one of the seats for Tehran in the Assembly of Experts. President Hassan Rouhani and his allies…
Pakistan: Governor Taseer’s killer executed
Pakistan has hanged the former police bodyguard Mumtaz Qadri who shot dead Punjab’s governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws, officials say. Mumtaz Qadri shot dead Salman Taseer in Islamabad…
70 killed in bomb blasts in Iraq
70 people have been killed in twin bomb blasts just outside Baghdad in Iraq. . The explosions, caused by two roadside bombs, also left 100 people injured yesterday. The Islamic…
Reformists win landslide victory in Iran
Iran’s Election Headquarters on Monday announced the latest results of the vote count showing allies of Iran’s reformist President Hassan Rouhani have won a landslide victory in Tehran, in the…
Al-Shabab claims responsibility for twin blasts killing 30 in Somalia
AMN / Islamist militant group al-Shabab has said it carried out yesterday’s attack in Somalia’s southern city of Baidoa that killed at least 30 people. A car bomb exploded outside…