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Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against honour killings 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Sunni Ittehad Council Logo found in Twitter Lahore, Pakistan: An influential group of Pakistani clerics have issued a fatwa against honour killings, with...

Victim’s last Snapchat starts with dancing, ends in gunfire 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

A vigil is seen near the site of the shooting at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando, Florida, June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Jim...

German president dines with Muslims, urges tolerance after Orlando 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

German President Joachim Gauck (2nd R) and his partner Daniela Schadt (2nd L) attend a Ramadan fasten break with members of the Muslim...

Maduro allies ask Venezuela high court to block recall over 'fraud' 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's allies have asked the Supreme Court to block the opposition's effort to organize a recall vote against him, alleging...

Saudi Arabia's influential deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, visits US 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gestures during a press conference in Riyadh on April 25, 2016. AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE Riyadh:...

Libyan pro-govt advance slows as IS hits back in Sirte 14 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government patrol the city of Sirte, 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of Tripoli, during an operation to...

Lebanese PM says bank bomb damages national security 13 Jun 2016 - 05:28 pm

People inspect the damage at the headquarters of the Lebanese Blom Bank where an explosion occurred outside the bank on Sunday, in Beirut,...

Iraq arrests 500 Islamic State suspects fleeing with civilians 13 Jun 2016 - 05:03 pm

Displaced Iraqis who were evacuated from their villages by Iraqi government forces south of the besieged Islamic State (IS) group bastion of Fallujah...

Clinton: U.S. must protect national security, not demonize Muslims 13 Jun 2016 - 04:29 pm

Hillary Clinton. (file photo: Reuters) WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, speaking on Monday after the massacre in a Florida nightclub, said the...

Syrian anti-IS activist badly wounded in Turkey attack 13 Jun 2016 - 03:46 pm

Ahmad Abdel Qader, 33, was shot multiple times by two people on a motorcycle late Sunday while he was inside a car in...

Brexit could bring collapse of Western civilisation: Tusk 13 Jun 2016 - 03:29 pm

Berlin: European Council President Berlin: European Council President Donald Tusk. (file photo: reuters) warned Monday that if Britain votes to leaves the EU...

Military info leaked in North Korea's cyberattack 13 Jun 2016 - 03:01 pm

A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. REUTERS/KACPER PEMPEL/FILES Seoul: South Korean police...

Car bomb in eastern Turkey wounds 9 people 13 Jun 2016 - 02:33 pm

photo: twitter DIYARBAKIR: A car bomb wounded nine people in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli on Monday near a housing block for...

Philippine militants say Canadian hostage killed 13 Jun 2016 - 02:07 pm

Robert Ridsdel By Hader Glang & Roy Ramos ZAMBOANGA CITY, the Philippines: A spokesman for a Islamic State-affiliated group in the southern Philippines...

Islamic State attacks kill 34 soldiers, militiamen in Iraq 13 Jun 2016 - 02:02 pm

Iraqi government forces and elite counterterrorism service patrol from the edge of Shuhada neighbourhood, south of Fallujah, during an operation to regain control...

Arrests in Bangladesh anti-militant drive top 8,000 13 Jun 2016 - 01:20 pm

Bangladeshi police escort arrested men in Dhaka on June 12, 2016, who were detained during a anti-militant crackdown across the country. AFP Dhaka: ...

Islamic State claims Orlando shooting in radio bulletin 13 Jun 2016 - 01:07 pm

Florida State Troopers cordon off a nearby intersection one day after a mass shooting at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando, Florida,...

Syrian activist shot by Islamic State fighters in southeast Turkey 13 Jun 2016 - 12:51 pm

By Humeyra Pamuk ISTANBUL: A Syrian journalist campaigning against Islamic State has been shot by fighters from the group in southeastern Turkey, a...