London: Coalition warplanes bombed one of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s palaces which was being used as a training base by the Islamic State jihadist group, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said Wednesday. The palace in the IS stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq was attacked in a joint operation byRead More

Lagos, Nigeria: The Islamic State group’s newspaper identifies a new leader of the group’s West Africa Province, popularly known as Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists, who promises not to attack mosques or markets used by Muslims. The Arabic-language newspaper al-Nabaa on Wednesday identified Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the new “Wali,” aRead More

Washington: Vice President Joe Biden has officiated a gay wedding, a first for the early proponent of same-sex marriage. Biden presided over the union of Joe Mahshie and Brian Mosteller, both longtime White House aides. The White House says the couple asked Biden to officiate. Biden has never officiated aRead More

Kathmandu: Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda on Tuesday filed his nomination for the election to the post of prime minister on Wednesday that could bring political stability to the country. Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba proposed the 61-year-old CPN-Maoist Centre president as the candidate for new Prime Minister, while MaoistRead More

Kathmandu: The leader of Nepal’s Maoist party appeared certain to be the next prime minister after the deadline for nominations expired on Tuesday with only his name on the ballot. Lawmakers in the Himalayan nation are due to elect a new prime minister on Wednesday after K.P. Sharma Oli resignedRead More

Dhaka: Bangladesh police offered a reward on Tuesday for two top Islamists accused of spearheading the rise of extremism in the country, which is reeling from a mass killing at a Dhaka cafe. Police announced a two million taka ($25,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of Canadian citizenRead More

Karachi: Former Pakistani dictator General Pervez Musharraf owned more properties under defence housing schemes than previously thought, a media report said on Tuesday, days after a top court ordered authorities to confiscate his bank accounts and property. The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) confirmed three bungalows were named after the 72-year-oldRead More

Moscow: Even as Europe is recovering from the recent terror attacks, most of which are claimed by the Islamic State, Russian President Vladimir Putin was allegedly threatened by isis in their new propaganda video. According to a report in the Daily Mail, the nine-minute long video released by the terrorRead More

Washington: A group of anguished families of fallen US military personnel on Monday condemned Donald Trump’s “Anti-American” remarks toward the parents of a slain Pakistani-origin Muslim solider and demanded an apology from the Republican presidential hopeful who appeared defiant. “Your recent comments regarding the Khan family were repugnant and personallyRead More

Philadelphia, United States: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Thursday mocked her Republican rival Donald Trump, saying his actions does not show his commitment to putting ‘America First’ as his ties are made in China and photo frames in India. “He also talks a big game about putting America First,”Read More