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[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] ISTANBUL: A businessman has been held in Istanbul trying to sell a dagger to Saudi businessmen looted from the palace of former Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi. “He was trying to sell the dagger, which was made of ivory and garnished with gold, emeralds, diamonds, rubies and sapphires, for …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] ISLAMABAD: Like other parts of the globe, the World Blood Donor Day will be observed in Pakistan today (Tuesday) to create wider public awareness on blood donation. The theme of the this year’s day is ‘Blood connects us all’ with an objective to thank blood donors for their …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] US Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait must stop funding extremists in the region. An “area that demands attention is preventing radicalization and countering efforts by ISIL (Daesh) and other international terrorist networks to recruit in the United States and Europe, for starters, …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] The pilot and copilot of a United Arab Emirates military helicopter have been killed after their aircraft crashed in Yemen. According to a statement released by the UAE’s armed forces’ general command, the chopper went down on Monday while taking part in the Saudi-led military operations against the …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] An attacker allegedly affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group has killed a police chief and his wife at their home located near Paris before being gunned down by the police. Jean-Baptiste Salvaing succumbed to multiple stab wounds inflicted by an assailant who reportedly shouted Takfiri slogans during the …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] Beijing—China and the European Union (EU) held their sixth high-level strategic dialogue Brussels Saturday, with both sides pledging to further cooperation in various areas. The event was co-chaired by visiting Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. China sees the EU as a …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] DHAKA, Bangladesh—Police in Bangladesh on Sunday said they detained more than 5,000 people in the first three days of a countrywide security operation aimed at combating extremist violence against religious minorities and secular activists. Thousands of policemen and members of paramilitary units are taking part in the crackdown, …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump on Sunday sought to capitalize on the mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando, reiterating his controversial call for a temporary ban on Muslim migration to the United States and criticizing Hillary Clinton for what he claimed was her desire to “dramatically …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] Seddique Mateen is an Afghan national who fantasises about becoming the war-torn country’s president in warped online videos. A string of deranged internet clips appear to show Seddique urging his “warrior brothers in the Taliban movement” to “rise up”. Seddique, who claims to be running for the Afghan …