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Islamic State fatwa aims to settle who can have sex with female slaves
The Islamic State fatwa sheds new light on how the group is trying to reinterpret centuries-old teachings to justify the sexual slavery of women in the swaths of Syria and…
Belgium: Two suspected of plotting terror attacks in Brussels
The two suspects were arrested following searches Sunday and Monday in the Brussels area, the Liege region and Flemish Brabant. Two people have been arrested in Belgium on suspicion of…
110 journalists killed in 2015, most in ‘peaceful’ countries
A total of 110 journalists were killed around the world in 2015, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said today, warning that more were being deliberately targeted for their work in supposedly…
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh Will Reunite, Says BJP’s Ram Madhav
NEW DELHI: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will reunite one day to create "Akhand Bharat" or an 'Undivided India', BJP's National General Secretary Ram Madhav has said. In an interview to international…
Kejriwal Government Scraps More Than 900 Auto Permits After Alleged Scam
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting of cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats early on Saturday morning and decided to scrap nearly 1000 autorickshaw permits in Delhi after alleged…
Bank of America is trying to load up on patents for the technology behind bitcoin
Bankers may not think bitcoin will ever go fully mainstream, but they clearly believe there is value in the technology that powers such cryptocurrencies, known as blockchain. On Dec.…
Pakistan’s army is building an arsenal of ”tiny” nuclear weapons—and it’s going to backfire
Pakistan has the fastest growing nuclear arsenal and, within the next five to ten years, it is likely to double that of India, and exceed those of France, the United…
Zimbabwe is making the Chinese yuan one of its legal currencies
The Chinese yuan may soon be used as legal tender in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe’s finance minister has said China and the southern African country are negotiating plans to increase local usage…