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TATP aka Mother of Satan: Explosive of choice for Islamic State terrorists
Used by jihadists everywhere from Paris and Brussels to the battlefields of Syria and Iraq, it is easy to make and deadly.
Demonising Muslims can alienate partners in ISIS fight: Hillary Clinton
The 68-year-old Democratic party front-runner asserted that demonising Muslims also alienates partners and undermines moderates needed around the world in the fight against ISIS.
Mozambique debris 'almost certainly from Malaysia Airlines MH370': Australia
The two pieces are a flat grey fragment with the words "No Step" printed along one side, found on a sandbank, and a metre-long piece of metal picked up by a holidaymaker.
Number one foreign policy priority is to dismantle Iran deal, says Donald Trump
"We will totally dismantle Iran's global terror network which is big and powerful but not powerful like us," said Trump.
Kazakhstan amends law to allow chemical castration of convicted paedophiles
Paedophilia-related crimes carry sentences of up to 20 years in Kazakhstan.
Donald Trump favours Indian students staying back in US
Trump has been widely accused of having an "all or nothing" stance when it comes to immigrants.
China helped Pakistan to block India's NSG membership bid: Aziz
India has been seeking membership to the 48-member nuclear club, whose members can trade in and export nuclear technology. NSG is a powerful multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear proliferation.
Malaysian MP Najib hopeful to find MH370 wreckage as kins seek closure
Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board.
Over 150 Shebab fighters killed in US drone strike in Somalia
Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the strike occurred on Saturday on a camp called Raso, about 195 kilometres north of Mogadishu.
Taliban reject peace talks with Afghan government
The announcement is a blow to efforts by Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the United States to restart negotiations aimed at ending the Taliban's long and bloody insurgency in Afghanistan.
Madrasas in North Waziristan hub of terror activities: Sartaj Aziz
Pakistan's tribal areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has seven agencies and North Waziristan is one of them.
Landmark Pakistan women's protection bill challenged in sharia court
Many conservative clerics and religious leaders have denounced it as being in conflict with the Muslim holy book, the Koran, and the constitution.
Gurudwara vandalised by a 'naked' man in US
A Gurudwara in the US state of Washington was vandalised by a "naked" man who desecrated sacred items of the Sikh worship place, drawing condemnation from the community leaders.
Chinese media calls for big increase in defence budget
In view of the growing confrontation in the disputed South China Sea, the state-run China Daily called for a considerable increase in defense spending.