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Pakistan arrests 42 ISIS supporters

Islamabad: At least 42 militants allegedly linked to ISIS group have been arrested in Pakistan's Punjab province as part of a campaign to “wipe the threat of ISIS” from the country, officials said on Monday. The arrests were made during a series of raids by counter-terrorism officials to nab the alleged supporters and activists of the dreaded terrorist group in Pakistan.

ISIS jehadists attack key libya oil facility

Benghazi: The ISIS jehadist group attacked a key oil facility in northern libya today but were pushed back, an Army official said. The jihadists first launched a suicide car bomb attack on a military checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Al-Sidra near the Ras lanouf oil facility, said Bashir Boudhfira, a colonel in the army loyal to the internationally recognised Government.

UK agencies examine threatening ISIS video

london: The UK's security and intelligence agencies are examining a grisly ISIS video to identify a man and young boy with British accents, threatening Prime Minister David Cameron that the terror group will one day “invade” Britain and “rule by the Sharia”. The 10-minute video purportedly shows the killing of five men who ISIS says were spying for the UK. The authorities will also be carrying out voice-print analysis.

Sub-zero weather kills 21 in Poland

Warsaw: Twenty-one people died over the weekend in Poland because of freezing weather amid one of the country's deadliest cold spells, the Government said on Monday.