IS group leader says will fight to last man
Beirut: The leader of the Islamic State group said it will fight to the last man, in a strident audio recording released on Thursday that was his first public statement since a US-led alliance
launched airstrikes against his fighters in Iraq and Syria. The statement was posted online six days after Iraqi officials said that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was wounded in an airstrike in Iraq.
Pak Christian families forced to leave homes
lahore: Nine Pakistani Christian families have reportedly been forced to leave their houses after a man of their community married a Muslim woman in Sahiwal district of Punjab, the third such incident in the province. Shahab Masih, a young man of the Christian community, married a Muslim woman Rukhsana Kausar.
Pak test-fires Nuclear ballistic missile
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday successfully test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to targets as far as 1,500 kilometres, increasing its warfare capabilities and bringing many Indian cities under its range.
Australiatracks Russian ships
Brisbane: Australia on Thursday said it is tracking four Russian navy ships off its north coast, a move PM Tony Abbott said was a sign of Moscow’s military assertiveness with relations strained after the downing of Flight MH17 in Ukraine.
UKwoman jailed for helping jehadi husband
london: A British woman Amal El-Wahabi, 28, who tried to send 20,000 euros (USD 25,000) to her husband fighting with Islamic State (IS) group in Syria was on Thursday jailed for 28 months and seven days.
Saudi beheads Pakistani on drugs charges
Riyadh: A Pakistani convicted of smuggling heroin on Thursday became the seventh person from his country to be beheaded over the past month in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking.