Cameron brands Fox News terror expert an ‘idiot’
london: An American “counter-terrorism expert” who claimed that Birmingham is a Muslim-only city has been labelled a “complete idiot” by the British Prime Minister David Cameron. Steve Emerson, a Fox News pundit, made his comments to the news channel in reference to the terror attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, claiming that non-Muslims “simply don’t go” to Britain’s second-largest city.
Kerry in Pak to hold talks on security
Islamabad: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday arrived in Pakistan to hold crucial strategic dialogue with the country’s top civil and military leaders on bilateral security cooperation.
B’desh gets its first Hindu Chief Justice
Dhaka: Justice SK Sinha was on Monday appointed Chief Justice of Bangladesh to become the first Hindu to hold the highest judicial post in the Muslim-majority country.
Blogger to pay PM’s court proceeding costs
Singapore: A Singaporean blogger was on Monday ordered to pay SGD 29,000 in legal costs to Prime Minister lee Hsien loong, who had won a defamation case against him.
Afghan names ‘unity’ cabinet after delay
Kabul: Afghanistan’s new Cabinet was unveiled on Monday after three months of wrangling following the election of President Ashraf Ghani and the formation of a “national unity Government” in the wake of last year’s fraud-mired election.
69 DEAD AFTER drinking contaminated beer
Maputo: Authorities in Mozambique say the number of people who died after drinking contaminated traditional beer has risen to 69.
‘Rus spy agency sought to recruit Snowden’
Berlin: A close ally of Edward Snowden has told filmmakers that Russia’s intelligence agency sought to recruit the former NSA contractor, but he declined the offer.
China’s top spy chief held for corruption
Beijing: China’s top spy Chief, Ma Jian, has been detained for alleged corruption as part of President Xi Jinping’s widening crackdown on graft, a media report said.