countdown for Japan’s hostages begins: ISIS
Tokyo: Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the “countdown has begun” for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages.
11 Indian-origin teens in talent search finals
Washington: Eleven of the 40 high school seniors named as finalists in one of America’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition are of Indian-origin.
Paris gunman Coulibaly buried near capital
Creteil: One of the three jehadi gunmen who waged attacks in Paris this month was buried near the capital, police sources said, after his country of origin Mali refused to accept his body.
Mubarak’s sons freed from Egyptian prison
Cairo: The two jailed sons of former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak were on Friday released pending a retrial in a corruption case against them.
Nepal PM regrets delay in constitution drafting
Kathmandu: Nepal’s PM Sushil Koirala on Friday said that he was saddened by the failure of political parties to promulgate the new Constitution by January 22 as promised to the people.
US: Iraq coalition has killed 50% IS leaders
london: Iraq and its international partners have made significant gains in the fight against Islamic State militants, killing thousands of the group’s fighters and 50 percent of its leadership, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.
Elizabeth II becomes world’s oldest monarch
london: Queen Elizabeth II of Britain has become the world’s oldest monarch following the death of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, media reported on Friday.