Former Khalistan leader stabbed to death in US
Washington: A former Sikh separatist leader, Satwinder Singh Bhola (52), was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants outside his apartment in the US city
of Illinois.
150 drowned, shot fleeing Boko Haram ambush
Kano: Up to 150 people drowned in a river or were shot dead fleeing Boko Haram gunmen who raided a remote village in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state, locals said on Tuesday.
Germany to expect 750,000 refugees in 2015: reports
Berlin: The number of refugees seeking asylum in Germany could surge to 7,50,000 this year, according to reports citing
official projections.
ISIS fighter urges Turks to conquer Istanbul
Istanbul: A fighter proclaiming allegiance to Islamic State has appeared in a video urging fellow Turks to rebel against “infidel” President Tayyip Erdogan and help conquer Istanbul, highlighting the threat the NATO member faces as it battles the radical insurgents.
Iraq’s Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul
Beirut: Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday denounced as worthless a parliamentary report which blamed him and others for the fall of Mosul to ISIS last year and which called for them to be referred to the judiciary.