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Senior Pakistani Taliban commander shot dead

Mon Feb 24, 2014 16:26:52

A senior Pakistani Taliban commander has been gunned down in an ambush in North Waziristan tribal district, security officials have said.

Kurds expel radical militants from ancient town in Syria

Mon Feb 24, 2014 16:02:16

Syrian Kurdish fighters have pushed radical militants out of the ancient town of Tell Brak in northern Syria, after three days of constant fighting.

Egypt's entire cabinet resigns :PM statement

Mon Feb 24, 2014 14:08:34

Egyptian Prime minister Hazem Al Beblawi has announced resignation and dissolved his government, in a move just weeks before a presidential poll.

Arrest warrant issued for Yanukovych for ‘mass murder’

Mon Feb 24, 2014 13:53:21

Ukrainian Police has issued an arrest warrant for ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, accusing him of the “mass murder” of peaceful protesters, the acting Interior Minister has said.

Number of Saudi militants in Syria much higher than reported

Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:30:26

The number of Saudi extremists fighting in Syria and Iraq with other radical militants linked to al-Qaeda is several times higher than previously thought, triggering fears in Riyadh that they will return to wage war at home.

Google will soon know you better than yourself

Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:17:42

Computers will be able to understand our language, learn from experience and outsmart even the most intelligent humans in less than 20 years from now, according to Google’s director of engineering Ray Kurzweil.

Bitcoin trades growing in the Middle East

Mon Feb 24, 2014 09:47:17

Despite warnings by regional central banks, Bitcoin payments are gaining a foothold in the Middle East markets.

Tel Aviv helps ISIL in waging Iraq unrest: Politician

Mon Feb 24, 2014 09:31:42

An Iraqi politician says his country is in war with terrorist groups supported by the Saudi Arabia and Israeli regime.

Syrian girls forced to marry ISIL militants :Report

Mon Feb 24, 2014 09:09:58

Radical militants in Syria’s Raqqa and Aleppo have been forcing Syrian girls to marry them, by pressuring the families, a new report says.

Turkey denies opening of Taliban office in its soil

Mon Feb 24, 2014 07:59:39

Turkey has denied reports of Taliban militant group having opened an office in the capital Ankara in an effort to revive peace process.

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