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(AFP) Pakistan is to end its moratorium on the death penalty in terror-related cases, the prime minister’s office announced Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants killed 141 people in an attack on a school. The assault on the army-run school

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she’s proud to have been part of an administration that “banned illegal renditions and brutal interrogations” and said the U.S. should never be involved in torture anywhere in the world. Clinton

NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she’s proud to have been part of an administration that “banned illegal renditions and brutal interrogations” and said the U.S. should never be involved in torture anywhere in the world. Clinton

Taliban militants slaughtered over 141 people, mostly children, in a raid on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday. Radical Islamists took to social media to either condemn, praise, or remain neutral on the attack. The following accounts on Twitter

The country of Qatar, an Arab partner in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, IS), fosters a “permissive jurisdiction” that allows private donations to the jihadists group and other terrorists in the Middle East, a report by

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Dec. 16 (UPI) — At least 126 people, mostly children, were killed Tuesday, and more injured and captured, when a Peshawar, Pakistan, school was overrun by Taliban militants.The attack shocked a country accustomed to news of violence. Most of

(AFP) Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012, said she was “heartbroken” by “the senseless and cold blooded” killing of scores of children by Taliban militants Tuesday in Pakistan. At least

(Reuters) – The capital of China’s far western Xinjiang has banned the wearing of Islamic veils in public, the regional government said on Thursday, in a move experts worry could spark more unrest in the troubled region. The restriction comes

The moral high ground has been getting pretty crowded since the US Senate Intelligence Committee released its report into CIA torture of terror suspects. It’s standing room only for the perpetually aggrieved on the hill of public sanctimony. All those

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. and NATO closed their combat command in Afghanistan on Monday, more than 13 years after invading the country in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks to target al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden.

Pakistani forces neutralized a Saudi Arabian-born and U.S.-raised senior al-Qaeda commander, Islamabad military officials said Saturday. The 39-year-old jihadist, Adnan el Shukrijumah had previously been charged with attempting to bomb New York City’s subway system and explode fuel pipelines at

Two leading forecasting firms reported Monday at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference that they expect U.S. television advertising to suffer in 2015 but predict modest increases for ad revenue in digital media.  ZenithOptimedia expects global sales to increase

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani soldiers killed a top al-Qaida operative Saturday who was indicted in the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a plot to bomb New York’s subway system, the military said in a statement. The death of Adnan

(Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban militants holed up in Afghanistan are being squeezed by U.S. drone strikes and a revolt against them, a trend that could disrupt the insurgents’ capability to strike in Pakistan. For years, Pakistani Taliban commanders fighting the

Twenty-five convictions secured through evidence given by British reporter Mazher Mahmood — nicknamed the Fake Sheikh — will be reviewed due to doubts over his reliability as a witness, prosecutors said Thursday. Infamous for often reporting undercover posing as a

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — In the dusty badlands along its disputed border with Afghanistan, Pakistan is carving out a massive trench to keep out separatists, smugglers and militants in an attempt to bring order to a lawless, tribal region. But

On Tuesday, reports out of Pakistan revealed that the country’s second suspected case of Ebola has surfaced in the past twenty-four hours. The 41-year-old man has been kept under watch in an isolation unit at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan,

Just a few weeks ago Prince Charles, a man sometimes criticized for being too supportive and praising of Britain’s Muslim community, made a passionate speech calling for the Islamic world to stop persecuting its Christian minorities. It was entirely coincidental

This article was originally posted by the New York Times. LONDON — Pakistan’s polio crisis has reached new depths this year, health officials say, intensified by a deadly mix of ruthless militant violence, large-scale refugee displacement and political chaos that has cemented

30-year-0ld Muhammad Gullistan shot his 16-year-old niece to death after finding her home alone, listening to loud music. Due to loopholes in Pakistani law, it is possible Gullistan may never see justice. Reuters reports that an argument began at the niece,

Pakistani Muslim Bollywood actress, Veena Malik, her actor husband, Asad Bashir Khan, the owner of the country’s largest media group plus the show’s host and two guests were all sentenced to 26 years in prison for “blasphemy.”    How was “blasphemy”

A new report by Canada’s Point de Bascule takes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to task for participating in a panel discussion Wednesday sponsored by the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at the University of Windsor. RCMP Superintendent Doug Best, who heads the Canadian law-enforcement agency’s national

(Reuters) – The suicide bomber, his explosives concealed under his clothes, walked quietly into a packed volleyball venue in eastern Afghanistan. His target: a local police commander. Minutes later, a devastating explosion tore through the place. At least 50 people were

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan lawmaker Shukria Barakzai says the suicide bomber who plowed into her motorcade a week ago wanted to silence a voice on women’s rights with a deafening blast. Barakzai is lucky to be alive after her

DHAKA (Reuters) – A former leader of Bangladesh’s ruling party was sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal on Monday in connection with atrocities committed during the country’s war of independence from Pakistan. Mobarak Hossain, 64, a local leader

From New York Magazine’s Intelligencer: ISIS is now well known for its widespread appeal to individual jihadis around the world. As the New York Times noted on Friday, “the black standard of the Islamic State has been popping up all over” in Pakistan lately. But

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked a volleyball tournament in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 45 people, officials said. Dozens more were wounded when the bomber, who was on foot and mingling with the crowd, detonated

Texas State Senator and Lt. Governor-elect Dan Patrick argued that Hispanic voters “want law and order on the border” on Saturday’s “Huckabee” on the Fox News Channel. Patrick credited his success among Hispanic voters (he received 46% of the vote among Hispanics)

(Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed six suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan, security officials said on Friday, as al Qaeda said two members of the group had been killed in a previous strike. Two missiles struck a house in

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Germany’s friendly relations with Russia turn hostile More Pakistan jihadist groups swear allegiance to ISIS Japan in shock as economy plunges into recession Germany’s friendly relations with Russia turn hostile Putin wags his finger

A joint study by Gallup and the Walk Free Foundation finds that the global scourge of slavery has now grown to include 35.8 million adults and children worldwide. The landmark 81-page report, titled “The Global Slavery Index 2014,” is the first index of

Why do they have to be taken care of? It’s me that needs taking care of!” Like many of Italy’s poor, 51-year-old Elvio has had enough. And the unemployed construction worker thinks he knows who to blame. Born and raised

An NHS doctor has skipped bail for charges of assault and fled to Pakistan, where he has become a senior Taliban leader. He was able to leave the country despite being ordered to surrender his passport as part of his

A surge in the number of cases of the severely debilitating polio disease has brought the number of people infected in Pakistan to 244, following the most recent infection of an 18-month-old girl. The newest case was discovered and reported

Four Islamic State (ISIS) flags have been confiscated after being raised near the Pakistan Ordnance Factory (POF) in the city of Taxila. The flags followed reports that an ISIS spokesman “visited banned militant outfit Jundullah,” an offshoot of the Pakistan

Forbes Israel ranked the ten richest terrorist groups, listing them in order by estimated annual income. The following ranking and revenue data was provided by Forbes Israel: Islamic State (Iraq, Syria & Jordan), Annual Revenue: $2 Billion Hamas  (Gaza Strip and