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California massacre: Woman attacker pledged allegiance to IS, FBI investigating it as ‘act of terrorism’

The woman who helped her husband kill 14 people at a holiday banquet for his county co-workers pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Facebook using an alias, then deleted the messages before the attack, a U.S. law enforcement official said Friday, providing the strongest evidence to date that the rampage […]

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On the brink of history: Saudi women to contest and vote in elections for the first time

Segregated from male voters and unable to drive themselves to hustings, Saudi women begin their first-ever election campaign on Sunday, a tentative step towards better representation in the male-dominated kingdom. Around 900 female candidates are standing in next month’s municipal election, a poll that also offers a chance for female voters to elect their officials

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Supreme Court questions Maharashtra government on delay in reopening dance bars

Maharashtra seems hellbent on moral policing and is doing everything to keep the nearly 800 dance bars across the state – which were ordered to be reopened by the Supreme Court on October 15 – shut again. An apex court bench on Thursday fumed at the state for not complying with its order passed 40

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‘Woman of the night’ backlash: AAP workers protest after OP Sharma’s sexist remarks at AAP MLA Alka Lamba

On Tuesday, AAP party workers protested outside the MLA’s house with regard to his sexist remarks against Alka Lamba Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker, O P Sharma was suspended from the Delhi assembly for marking derogatory and sexist remarks about Aam Aadmi Party MLA, Alka Lamba on Tuesday. According to reports, the Chandni Chowk MLA will

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Paris attacks: Police in Belgium arrest 16 during lockdown, but Salah Abdeslam still at large

Belgian police arrested 16 people in a wave of anti-terrorism raids but key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam slipped the net, with Brussels set to remain under security lockdown on Monday. Schools and the metro will be shut as Brussels stays at the highest possible alert level over what Prime Minister Charles Michel called a

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UN Unanimously Approves ‘All Necessary Measures’ to Fight Islamic State

The UN Security Council on Friday authorized countries to “take all necessary measures” to fight the Islamic State group in a resolution that won unanimous backing a week after the Paris attacks. The French-drafted measure calls on all UN member states to “redouble and coordinate their efforts to prevent and suppress terrorist attacks” committed by

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After Islamist gunmen kill 27 in seige at Radisson Blu hotel, govt declares emergency

Suspected Islamist gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital Friday, firing automatic weapons and seizing more than 100 guests and staff in a hostage-taking that left at least 27 people dead. Mali state television says the government has declared a 10-day state of emergency beginning at midnight. Special forces staged a dramatic floor-by-floor rescue

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