
London, November 11 (QNA) – The UK carried out its first drone attack on Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq over the weekend, the UK Ministry of Defense said. An RAF Reaper drone was involved in coalition missions near Baiji,
by Breitbart London11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

BEIJING (AP) — On the surface, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin were all niceties — a pat on the back here, a pleasantry there. But away from the cameras, the two leaders circled each other warily at
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Tributes were paid across Britain today to all the servicemen who have died in conflicts since the First World War. In London, the final ceramic poppy was placed in a giant art installation in the dry moat of the Tower
by Nick Hallett11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has again courted controversy, by opining that primary school teachers should be allowed to wear the niqab, or veil, while teaching. During an interview with the Christian think-tank Theos, he claimed that people’s fears
by Donna Rachel Edmunds11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The report by Sharia Watch UK, which we reported on yesterday, highlighted a number of individuals who have spoken at, or been invited to speak at British universities. The group believes that universities have been turned into “hotbeds of Islamic
by A.B. Sanderson11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The number of Hong Kong people identifying themselves as “Chinese” has reached a record low, after more than a month of mass pro-democracy demonstrations calling for free elections, a poll has found. Only 8.9 percent of Hongkongers called themselves “Chinese”
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

The EU’s top court ruled on Tuesday that member states do not have to provide social welfare payments to EU citizens moving to their country solely to claim benefits. Charges that the European Union’s core freedom of movement principle has
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Islamist forces have blown up a church dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the last Islamic Caliphate in 1915, burning the extensive library of manuscripts kept there and exhuming the bones of hundreds of
by Oliver Lane11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Thousands of Germans marched in protest on Sunday against the possibility of the first hard-left government to rule a state since the collapse of the Berlin Wall exactly 25 years ago. Around 4,000 protesters, who carried candles in imitation of
by Oliver Lane11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Controversial EU President Jean Claude Juncker is facing calls to resign amid allegations he presided over tax tourism when he was Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Leaked documents seem to indicate that potentially illegal tax breaks were given to multinational corporations
by A.B. Sanderson11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A bomb attack on a school by radical Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed the lives of 48 students and teachers, with a further 79 injured after a suicide bomber entered the school morning assembly yesterday. The school, a boys
by Oliver Lane11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Down a broken road winding through a corner of Pakistan’s Punjab province lies a silent graveyard, the resting place of hundreds of soldiers who fought for Britain in two world wars. Nestled in the rocky hills of Punjab’s salt ranges,
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

BEIJING (AP) — It was a warm gesture on a chilly night when Vladimir Putin wrapped a shawl around the wife of Xi Jinping while the Chinese president chatted with Barack Obama. The only problem: Putin came off looking gallant,
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Kurds battling the Islamic State jihadist group in Kobane reportedly made advances Tuesday in the south of the flashpoint Syrian town on the border with Turkey. Top Kurdish officials told AFP their fighters were advancing “street by street”, voicing confidence
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Police are appealing for witnesses after a British veteran was mugged by a gang of Asian teenagers, who robbed him of his medals, regimental beret, and poppy as he walked to a Remembrance Sunday parade to mark the centenary of
by Oliver Lane11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Taurine-loaded Red Bull has become the energy drink of choice for Islamist fighters in Syria, as it is revealed dozens of lorries are crossing the Turkish border every week, carrying cargoes of the drink to fatigued fighters battling militias and
by Oliver Lane11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

On Wednesday it was the bonfire night rebellion, by the weekend it was the Remembrance Sunday coup. Labour’s abortive attempt to cave in the head of its leader, metaphorically at least, apparently had 20 Shadow ministers ready to call for
by Alex Wickham11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Liberia has announced a dramatic drop in new Ebola infections as Mali prepared to lift quarantine restrictions on dozens of people put at risk of exposure to the deadly virus. Liberian assistant health minister Tolbert Nyenswah said new cases had
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

UKIP has launched a new video attacking the Conservatives over last night’s chaotic House of Commons debate on the European Arrest Warrant. The video quotes various politicians and journalists criticising the government’s last minute decision to pull the vote on
by Breitbart London11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

Europe’s dream of landing a probe on a comet entered a crucial stage on Tuesday as scientists grappled with a roster of checks on the eve of the historic descent. The European Space Agency’s centre in Darmstadt, Germany, was to
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

If the shale gas industry is to succeed in Britain, the government must relax regulations on the severity of tremors that fracking can cause, two academics have warned. They liken the current limit of 0.5 on the Richter scale to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

A gay couple are set to become fathers to “twiplets” – three babies born to three surrogate mothers who all live on the same street in Suffolk, England. The news has been hailed as a “world first” by The Sun,
by Donna Rachel Edmunds11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

LONDON (Reuters) – Fines paid by banks for rigging interest rates will be used to finance a tax break for British military charities raising funds from a First World War memorial that has brought millions of visitors to the Tower
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

In 2011, Jennifer Mills-Westley, a mother of two and grandmother, was enjoying her retirement in Tenerife. But her life was brutally cut short in a local supermarket when Bulgarian national Deyan Deyanov stabbed her in the neck, decapitated her and
by Donna Rachel Edmunds11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday that the European Union was not planning new sanctions against Russia over a fresh spike in violence in Ukraine. Merkel reiterated that EU member states were considering adding pro-Russian separatists to existing sanction lists
by Breitbart News11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0