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A Pakistani policeman jailed for murdering a senior politician in a religiously-motivated attack incited a prison guard to shoot an elderly British man convicted of blasphemy, according to an internal inquiry. Mohammad Asghar, whom British doctors say is seriously mentally

1. Never invade Afghanistan This was Britain’s fourth war in Afghanistan – and really the lesson should have been learned after the first one in 1842 when at least 16,000 British servicemen, women, children were butchered, froze to death, or

This story originally appeared in BBC Magazine: In June the leader of Islamic State declared the creation of a caliphate stretching across parts of Syria and Iraq – Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi named himself the caliph or leader. Edward Stourton examines

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Two-year-old baby in Mali dies after spreading Ebola WHO: ‘Millions of doses of Ebola vaccine by end of 2015’ World Health Organization declares a global polio outbreak Stephen K. Bannon interviews John Xenakis about

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com The Ebola endgame Updating the Global Conflict Risk Assessment for Ebola The World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola in West Africa Ebola in megacities and dense slums Ebola in war zones The Ebola endgame Today,

HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher stood by his earlier remarks about radical Islam on Friday by pointing to the death sentence handed down to a woman who blasphemed Mohammed. “In Pakistan this week, the High Court in Lahore…ruled that

Tory MP Philip Hollobone has urged the government to place a limit on international aid to countries that cannot take back prisoners from the UK due to the standards of incarceration in their own country. In a Westminster debate he

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say two senior leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network have been arrested by the Afghan intelligence service in eastern Khost province. The National Directorate of Security said in a statement Thursday that Anis Haqqani, a

Five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) senior leaders and TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid have now announced their allegiance to ISIS. Shahid announced his allegiance via a video that was posted online “and sent to media persons in Pakistan.”  According to The Express

The thousands of asylum seekers camped in filthy shanty towns in the port City of Calais are willing to risk their lives for the chance to get across the English Channel into the United Kingdom, because the “racism” of the

Few who saw Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai – the 17-year-old Pakistani girl who was nearly killed by the Taliban and who then went on to become an activist for female education – finger-wagging about the frivolousness of social media will

The Times of India claims eyewitnesses reported at least one anti-India protestor waving the ISIS flag from atop the gate of one of Kashmir’s largest mosque’s during an anti-India demonstration Friday following Muslim prayers in Srinagar, capital of the majority

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Malala Yousafzai celebrated her Nobel Peace Prize where she always wished to be: in school. The Pakistani girl once shot by the Taliban for daring to want an education just like the boys celebrated being the

On October 9, Pakistan reminded India it is capable of nuking them if necessary. This reminder came in response to Indian Defense Minister Arun Jaitley’s warning that border “adventurism” near Jammu and Kashmir would prove “unaffordable” for Pakistan.  India Today reports that Pakistani

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced to the world, and for once they got it right. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, hailing from Pakistan and India respectively, were the very deserving winners for 2014.  Malala, who is the

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work for children’s rights. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited the two “for their struggle against the

DHAMALA HAKIMWALA, Pakistan (AP) — Iram Shazadi was making breakfast for her family when bullets started whizzing through her dusty Pakistani village just a half-kilometer (quarter-mile) from the Indian-controlled area of disputed Kashmir. Then a mortar shell fired by Indian

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid sent a series of tweets on October 2, unintentionally giving away his location in Sindh, Pakistan. Quartz reported that “Mujahid quickly denied that he was in Pakistan” once the location was pinpointed.   BBC News reported

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.S. military expands war in Iraq with Apache Helicopters Thousands of villagers in Kashmir flee India-Pakistan clashes Ebola expected to reach France and Britain within three weeks Liberia and Sierra Leone introduce School by

WASHINGTON (AP) — An al-Qaida cell in Syria that was targeted in American military airstrikes last month could still be working on a plan to attack the United States or its allies and is “looking to do it very, very

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Pakistani troops fired bullets and mortar shells across the border between Kashmir and Pakistan for a second day Tuesday, with both accusing the other of provoking the violence.   Police in both countries said

U.S. military deaths in the 13-year Afghanistan war increased nearly fourfold under President Barack Obama, from an estimated 558 at the end of the previous administration to at least 2,207 now. Breitbart News’ count is gleaned from AP’s database of

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hong Kong protests may be losing strength ISIS influence spreads in Asia, as Pakistan Taliban pledges support Biden continues apologizing, this time to UAE Hong Kong protests may be losing strength Hong Kong protests

The Pakistani Taliban has pledged support for Islamic State jihadists in Syria and Iraq.    On October 4, BBC reported that Maulana Fazlullah, the leader of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), directly addressed the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS

Friday on Fox News Channel’s “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson was quizzed by host Bret Baier, who questioned the administration for continuing to claim core al-Qaeda has been decimated while going after the Khorasan group

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A Red Cross worker was killed by shelling in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, the aid group said Thursday. The International Committee of the Red Cross said Laurent DuPasquier, a 38-year-old Swiss national, died when a

In a surprise visit to Afghanistan this morning, British Prime Minister David Cameron conceded that terrorist plots against the UK are still be planned in the country, and that Britain had paid a “very high price” for the war there.

On Monday, I had the opportunity to visit the Muslim Community Center Academy, a new Islamic elementary school in the Chicago suburb of Skokie, my old home town. The MCC recently opened in the same building that once housed the

Breitbart News sat down with former CIA Director James Woolsey at the National Security Action Summit to discuss the most prevalent threats we face as a nation today. Woolsey served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President Clinton.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia’s ruble currency drops to record low against the dollar Taiwan officials split on reaction to Hong Kong protests Polio cases surging in Pakistan to record-breaking levels Russia’s ruble currency drops to record low

(AFP) — An ancient contact sport rooted in Indian mythology and said to date back 5,000 years, “kabaddi” is proving a knockout at the Asian Games as its popularity spreads. Fans in South Korea enthusiastically turned out to watch the

Lawyers of Pakistani Christian pastor Zafar Bhatti said their client and another man were shot dead Thursday in their prison cell after both were charged with blasphemy, or insulting the religion of Islam. The pastor and 70-year old British citizen

On September 26, Afghan officials said ISIS-linked militants launched an offensive into Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, killing over 100 persons — 15 of whom were beheaded. The ISIS-linked militants launched the offensive alongside Taliban fighters.  NBC News reports that the persons

Al-Qaeda may stage attacks in Europe and Israel to show that they are still relevant following the rise of ISIS, the European Union’s counter-terrorism coordinator has told a European Parliament committee. It is believed that some militants have travelled from

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani policeman on Thursday shot and wounded a 70-year-old British man with a history of mental illness in the jail where he is on death row for blasphemy, his lawyers said. Muhammad Asghar, from Edinburgh, was