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The U.S. released 14 Pakistanis from the Bagram military prison in Afghanistan on Saturday and transferred their custody to the government of their home country.   An intelligence official within Pakistan’s government, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details

(Washington, D.C.) — The Pentagon said today that most of the 40-plus Tomahawk cruise missiles that the United States launched in its airstrikes in Syria last night were aimed at members of a fairly unknown al Qaeda affiliate, the Khorasan

According to China’s state-media, two were killed and many more injured on Sunday when Uyghur Islamic radicals bombed an area in the country’s western region of Xinjiang, Reuters reports. The state-press report added that hundreds of innocent Chinese citizens have

This article originally appeared in The Economist. The clue is in the name. The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) groups six countries–China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan–and aims to be the dominant security institution in its region; but its origin

The two candidates vying for the Afghanistan presidency struck a unity government deal today that includes both rivals, the Los Angeles Times reported.   An official “close to the talks” who “requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks” was

Charges have been filed in the firebombing incident at Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s office in Kansas City, September 11, 2014. Eric G. King, a 28 year old local anarchist, was caught on surveillance tapes throwing two lit alcohol bottles into the office

A September 11th report based on comments by a CIA spokesman indicates that the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has “two or three times” more fighters than the CIA “previously estimated.”  The new estimate is somewhere between “20,000 and

In a new tally by the Associated Press, a longstanding but escalating conflict between rival Christian and Muslim militias in the Central African Republic has taken the lives of more than 5,000 people since December of last year. The oft-forgotten

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s army said Friday that it has arrested 10 militants suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who won world acclaim after she was shot in the head by the Taliban for

A judge in Pakistan has ordered a murderer to be hanged next week, officials said Friday, in what would be the country’s first civilian execution in six years. The country has had a de facto moratorium on civilian hangings since

(AFP) At least nine worshippers were killed when the roof of a mosque collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore Tuesday, officials said, adding the death toll may rise. The incident took place in Daroghawala, a low-income neighbourhood in

JHANG, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from floods in Pakistan and India reached 400 on Tuesday as armies in both countries scrambled to help the victims and authorities in Islamabad warned hundreds of thousands to be prepared to flee

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com ISIS and Mideast realignment energize Islamic terrorism in India ISIS and al-Qaeda have generational struggle, and the prize is India China to increase harassment of U.S. surveillance planes ISIS and Mideast realignment energize Islamic

(Reuters) – At least 73 people have been killed across Pakistan after heavy rains brought flash floods and caused homes to collapse in the Punjab and Kashmir regions, government officials said Friday. Most deaths occurred in the city of Lahore,

ISIS supporters are using chalk drawings and bumper stickers to recruit new fighters and “extend [the group’s] influence” into border regions of Afghanistan and Peshawar, Pakistan. The group is also distributing pamphlets calling for support in the “struggle for the

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — An overcrowded bus carrying wedding guests was swept away Thursday by a flooded stream in the Indian-held portion of Kashmir and about 70 people were missing, a state official said. Rescuers were searching for the bus

This article originally appeared in BBC: Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has announced in a videoed message the creation of an Indian branch of his militant group to “raise the flag of jihad” across South Asia. In the 55-minute video posted

In Xinjiang, China, home to a large swath of the country’s Uyghur Muslim population, Chinese officials are encouraging inter-ethnic marriages through cash bribes among other means, the New York Times reports. The Xinjiang region has been hit with a recent

(Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament threw its weight behind embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday as a deepening crisis over violent protests demanding his resignation prompted fears of an army intervention. Sharif, who enjoys a solid majority in the chamber,

 This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ukrainian naval vessel attack from shore by anti-government militias Pakistan’s army issues a veiled threat to politicians Israel infuriates Palestinians by claiming West Bank land for settlements Ukrainian naval vessel attack from shore by

All right, so it was only a straw poll conducted among viewers of yesterday’s BBC Sunday Morning Live debate programme: 95 per cent of Britons think multiculturalism has been a failure. But as majority verdicts go, it was a pretty

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Hong Kong threatened with riots as China reneges on democracy Coup possible in Pakistan after night of violence Russian troops threaten Ukraine’s entire coastline Colleges preparing to screen incoming students for Ebola Hong Kong

Police have named Pakistan’s embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif a murder suspect over his alleged involvement in the deaths of 14 demonstrators in a June protest.  The protest was led by supporters of populist and opposition cleric Tahir ul-Qadri, who

When I say ‘demand’ more of British Muslims, I don’t mean ‘ask’ more. That isn’t enough. Governments and civil society have been asking for long enough now, yet we still have a frightening lack of cohesion within communities where a

Among the more nauseating spectacles of the Rotherham child rape scandal has been the squirming evasion and shameless attempts at face-saving by the various authority figures whose job it supposedly was to prevent such horrors happening. One of them is

The notorious Sydney gang rapes in 2000 were committed by Lebanese Australians. Muslim men raped women and girls as young as 14. Australia, being a sensible sort of place, identified that the rapists were targeting white girls and branded these

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Violence flares on India/Pakistan border in Kashmir Narendra Modi increases tensions in Jammu and Kashmir AQAP announces support for Islamic State Violence flares on India/Pakistan border in Kashmir Two Indian soldiers and four militants

According to a new Sunday Times report by Toby Harden, “Pentagon sources said Foley and the others might well have been rescued but Obama, concerned about the ramifications of US troops being killed or captured in Syria, took too long

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has blocked the release of a film on the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, saying it glorifies her killers and could trigger violent protests, officials said Friday. India’s film certification board said the

In June, a flurry of press coverage in Western New York reported on the close relationship between District Attorney William Hochul and local Muslim leader Dr. Khalid Qazi. Vows of mutual respect and support were exchanged between Hochul and Qazi,

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pakistan’s army called to quell massive anti-government protest 34 people killed in Central African Republic Pakistan’s army called to quell massive anti-government protest Pakistani opposition leaders Imran Khan and Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadriattempted to force prime

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of protesters demanding Pakistan’s prime minister step down prepared Tuesday to march on parliament in the capital, as authorities beefed up security to prevent possible violence. The demonstrators, who have camped out in Islamabad in two

Thirteen years ago among the whirring looms of a garment factory in an eastern Pakistani city, a Muslim woman fell in love with a Christian co-worker. Now married with three children, Kalsoom Bibi and her husband Yousuf Bhatti have been

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India must build up its military might to the point that no other country “dare cast an evil eye” on the South Asian nation. Modi made the statement at a ceremony in Mumbai

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters rallied Saturday in Pakistan’s capital, defying the pouring rain to demand the prime minister step down in the biggest challenge yet to the country’s government. Imran Khan, a famous cricketer who now