Islam State
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IS attack in Syria kills 22 pro-regime fighters
World | Jun 08, 2018, 10:43 AM ISTThe 22 pro-regime combatants killed include nine Iranians and fighters belonging to pro-Iran Shiite militias, as well as two unidentified fighters
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Bangladesh HC rejects petition challenging Islam as state religion
World | Sep 07, 2015, 02:25 PM ISTDhaka: Bangladesh's High Court today rejected a writ petition by a Hindu lawyer questioning constitutional acknowledgement of Islam as the state religion in the "secular" country. "The court summarily rejected the petition," Deputy Attorney General Khorshedul Alam
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Islamic State blows up three Palmyra funerary towers
World | Sep 04, 2015, 03:49 PM ISTDamascus: The Islamic State (IS) terror group has blown up three funerary towers at the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, an antiquities expert said on Friday.The three tombs are Jamblique, built in 83 A.D. and
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UN chief welcomes lifting of Iraqi town siege
World | Sep 03, 2014, 07:03 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday welcomed the end of militant siege on the northern Iraqi town of Amerli, saying it averted "a major humanitarian disaster".Ban welcomed the lifting of the siege on Amerli