James Foley
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Villain of the year 2014: Meet Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
World | Dec 31, 2014, 04:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Villain of the Year 2014 tag definitely goes to Islamic State supremo 43-year-old Iraqi-born Ibrahim Awad al-Badri, also known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.In six months, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi turned his little-known militia
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Free British hostage, Muslim clerics appeal to IS
World | Sep 20, 2014, 01:46 PM ISTLondon: Two clerics from Britain have made a direct appeal to the Islamic State (IS) to free British hostage Alan Henning.In a YouTube video, Shakeel Begg, Imam at Lewisham Islamic Centre in south London and
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British hostage's family appeal to IS
World | Sep 13, 2014, 12:41 PM ISTLondon: The family of a British man being held hostage by Islamic State (IS) militants have appealed to his captors to make contact with them, media reported Saturday.A statement from the family of David Haines
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Another US journalist beheaded? ISIS posts a video of Steven Sotloff
World | Sep 03, 2014, 10:00 AM ISTBeirut: A chilling video of beheading of another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, was Tuesday posted on social media by Syria and Iraq-based terrorist group, Islamic State (IS).American officials said the authenticity of the video is
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Slain journo James Foley in last message: 'Granny, please take your medicine...'
World | Aug 27, 2014, 06:54 AM ISTWashington: American journalist James Foley had sent a personal message to his family through a fellow hostage who was freed just days before the reporter was decapitated by Islamic State (IS) jihadis in Syria."Granny, please
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How James Foley yearned for freedom, slain journo's last letter reveals captive emotions
World | Aug 25, 2014, 09:04 PM ISTEvaston: The parents of slain journalist and New Hampshire native James Foley have released a letter they say their son wrote during his time in captivity.Foley was kidnapped in 2012 while covering the Syrian uprising.
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Islamic State biggest threat to Journalists: Scribe panel
World | Aug 21, 2014, 09:49 PM ISTCairo: Following the beheading of US reporter James Foley, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has warned that the Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist organisation operating in Syria and Iraq is one of the biggest
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Conflict Zone: Journalists killing is latest in bloody trend
World | Aug 22, 2014, 07:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: From arrests to beheadings, conflict reporting takes harsh toll on journalists and the murder of James Foley is the latest in a long, bloody trend.He was forced to read propaganda celebrating the extremists
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US admits failure to rescue journalist in Syria
World | Aug 21, 2014, 09:36 AM ISTWashington: The US had recently attempted to rescue a number of American hostages, including slain journalist James Foley held in Syria by the Islamic State, but the mission failed, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said
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Entire world appalled by brutal murder of James Foley: Obama
World | Aug 21, 2014, 06:35 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama today said the entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of American journalist James Foley by ISIL militants, and added that the Iraq-based terrorist group speaks for no religion
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American journalist execution video 'authentic': White House
World | Aug 20, 2014, 10:25 PM ISTWashington: The disturbing video released by jihadist militants showing American journalist James Foley being brutally executed is authentic, the White House said today.The video released by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also
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IS claims beheading US journalist
World | Aug 20, 2014, 12:45 PM ISTDamascus: The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed beheading a US journalist who had gone missing in Syria nearly two years ago, a media report said on Wednesday.The Sunni militant group has released a video