Afghanistan: 5 injured as Taliban hits NATO vehicle
Nigeria: 8 soldiers, 25 Boko Haram terrorists killed in Borno State
Syria: World Food Programme reaches 4 besieged towns
Iraq: Suicide bombing kills 8 in Baghdad
Palestine: 1,000 Palestinian minors detained by Israel
Thailand: 3 security officials killed by bomb in the south
Egypt: More than 165 dead in boat tragedy
European Court of Human RIghts rejects Dutch soldiers prosecution for Srebrenica genocide
Jordan: Brotherhood-linked bloc wins seats in assembly
Egypt: 29 undocumented refugees drown off Egypt coast
UN ready to resume aid delivery in Syria
Syria: US alleges Russia responsible for raid on aid convoy
Myanmar: Illegal mosques to be demolished in Rakhine
UK drones involved in ‘mistaken’ airstrike killing 60 Syrian troops
Nigeria: Six civilians die in ambush of Nigerian military escort
US: New York bombing suspect arrested after shootout
US: Authorities investigating NYC blast as act of terror
Thailand: 18 killed in Thai Muslims tourist boat sinking
Jammu & Kashmir: 17 soldiers killed in Indian-held Kashmir gunbattle
Palestine: Palestinian, Jordanian shot dead by Israeli troops
Russia: Five dead, 45 injured in train collision near Moscow
[Photo: Russian Emergency Ministry helicopter flies over the site of a train collision near the city of Naro-Fominsk, outside Moscow (Xinhua/Jia Yuchen)] MOSCOW, (Xinhua): At least five people died and 45 others were injured when two trains collided in … Continued
EU leaders hit Russia with more sanctions over Crimea
The EU has agreed to impose sanctions on 12 more individuals for their part in Russia’s seizure of Crimea. Bloc leaders have also begun preparations for harsher economic sanctions if Russia does not back down. French President Francois Hollande … Continued
Russia: Tens of thousands attend Moscow peace rally
A rally to protest at Russia’s intervention in the Ukraine has drawn tens of thousands of people. It comes ahead of a referendum in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula on whether to join Russia. As many as 50,000 people took part in … Continued
Russia: Egypt negotiates arms deal with Russia as Putin backs Sisi presidential bid
Egyptian army chief and likely new president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was on Thursday negotiating a $2-billion arms deal with Russia meant to replace subsiding assistance from old ally Washington. Sisi arrived in Moscow on Wednesday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil … Continued
Russia: Opening ceremony kicks off Sochi Games, marking momentous day for Russia
By Ivan Nechepurenko, Yekaterina Kravtsova, Ezekiel Pfeifer SOCHI, (The Moscow Times): President Vladimir Putin declared the 2014 Sochi Olympics officially open on Friday night after a grandiose 2 1/2-hour show that told the history of modern Russia with … Continued
Russian FM meets with Syrian opposition over peace talks
Syria’s opposition leader met Russia’s top diplomat on Tuesday in a bid to persuade Moscow to push its ally Damascus to agree to a transitional government for the war-scarred nation. Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov announced that the … Continued
Russia: Two killed, one wounded in Moscow school shooting
MOSCOW, (Xinhua): A teacher and a policeman were killed and one more policeman injured when a teenage gunman opened fire in a Moscow public school, the Interior Ministry said Monday. The attacker threatened a security guard with a pistol before … Continued
Russia: Second Volgograd blast kills at least 10 on trolleybus
[Photo taken on Dec. 30, shows the blast site of the trolleybus in Volgograd, Russia killing ten people (Xinhua/RIA Novosti)] At least 10 people are reported to have been killed in an explosion on a trolleybus in the Russian city … Continued
Russia: Suspected suicide bomber kills 15 in southern Russia
At least 15 people were killed in a blast at a railway station in the city of Volgograd, southern Russia. A female suicide bomber is suspected to have carried out the attack, says the National Anti-terrorism Committee. “According to … Continued
Russia: At least five believed killed at Russian An-12 aircraft crash
MOSCOW, (Xinhua): An An-12 cargo plane crashed en route from Novosibirsk to Irkutsk in Russia’s Southern Siberia, killing at least five crew members onboard, local emergency authorities said Thursday. “The plane en route from Novosibirsk Yeltsovka airport (in Southern Siberia) … Continued
Russia: AK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov dies at 94
File photo of Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the famed Russian AK-47 assault rifle.(Xinhua) MOSCOW, (Xinhua): Mikhail Kalashnikov, designer of the famed Russian AK-47 assault rifle, died on Monday in his home city of Izhevsk, an industrial town 1,300 km east … Continued
Russia: Air crash in Kazan confirmed to have killed all 50 people on board
[Passenger plane crashed on landing in Russia’s Kazan (RIA Novosti)] MOSCOW, (Xinhua): Authorities in Russia confirmed that all 50 people aboard a Boeing plane that crashed Sunday on landing in Russia’s Kazan, capital of Tatarstan republic, were killed. The … Continued
Russian cosmonauts take Olympic torch on spacewalk for first time
[Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov with Olympic torch on a spacewalk] MOSCOW, (Xinhua): Two Russian cosmonauts took an Olympic torch on a spacewalk Saturday for the first time in history as part of the Sochi 2014 torch relay. The torch, unlit … Continued
Russian nationalists take to the streets amid rising tensions over immigration
Thousands of Russian nationalists have held demonstrations to protest against foreigners residing in the country. Tensions have been heightened by the recent killing of a young Russian man and an ensuing riot. On Russian Unity Day, around 10,000 nationalists gathered … Continued
Iran VP urges Russia to release detained Greenpeace activists
TEHRAN, (Xinhua): Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar urged Russia to release the Greenpeace activists it detained during their protest against its oil drilling operations in the Arctic, Tehran Times daily reported on Saturday. Ebtekar, also Head of Environmental Protection Organization … Continued
Russia: Over 380 detained in xenophobia-driven riot in Moscow
MOSCOW, (Xinhua): More than 380 people were arrested Sunday after a riot triggered by the slaying of a Russian man by a migrant in southern part of the Russian capital earlier in the week. Some 400 angry demonstrators, mostly in … Continued
Russia: Explosion kills 3 policemen in Chechnya
MOSCOW, (Xinhua): A car bomb explosion killed three policemen and wounded four others in Russia’s volatile Chechnya republic, local police said Monday. The explosion near the Sunzhen district Interior Affairs Office was carried out by suicide bombers, the Chechen Interior … Continued
Russia: Dozens missing in nursing home fire in Novgorod region
MOSCOW, (Xinhua): About three dozen people were missing after a fire broke out at a nursing home for mentally disabled seniors northwest of Moscow, local media reported early Friday morning. Twenty-three people have been evacuated from the facility, which is … Continued
Russia: US attack on Syria would cause “surge in terrorism”
Russia on Monday warned a military assault on Syria risked causing an “surge in terrorism” in the region and urged for a peace conference to end the two and a half year civil war. “All the more, politicians share our … Continued
Russia: G20 summit fails to produce Syria solution
The meeting of the 20 leading industrial and emerging countries failed to move nations closer together in finding a solution for the Syria crisis. But there was progress on the issue of tax equity. After anything but promising conditions ahead … Continued
Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
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