US: Senate votes to override Obama veto on 9/11 bill on Saudi Arabia
Iraq: US to raise number of advisors to 8,000
Iraq: Daesh terror group loses more territory in Anbar
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
Pakistan: Hand grenade blast kills one, injures 15 in Quetta
[Photo: Quetta hotel/restaurant blast. Photo: The News] By Syed Ali Shah QUETTA, (Dawn): At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured in a hand grenade explosion in Quetta, the capital of volatile Balochistan … Continued
Pakistan: Eight passengers killed in bus-van collision near Khairpur
KHAIRPUR, (The News): At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a van here early Sunday, Geo News reported. According to police, the bus en route … Continued
Pakistan: Five militants killed in Orakzai clashes
ORAKZAI AGENCY, (The News): Five militants were killed and five others injured in clashes with the Aman Lashkar that took place in Orakzai Agency, Geo News reported on Saturday. According to the sources, the militants ambushed the Aman Lashkar … Continued
Pakistan: 18 suspected militants killed in fresh NWA, Khyber airstrikes
By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least 18 suspected militants were killed and seven hideouts destroyed in fresh air strikes carried out by fighter jets in the Khyber and North Waziristan tribal regions, sources in the Inter-Services … Continued
Jammu & Kashmir: 2 BSF men gunned down in Koil attack
By SHOWKAT DAR/SHABIR IBN YUSUF Koil/Srinagar, J & K, India, (Greater Kashmir): Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, including an officer, were killed while four others sustained critical injuries in a militant attack near the Indian Air Force … Continued
India Four lakh people marooned in Uttar Pradesh
By Atiq Khan The Hindu: With the floods wreaking havoc in Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur and Gonda districts in Uttar Pradesh, a population of about four lakh in the marooned villages has been cut off from the … Continued
India: Uttarakhand: 27 killed as rain wreaks havoc, rescue teams on alert
Dehradun, (Hindustan Times): Twenty-seven people have died in separate incidents of landslide, cloudburst and flood in ecologically fragile Uttarakhand in the past 24 hours as heavy monsoon rain continues to lash the state, according to the disaster management … Continued
Pakistan: Seven killed in Rajanpur shootout over irrigation water sharing dispute
RAJANPUR, (The News): Seven persons were killed and four wounded as two groups traded gunfire over the dispute arising on the issue of sharing irrigation water on Saturday here, Geo News reported. Police said that the incident … Continued
Pakistan: Imran Khan says Nawaz has no option but to resign
ISLAMABAD, (The News): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has demanded of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign as he has no other option. Addressing huge crowd of the PTI on Saturday morning (see photo), Khan said that there … Continued
Pakistan: Security forces kill four suspected militants in Khyber
[Photo: Pakistani forces. File photo] By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): At least four suspected militants were killed on Friday when security forces opened fire on an explosives-laden vehicle in the Fort Slope area of Bara tehsil in the … Continued
Pakistan: Airbases in Quetta targeted, 10 militants killed
By Syed Ali Shah QUETTA, (Dawn): The Ghalib Mehsud faction of the outlawed Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack on the Samungli and Khalid airbases in Quetta in which 10 militants were killed by security … Continued
Pakistan: Capital braces for Azadi march as Pakistan celebrates independence
Rawalpindi, (Dawn): As Pakistan celebrates Independence Day today, activists and supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Pakistan Awami Tehrik remain determined to march toward the capital to protest against alleged rigging in the 2013 general elections. It … Continued
Pakistan: Karachi: Preedy police station SHO gunned down
KARACHI: Unknown gunmen shot dead Station House Officer of Preedy Police Station after midnight. According official sources, SHO Ghazanfar Kazmi was heading towards his home located in the precincts of Garden Police Station when the gunmen attacked him near a … Continued
India: Eight Indian soldiers wounded in attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir ahead of Modi visit
[Indian PM Narendra Modi visiting Indian held Kashmir] SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, (Xinhua): At least eight Indian border guards of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) were wounded after militants attacked their convoy in Indian- controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday. The attack … Continued
Pakistan: Gunmen kill four in Landhi
KARACHI, (The News): At least four people were killed and another injured when unknown gunmen opened fire in Landhi area of the city on late Monday night. Sources said that unknown motorcyclists opened fire on five people sitting … Continued
Pakistan: Several injured in Chaman blast
CHAMAN, (The News): A blast occurred in Qandhari Bazar area of Chaman Monday morning and reports suggested that several persons were injured in the explosion, Geo News reported. According to the sources, a powerful explosion occurred in … Continued
Bangladesh: Launch sinks in Padma with 250 passengers
A overcrowded launch in the Padma river. Star file photo Star Online: A launch capsized with 250 passengers in Padma river in Lauhajang upazila of Munshiganj due to heavy current this morning. Local people rescued 44 passengers from the … Continued
Pakistan: Two killed in firing at Lahore actress residence
LAHORE, (The News): At least two people including a woman were killed and two children were injured as unknown gunmen opened fire at the residence of local stage actress Shehzadi on Monday, Geo News reported. Police said that … Continued
India: People in village near Pune slept in their homes as landslide buried them; 158 feared trapped
[Heavy machinery has been mobilised to try to rescue those feared trapped at Malin village in Pune district, Maharashtra. (HT Photo)] By Yogesh Joshi Malin, Ambegaon, (Hindustan Times): It had been raining heavily in Malin village in Ambegaon … Continued
Pakistan: Nine drown off Karachi beach
KARACHI, (The News): Nine people drowned in sea off Clifton beach on Wednesday, the second day of Eid-ul-Fitr here in the provincial capital. According to sources at rescue services, the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a … 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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