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Top Muslim groups and leaders condemn ISIS, call it `un-Islamic`

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 13:54

Muslim groups and leaders from across the world, including those from the US, have strongly condemned the barbarism unleashed by the Islamic State, also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or ISIS, describing the extremist outfit`s behaviour as "un-Islamic".

Pakistan media flays India for axing talks

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 13:43

Two Pakistani newspapers Friday denounced India`s decision to call off talks between their foreign secretaries, saying it had dealt "a serious blow" to the bilateral peace process.

Syria: UN rights chief rebukes Security Council inaction

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 13:41

In her last address to the Security Council, the UN human rights chief sharply criticized the body for its ineffectiveness on Syria and other intractable conflicts, saying its members have often put national interests ahead of stopping mass atrocities.

China`s Xi reassures Mongolia over "independence, integrity"

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 13:32

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Mongolia Friday that Beijing respected its independence and integrity as he concluded a visit looking to forge closer ties with China`s resource-rich but often suspicious neighbour.

Amid US air strikes, Iraq struggles to build own air force

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 13:29

President Barack Obama told a recent interviewer he did not want the US military to become Iraq`s air force. But he may have little choice.

Amid outward calm, climate of fear cements Thai military rule

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 13:26

"Is she dead yet?" Thai opposition activist Kritsuda Khunasen said she was blindfolded and struggling to regain consciousness when she heard this chilling query from one of her interrogators. 

Japan survivor search halted over landslide fears

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 13:23

The search for more than 50 people still missing after catastrophic landslides in Japan was halted on Friday because of fears for the safety of rescuers.

Three policemen killed in Colombia

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 12:52

At least three policemen were killed in an ambush by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a security official said Friday.

Israel air strikes kill 4 Palestinians in Gaza: Medic

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 12:50

Israeli air strikes killed four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, two in Deir al-Balah and two in Nusseirat, an emergency services spokesman said.

Don`t copy us, Mao had told Indian Maoists

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 12:48

Mao Zedong may have clandestinely backed the Naxalite movement but the Chinese revolutionary leader told Indian Maoists in the late 1960s not to blindly copy the tactics that brought him to power.