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DHAKA, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi police have arrested at least 20 people for questioning over the murder of a prominent university professor who was hacked to death, several years after he led a push to ban students wearing full-face veils. The victim, Shafiul Islam, was killed on Saturday near Rajshahi University in the west […]
Read MoreIstanbul, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that the Americas were discovered by Muslims in the 12th century, nearly three centuries before Christopher Columbus set foot there. “Contacts between Latin America and Islam date back to the 12th century. Muslims discovered America in 1178, not Christopher Columbus,” the conservative president […]
Read MoreDUBAI, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — The United Arab Emirates designated the Muslim Brotherhood and dozens of other Islamist groups as terrorist organizations on Saturday, ratcheting up the pressure on the group by lumping it together with extremists such as the Islamic State group and the Nusra Front, al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria. The federation’s Cabinet adopted […]
Read MoreBENGHAZI, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — Another 16 people were killed in violent clashes between Libyan army and Islamic militants in the eastern city of Benghazi on Sunday, adding the total death toll to 356, sources said. “The center has received 16 dead bodies killed in clashes and random shooting on Sunday,” a medical source in […]
Read MoreURUMQI, Nov. 16 (NsNewsWire) — The first high-speed rail in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region became operational on Sunday, slashing travel time between the regional capital of Urumqi and the eastern city of Hami by half to three hours. The 530-km rail, with a designed speed of over 200 km per hour, is part […]
Read MoreCONAKRY, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Doctors Without Borders (MSF), a medical aid group, has announced that clinical trials of the Ebola virus drugs will be launched in three of its Ebola treatment centers in West Africa starting December. In a statement released on Thursday, MSF said the distinct studies will be conducted by different research […]
Read MoreBRISBANE, Nov. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Friday to attend this year’s Group of 20 (G20) Summit slated for Nov. 15-16. Upon his arrival, Xi extended sincere greetings and good wishes to the Australian people, reports Xinhua. “I am looking forward to working with Australian leaders and friends from all sectors […]
Read MoreBAGHDAD, Nov. 14 (NsNewsWire) — A total of 51 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in air strikes and clashes with Iraqi security forces in Iraq’s central province of Salahudin on Thursday, a provincial security source said. In early hours of the day, dozens of IS militants, who have captured part of the town of […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Taking vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements may not reduce the risk of memory and thinking problems, a new study said Wednesday. The study, published online in the U.S. journal Neurology, involved people with high blood levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that has been linked to memory loss and […]
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