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Students practice martial arts in India

A Muslim schoolgirl from St. Maaz high School practises martial arts inside the school in Hyderabad, India, Dec. 18, 2014. (Xinhua Photo caption/Stringer)

Captured Jordanian pilot’s family to ISIS: Show mercy

Amman, Jordan, Dec. 25 (NsNewsWire) — For the first time since a United States-led international coalition began airstrikes against the extremist group ISIS, a coalition pilot has been captured. The family of Jordanian Moaz al-Kasasbeh is pleading that the militants release him, reports CNN . Speaking with CNN Arabic, the pilot’s brother Jawad al-Kasasbeh asked […]

Bangladesh hero Shakib joins Renegades

Melbourne, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Allrounder signs with red half of Melbourne for back half of BBL season. Melbourne Renegades have signed the world’s No.1-ranked Twenty20 allrounder Shakib Al Hasan from Bangladesh for the second half of the KFC T20 Big Bash League season. A left-hand batsman and left-arm spinner, Shakib is not stranger to […]

ntertainment Aamir Khan’s PK in legal turmoil, FIR filed against makers for allegedly hurting religious sentiments

Mumbai, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Controversy does not seem to cease courting the recently released film PK, starring Bollywood’s ace actor, Aamir Khan. The film that hit the theatres on December 19, 2014, has been doing well amongst the audiences but is now facing legal complication, reports DNA. Claiming that the makers of PK have […]

Ex-President George H.W. Bush taken to hospital

HOUSTON, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Former President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital Tuesday evening after experiencing a shortness of breath, a family spokesman said. Bush, 90, was taken by ambulance to Houston Methodist Hospital as a “precaution,” according to spokesman Jim McGrath. He “will be held for observation, again as a […]

Bangladesh development threatens fragile Sundarbans mangroves

DHAKA, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s rapid development on the doorstep of the ecologically fragile Sundarbans mangrove forest means “environmental disasters” like this month’s oil spill in the massive delta are increasingly likely, experts warn. A cargo ship last week crashed into an oil tanker in thick fog in a river of the Sundarbans, whose […]

Sri Lanka Muslim party quits in major blow to leader

Colombo, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse suffered a setback to his re-election hopes Monday when a key minister and his minority Muslim party quit the coalition government. Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen said he was switching allegiance to Maithripala Sirisena, the main opposition candidate seeking to topple Rajapakse in a […]

China opposes cyber attack targeted at third nation

Beijing, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — China is opposed to countries or individuals that launch cyber attacks on a third country from foreign soil, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Monday. Hua told a regular press briefing that China opposes all forms of cyber attack and terrorist activities. She made the remarks in response to the alleged […]

Jackie Chan’s son prosecuted on drug charge

BEIJING, Dec. 23 (NsNewsWire) — Jaycee Chan, son of Chinese kung fu star Jackie Chan, was prosecuted in Beijing on Monday for allegedly providing a venue for drug users, according to the People’s Procuratorate of Beijing’s Dongcheng District. The prosecution came three months after he was formally arrested following a drugs bust at his residence […]