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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called an urgent meeting of the top security council to discuss its nuclear deterrence amid rising concerns over Ukraine being allowed by Western powers to use cruise missiles to target locations in Moscow, media reports said. more
Over 3,000 UK children go to 'jihadi' schools in Pakistan each year, says govt report with concern

London: In an alarming finding, a secret government report in the UK has warned that over 3000 British children are being taken to Pakistan each year and enrolled in extremist summer scho ...

‘Alarming levels’ of methamphetamine trafficking in Asia’s Mekong, UN warns

New York: Organized crime groups in Asia’s Mekong region have intensified the production and trafficking of highly-addictive methamphetamine, extending the illegal trade into countr ...

Syria chemical attack: Investigators to visit site on Wednesday

Damascus: Investigators from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), who are in Damascus, the Syrian capital, since Saturday, will finally be visiting the site on ...

Syrian state media says foreign missiles shot down near airbase

Damascus: Syrian state media said on Tuesday that the country's air defence has shot down foreign missiles near an airbase.

London man found guilty of building child jihadists army

London: A religious teacher, who attempted to groom children to become future suicide attackers, has been convicted of preparing acts of terrorism in London, officials said.