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Nice attack: Gingrich wants ‘Sharia test’ for US Muslims
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has suggested testing all US Muslims to see if they believe in Sharia, and deporting those who do. Sharia is Islamic religious law based on the Koran, the life of Muhammad and the rulings of Islamic scholars. Mr Gingrich's comments follow an attack in the French city of Nice, which has...
Turkey: Mass arrests after coup bid quashed, says PM
Some 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers, have been arrested after an attempted coup that is now over, says Turkey's PM Binali Yildirim. The attempted coup was a "black stain on Turkish democracy", he said, with 161 civilians killed and 1,440 wounded. Those held include two army generals, Turkish media...
Qandeel Baloch: Pakistan social media celebrity ‘killed by brother’
Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in an apparent 'honour killing' in the province of Punjab, police say. Ms Baloch, 26, recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself on social media, including one with her alongside a Muslim cleric. Police say she...
Donald Trump chooses Mike Pence as his running mate
Republican Donald Trump has selected Indiana Governor Mike Pence to be his vice-presidential running mate. Mr Trump's campaign planned to announce his selection on Friday, but cancelled the event because of the attack in Nice, France. On Friday, Mr Trump confirmed the selection on Twitter. Mr Trump hopes Mr Pence — a...
US election: Anti-Trump rebellion quashed in vote
The movement to stop Donald Trump from gaining the Republican presidential nomination prior to the party's convention has been crushed by a vote. The party's rules committee rejected a proposal that would have allowed delegates to back the candidate of their choice. The panel approved a rule that would "bound"...
‘Close the mosques, ban the Koran’ LBC presenter hits back at anti-Islam caller
THIS is the moment a man who called into a radio station to suggest Muslims in the UK should return "to their Islamic countries” was ridiculed. At least 84 people were killed in the terror attack on France as the country celebrated Bastille Day. The terrorist has been named as 31-year-old French-Tunisian Mohamed...
Worried Brits left stranded in Turkey as military coup grips nation
TERRIFIED Britons trapped in Turkey because of the military coup are "seriously worried" for their safety as airstrikes continue to rock the capital, Ankara. Holidaymaker Adele Topkaya boarded a plane to Turkey before the coup erupted, only to be greeted by absolute chaos when her plane landed. All Turkish airports...
’28 Pages’: Newly released 9/11 documents find no official Saudi link
Congress has released previously classified documents about whether the Saudi government had a role in the 9/11 attacks. The pages show no officials links between the Saudi government and the hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people in New York. However, the report found it was likely that the attackers had financial help from...
Why did Turkish coup plot fail?
For several hours on Friday night hundreds of Turkish soldiers appeared to have taken control of key areas of the main cities of Ankara and Istanbul. There was little sign of President Recep Erdogan as the plotters took over buildings and media outlets. They needed to secure the support of the public and especially the majority...
Turkey: Military says coup attempt has been quashed
An attempted coup by a faction of the armed forces has been quashed, Turkey's acting military chief of staff says. Umit Dundar said 104 coup plotters had been killed and 1,563 arrested in a night of gunfire and explosions in Ankara, Istanbul and elsewhere. A further 90 people died and 1,154 people were injured as thousands...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey’s ruthless president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party enjoys a fierce and loyal support among Turkey's conservative, Muslim base, while outside the country outrage grows over his silencing of critics, often by force. Turkish journalists have been investigated and put on trial, foreign journalists have been harassed and deported. Last month,...
Five held over lorry attack in Nice
Five people believed to be linked to the man who killed 84 people in Nice are in police custody, the Paris prosecutor's office says. Three arrests were made on Saturday and two on Friday, Le Monde reported. Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel drove a lorry through crowds marking Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais on Thursday...