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U.S. gaining momentum on Islamic State, Obama says
The United States and allied forces have the Islamic State on the defensive, President Obama said Wednesday, with the terrorist group failing to mount a single offensive operation in Syria or Iraq since last summer. "We have momentum, and we intend to keep that momentum," he said. "It’s harder than ever for...
EXCLUSIVE: ISIS now calls for jihadists to slaughter British Muslim IMAMS
ISLAMIC State (ISIS) extremists are calling for the deaths of Muslim leaders who criticise their murderous regime. In the latest issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq, ISIS calls on its jihadi followers to arm themselves with “knives, guns and explosives” and kill anyone who disagrees with them – including...
Brussels bomber was inspired to carry out sick killings by bizarre horse dream
THE crazed jihadi who detonated a bomb on the Brussels Metro was inspired to commit mass murder in the name of Islam by a bizarre set of dreams. Khalid el-Bakroui was responsible for the blast at Maelbeek station in March that killed 14 people — part of coordinated attacks that left 35 dead across the Belgian capital. The...
BREAKING: Two people rushed to hospital after supermarket is struck TWICE by lightning
TWO people have been rushed to hospital after a supermarket was struck TWICE by lightning. A Morrisons in Kent had to be evacuated after lightning hit the roof twice within seconds during a thunderstorm. Emergency services including two fire engines and two ambulance and two paramedic cars were called to the scene in Wincheap,...
Tragedy as young mum shopping with baby girl is killed in horror lorry crash
A MOTHER and her baby girl were mown down by a lorry just yards from a supermarket, killing the mother and causing head injuries to the baby, who this afternoon is in hospital receiving treatment. It’s believed the mum had been pushing the baby in a stroller when the lorry collided into the pair, crushing the woman and...
How Indians shave their head and hope for luck
Every year millions of people travel to two temples in southern India, hoping for an answer to their prayers. But every miracle requires a sacrifice — and many pilgrims sacrifice their hair. Gopala Amma is desperate to reverse her family's bad fortune. They are in danger of losing the one room they share off a small...
Novak Djokovic out of Monte Carlo Masters after Jiri Vesely loss
Novak Djokovic has been knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters by world number 55 Jiri Vesely. The world number one was beaten 6-4 2-6 6-4 by the Czech, his first exit as early as the second round since the Madrid Masters in 2013. Vesely, 22, had never before beaten a player ranked in the world's top 10. Eleven-time Grand...
Migrant crisis: EU says numbers in Libya are alarming
Donald Tusk told MEPs that it would not be possible to apply the same approach used for the Balkans to unstable Libya. Italy's coastguard says 4,000 people were rescued from the Mediterranean between Libya and Sicily on Monday and Tuesday. Meanwhile, Macedonian police again fired teargas at migrants protesting at the border...
BREAKING: Russian jets ‘simulate attack’ on US warships in international waters
RUSSIAN jets have buzzed a US naval destroyer, performing a "simulated attack" on the warship which was operating in international waters, American defence officials have said. Two Su-24 jets flew so close to the US vessel that a wake was created in the water, the defence official added. A Russian Ka-27 Helix...
US election: Trump accuses Republican leaders of conspiracy
Republican Donald Trump has said the party's leaders do not want him to win the presidential nomination. The system was "stacked" against him, he said in New York, accusing the Republican National Committee (RNC) of conspiring against him. His comments come after his rival Ted Cruz was awarded all the delegates in...
TERROR ALERT: Huge police operation underway after BOMB THREAT at Amsterdam airport
A HUGE operation is underway in Amsterdam after a bomb threat forced an airport to be evacuated and closed. Amsterdam's Schiphol airport and the Sheraton Hotel next door were emptied because of a "suspicious situation". One man was arrested at the airport and a second was arrested at a major train station in the...
Japan could release cancer causing RADIOACTIVE water into the sea in nuclear clean-up
CANCER fears have been sparked in Japan after releasing radioactive water into the sea was suggested as part of a major nuclear clean-up. Officials are becoming increasingly concerned by the huge levels of irradiated water building up at the Fukushima nuclear facility which needs to be disposed with. Currently thousands of...