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40 arrested after religious clashes in India's Gujarat

Two groups pelted each other with stones and set vehicles alight on Saturday By   AFP Published   Monday, September 29, 2014 Motorcycles burn after they were set on fire by a mob during a clash in Vadodara, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Pic: Reuters Police in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat have arrested 40 people after clashes between Hindus and Muslims and suspended mobile Internet and text messaging services, an official said Sunday. The two groups pelted each other with stones and set vehicles alight on Saturday in the city of Vadodara following several days of tensions, police said. Paramilitary forces have been deployed in response in Vadodara, which is 110 kilometres (68 miles) from the state's main city of Ahmedabad, police said. "Police have arrested over 40 people in connection with the communal riots in Vadodara," said senior state government official S.K Nanda. "The number is likely to

As more Malaysians join jihad in Syria, Dr M fears Islamic State coming home

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Muslims enamoured with the Islamic State jihadist movement in Syria could be tempted to replicate the violent revolution in Malaysia, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested today. Warning Putrajaya that it no longer has the Internal Security Act (ISA) to deal with such a contingency, Dr Mahathir said it was not impossible that rebels from neighbouring countries might attempt invade Malaysia to form an “Islamic state” here. “A call for form an ‘Islamic state’ is very tempting to Muslim youths anywhere because they are disappointed that there is no government or country that is willing to  save  Islam, Muslims, and the Islamic countries,” he wrote on his personal blog, Chedet.cc, today He pointed out that the conflict in Syria and Iraq was founded on the ideological differences between the Shiah and Sunni denominations, a religious clash that is also present in Malaysia that only recognises the former school of Islamic jurisprudence. Dr

Ashin Wirathu Thera of Myanmar to work with BBS

Ashin Wirathu Thera of Myanmar to work with BBS Stressing that a world without extremism was the essence of Bud dhism, the founder leader of the 969 organisation of Myanmar, the Venerable Ashin Wirathu Thera said yesterday that his organisation would work with the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) to achieve this goal. Speaking during the BBS convention in Colombo, the venerable thera said some extremists were using technology, the media and power to spread their errors across the world. He therefore sent a wakeup call to all peace loving people and stressed that they should be on alert to face these threats. The venerable thera said the BBS was playing in an important role in this regard in Sri Lanka. “May the world usher in peace together with Buddhism,” the thera said, stressing the need to overcome the extremists who were trying to destroy Buddhism and all peace loving people. The venerable thera thanked President Mahinda Rajapaksa for mediating in order to grant him visa to visi

US-led airstrikes hit 4 Syrian provinces

BEIRUT (AP) - U.S.-led coalition warplanes bombed Islamic State group positions overnight across four provinces in northern and eastern  Syria , hitting a grain silo as well as the country's largest gas plant, activists said Monday. Washington and its Arab allies opened their air assault against the extremist group last week, going after its military facilities, training camps, heavy weapons and oil installations. The campaign expands upon the airstrikes the United States has been conducting against the militants in Iraq since early August. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said coalition forces hit Islamic State group facilities overnight in Aleppo, Raqqa, Hassakeh and Deir el-Zour provinces. It said there were casualties, but that it did not have concrete figures. Among the facilities hit was the entrance to Syria's largest gas plant, Conoco in Deir el-Zour province, and grain silo in the extremist-held town of Manbij in Aleppo province. It said th

Press Release: Opening Ceremony of first Arakan National Party Conference Held

Press Release : Opening Ceremony of first Arakan National Party Conference Held 25.10.2014 (Thursday), Thandwe The first Conference of Arakan National Party (ANP) was held at Dhamma Hall at the Victory Compound, Lay Myet Hna Pagoda, Thandwe   (Dwayawaddy), Rakhine State at 9:00am, September 25, 2014. ANP first leader U Aye Tha Aung, deputy leader Dr. Aye Maung, ANP temporary CEC Members, Central Committee Members, representatives from respective townships across the Arakan State, representatives from Ayeyarwaddy Region and Yangon Region, other invited guests and local leaders attended the Conference. The Ceremony was opened by the representatives chanting Shin Nageinda’s historic poem in unison and by playing Arakan Royal (Mingalar) Drums. Afterwards, attendees saluted Myanmar National Flag, Arakan State Flag and Arakan National Party Flag and kept one minute silent in the honor of Arakanese heroes who sacrificed their lives in the struggles of freedom, and activists including monks,

UAE’s female fighter pilot leads airstrikes against ISIL

Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE’s ambassador to the   United States , confirmed on Thursday that the country’s first female fighter pilot was involved in recent action against ISIL. He discussed the UAE’s commitment in combating ISIL and fighting extremism on the live-broadcast   American television   show Morning Joe, a weekday morning   talk show   on MSNBC. Mr Al Otaiba also confirmed that   Major Mariam Al Mansouri , 35, an F-16 pilot, will lead the air strike missions on ISIL. “I can officially confirm that the UAE strike mission on Monday night was led by female fighter pilot Mariam Al Mansouri,” he said. “She is a fully qualified,   highly trained , combat-ready pilot and she is on a mission.” The UAE,   along with Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain and the United States   have allied to launch a series of air strikes against members of ISIL in Syria to combat extremists. During the show, Mr Al Otaiba said: “We will bring whatever it takes to defeat ISIS [ISIL] and o

Shellshock: 'Deadly serious' new vulnerability found

More than 500 million computers could be affected, early estimates suggest Continue reading the main story Related Stories Hospital hack 'exploited Heartbleed' Heartbleed bug causes confusion Heartbleed fix finds security bugs A "deadly serious" bug potentially affecting hundreds of millions of computers, servers and devices has been discovered. The flaw has been found in a software component known as Bash, which is a part of many Linux systems as well as Apple's Mac operating system. The bug, dubbed Shellshock, can be used to remotely take control of almost any system using Bash, researchers said. Experts said it was more serious than the Heartbleed bug discovered in April . "Whereas something like Heartbleed was all about sniffing what was going on, this was about giving you direct access to the system," Prof Alan Woodward, a security researcher from the University of Sur

Islamic State crisis: US hits IS oil targets in Syria

A US Navy F-18E Super Hornet receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over north Iraq this week Continue reading the main story Islamic State Beaten and starved Warning from Raqqa Khorasan Group Is force legal? The US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS) has targeted 12 oil refineries in Syria on a third night of air strikes against the militants. Raids carried out by US, Saudi and UAE aircraft killed 14 of the group's fighters and five civilians in eastern Syria, activists said. According to the Pentagon, the refineries generated up to $2m (£1.2m) per day in revenue for the militants. In northern Syria, Kurdish forces say they have pushed back an IS advance. US President Barack Obama has vowed to dismantle the IS "network of death". Islamic State (IS) oil production IS is believed to control six ou

F-22 Raptor makes debut combat flight

WASHINGTON (AP) - Envisioned in the 90s as crucial to U.S. military superiority in the next century - the sleek, radar-evading F-22 Raptor has finally seen its first combat. Never used in Afghanistan or Iraq, the Air Force's newest fighter jet made its combat debut this week, taking part in the second wave of airstrikes over Syria, according to the Pentagon. Here are five things to know about the F-22: 1. Its first combat mission involved dropping bombs on an Islamic State group command-and-control building in Raqqah. During a Pentagon briefing Tuesday, Lt. Gen. William Mayville showed before and after slides of the airstrike targets. The after-shot for the F-22 showed a successful mission, with the command-and- control center   destroyed. 2. It was developed by Lockheed Martin, with major subcontractors such as Boeing, as a 21st century fighter jet to replace various models of the aging F-15. With its stealth design, the   single -seat F-22 was built to evade radar and has twin en