March 07, 2015 - Page 13

IT has become known for horrific images of beheadings and torture, but the Islamic State group is trying to lure foreign recruits to its “caliphate” with promises of adventure, homes, jobs —

US Senator Robert Menendez staunchly defended himself Friday against potential federal corruption charges, saying he had not broken the law and declaring he was “not going anywhere.” American media outlets said prosecutors

TRACING the footsteps of civil rights leaders who made his journey to the White House possible, President Barack Obama will on Saturday visit Selma, Alabama to enlist a new generation in their

EVERY police force in England and Wales is preparing for major budget cuts over the next five years, the BBC has found. Forces are facing a 5% cut in government funding in

FORMER French interior minister Claude Gueant was taken into custody on Friday in connection with a probe into the alleged financing by Moamer Kadhafi’s Libya of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential election campaign.

IRAQI forces have pushed Islamic State (IS) fighters out of the western town of al-Baghdadi, the US military says. The town, which was taken over by IS last month, is about 8km

MALAYSIA’S transport minister says he is confident the MH370 airliner which disappeared almost a year ago will be found in the southern Indian Ocean. Liow Tiong Lai told the BBC that search