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Senegal too considers a burqa ban after Chad, Cameroon

Full bodied burqas enable Boko Haram suicide bombers to conceal the weapon on themselves.

Nov 19, 2015

Market watch: Sensex rebounds by 360 points on fading concerns over US Fed rate hike path

The rally was also supported by policy measures announced by the Modi government.

Nov 19, 2015

Paris attacks: French PM Valls warns of possible chemical or biological attack

Speech comes as parliament meets to vote on whether to extend emergency measures.

Nov 19, 2015

David Cameron: Military action in Syria would be legal

The backing of the UN Security Council would be preferable for any British military action against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, but is not vital, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday (18 November). Cameron has said he will present a plan to parliament including extending air strikes to Syria.

Nov 18, 2015

Turkey: Kurdish MP Leyla Zana's oath nullified after she changes wording

Zana had been jailed for 10 years after she recited a part of her oath in Kurdish in 1991.

Nov 18, 2015

Two suspects killed in French police raid in north Paris

Calm has returned around the apartment in Saint Denis, 800m from the Stade de France stadium, where authorities confirm two terror suspects including a woman have been killed. Three people have been arrested - the first ones since the attacks.

Nov 18, 2015

France: Leaders readying for presidential race 2017 after terror attacks

Hollande won a standing ovation from parliament on Monday after declaring that France was "at war" with ISIS.

Nov 18, 2015

Jonah Lomu, the legendary All Black, dies aged 40

Jonah Lomu, who transcended the sport of rugby, and made it the popular sport it is today, breathed his last

Nov 18, 2015

Sensex extends gains by 104 points on positive global cues

Markets also remain in positive mood ahead of Winter session of Parliament next week.

Nov 17, 2015

G20: Britain to hire 1,900 more spies to combat IS

Britain will increase its intelligence agency staff by 15 percent and more than double spending on aviation security to defend against Islamist militants plotting attacks from Syria, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday (16 November).

Nov 17, 2015