Al Haramain madrasa: why the Taliban use it

Al Haramain madrasa: why the Taliban use it

Image copyright AFP Image caption Students after Friday prayers in the madrasa in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Enlarge Image The Al Haramain madrasa was also a source of spiritual guidance for the Afghan Taliban. The Pakistan-based…

Police identify alleged gunman in Brampton homicide

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Police identify alleged gunman in Brampton homicide

UPDATE: At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, homicide investigators confirmed that they have identified the victim of Wednesday’s fatal shooting in Brampton as Jasvir Singh, a 35-year-old South Asian man of Indian origin….

Pennsylvania pregnancy centre fights to keep federal funding

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Pennsylvania pregnancy centre fights to keep federal funding

CARLISLE, Pa. — Lewisburg Health Center, a nonprofit organization that helps low-income people who are pregnant access prenatal care, will contest the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’s decision to strip its charity…

'Most radical shake-up for decades'

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‘Most radical shake-up for decades’

BBC The Ministry of Defence has announced plans to change the way British soldiers are trained. The new training regime, to be introduced from January 2019, will see fewer basic infantry classes. Critics say…