AFP, JEDDAH: The world’s top Islamic body urged joint action against terrorism on Sunday, condemning “in the strictest terms” the Paris gun and bomb attacks that killed at least 129 people. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) secretary general Iyad Madani said the international…

AFP, PARIS: Several AK47 rifles of the sort used during the attacks in Paris were found in the black Seat abandoned in an eastern suburb of the capital, a judicial source said Sunday. Witnesses have said the car, found in Montreuil, was used by attackers at multiple locations on Friday night. Some 19…

AFP, PARIS: Stirring renditions of “La Marseillaise” rang out Saturday from Dublin to New York as global landmarks were bathed in the French…

AFP, DES MOINES, United States: White House hopeful Hillary Clinton called for global unity to crush the Islamic State group, as the carnage in Paris took centre stage at Saturday’s Democratic presidential debate. The three candidates began their debate with a moment of silence for the victims…

AFP, TEHRAN: A top Iranian official said Sunday several countries involved in Syria peace talks had tried to exclude President Bashar al-Assad from future elections but Tehran insisted the demand be withdrawn. The remarks came after officials said agreement was reached on a roadmap to a more inclusive…

AFP, ANKARA: A suspected Islamic State jihadist blew himself up in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border during a police raid, injuring five officers, one seriously, officials said Sunday. The suspect detonated explosives when police raided an apartment building in the town of Gaziantep suspected…