Hurricane Arthur makes landfall on US coast

MIAMI: Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore, packing 100 mph (160 kph) winds and drenching rains in an onslaught dampening America's July 4 celebrations.

The US National Hurricane Center said the first hurricane of the Atlantic season carried potential for big and damaging waves and powerful tidal surges as it came ashore late Thursday................Read more

Google search purge elicits censorship claims in Europe

Google search purge elicits

 censorship claims in Europe

BRUSSELS: Google’s efforts to remove some search results in Europe is drawing accusations of press censorship.

The U.S. firm has to comply with a strict privacy ruling made in May by the European Union’s top court that enables citizens to ask for the removal of embarrassing personal information that pops up on a search of their ..........Read more

ISIS chief orders Muslims to 'obey' him: video

ISIS chief orders Muslims to 'obey' him: video

BAGHDAD: The leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, purportedly ordered all Muslims to obey him in a video released Saturday on social media.

The hitherto elusive Baghdadi, who on June 29 proclaimed a "caliphate" straddling Syria and Iraq, made his appeal in a sermon delivered Friday in the militant-held northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

"I am the wali (leader) who presides over you, though I am not the best of you, so if you see that I am right, assist me," he said, wearing a black turban and robe..............Read more

Nile Delta clashes leave 5 wounded

SHARQIYA, Egypt: Two people are in critical condition and three policemen were injured late Saturday in clashes that erupted in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya, eyewitnesses said.

The two victims were wounded during a demonstration at the center of ...................Read more

Clash between army, 'tribal gunmen' leaves 65 dead in Uganda 

KAMPALA: At least 65 people have been killed in clashes between tribal gunmen and Ugandan government troops in the west of the country near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Sunday.

It was not immediately clear what sparked and who was behind the violence, but the region has been hit by recent communal violence between Christians and Muslims, and is also an area where an Islamist rebel group is known to operate.....Read More