US President Donald Trump has said he is worried he might face perjury charges if he gives statements under oath to the investigation into Russia’s alleged role in his election victory. He told Reuters news agency he feared any discrepancies between his account and others could be used against him.   Mr Trump also suggested he could take over the ...

Islamic militants launched a series of attacks Monday in Russia’s southern province of Chechnya, leaving five young militants dead and several police officers wounded, officials said. The violence indicated the Islamist insurgency remains active in the mostly Muslim province despite authorities’ claims that it has been eradicated. It follows an attack on a Russian Orthodox church in May that left ...

Rio de Janeiro’s drug war hit a bloody crescendo Monday when at least 11 suspected criminals and two soldiers were reported killed in a huge military sweep through impoverished favelas and during a rush-hour police car chase.   The military command heading security in Brazil’s second biggest city said the two troops killed were the first lost since conservative President ...

At least 19 people have been killed in an Islamist militant attack on a village in north-east Nigeria, a survivor of the attack said. The strike is the latest blow to Nigeria’s efforts to defeat insurgencies by the Nigerian Islamist Boko Haram group and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA).   In recent months, the military has suffered its heaviest ...

By Shofi Ahmed: Muslims from around the world in their millions have squared up at the heart of the earth. The best of the best journeys: going for the Hajj. It’s one of the five pillars of Islam. All financially able adult Muslims are required to perform the Hajj at least once in a lifetime. Reaching out to this holiest ...

By Taslim Ahammad: Risk is the probability of an unforeseen circumstance and its drawback. Risk management utilises the right tools, methods and processes to manage risk. For a business, exposure to risk could lead to disaster. It is important to make a determined effort into assessing as many conceivable risks and derive action plans to deal with those. Risk management ...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader: Every year thousands of people leave the capital for their village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, with their near and dear ones. This year around 213 launches will transport passengers to at least 43 destinations during the festival. Millions, who would soon start departing for home on the occasion ...

Muslim pilgrims have gathered in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer that marks the pinnacle of the annual hajj. Some 2 million pilgrims packed shoulder to shoulder early Monday for an emotional day of repentance and supplication. It was on this day some 1,400 years ago that Islam’s Prophet Muhammad is said to ...

Over 2 million Muslims from across the world have gathered at Saudi Arab’s Makkah for the official start of the Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday. The Standing (wuqoof), the climax of the pilgrimage, is to be held at the Arafat Maidan on Monday. Hajj will officially end on Tuesday, when Saudi Arabia celebrates Eid-ul-Azha, with the Korbani sacrifices. According to Saudi ...

Prisons minister takes share of blame for poor state of G4S-run jail being taken over by MoJ The government bears a share of the blame for the state of HMP Birmingham, the prisons minister Rory Stewart has said, after the Ministry of Justice was forced to undertake an emergency takeover of the G4S-run jail. A report by the chief inspector ...