BBC News
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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Central Asia
– AFGHANISTAN’S POPPY
Since Hamid Karzai came to power in early 2002, with drug barons in the Afghan government, the opium production almost tripled and is estimated as 8,200 tonnes in 2007, accounting for 93% of global production. Continue reading
– HIZB-UT-TAHRIR AL-ISLAMI
Hizb-ut-Tahrir al-Islami (The Islamic Liberation Party) was founded in the Jordanian-ruled part of Jerusalem in 1953 by an appeals court judge, Taqiuddin al Nabhani and started to carry the da’wah (repentance) within some of the Arab countries, Continue reading
– ETIP 2008 ATTACKS IN CHINA
An Uighur Islamic separatist group in China – the East Turkistan Islamic Party has taken credit for a deadly bus bombing in Shanghai in 05/2008 and warned of new attacks in China during the 2008 Olympics. Continue reading
– EAST TURKISTAN ISLAMIC PARTY – ETIP
East Turkistan Islamic Party [ETIP] is an Islamic militant group merged in the late 90s’ from the ethnic Uyghur of Xinjiang province in North-West China, also known as Turkestan. Continue reading
– PRESIDENT PERVEZ MUSHARRAF RESIGNED
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, facing impeachment by parliament, has announced that he is resigning ,on Monday 08/17/2008 noon. Continue reading
– UNCONTROLLED ISI
The Taliban, supported to some extent by the notorious Pakistani intelligence ISI, the original godfather of the Taliban, is controlling larger areas in Afghanistan then the officially recognized regime. Continue reading
– KABUL’S INDIAN EMBASSY BOMBING
On Monday 07/07/2008 morning, at about 08:00, the peak of the local rush hour, a suicide bomber has rammed a car full of explosives into the gates of the Indian embassy in Afghanistan's capital - Kabul Continue reading
– ABDULLAH AL-SUWAILEM [ AMIR KHATTAB ]
Amir Khattab can be translated as Commander Khattab, also known as Ibn al-Khattab, was born in Saudi Arabia on 04/14/1969 as Samir Saleh Abdullah Al-Suwailem. Continue reading
– ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF UZBEKISTAN – IMU
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan – IMU was a militant Islamic group formed in 1998 by former Soviet paratrooper Juma Mamangani. Continue reading
– UZBEKISTAN
Uzbekistan, in Central Asia, has a population of about 28 millions people (09/2007) and stretches on 447,000 km. Continue reading