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3 foreigners arrested in Iran over suspect trip to Iraq – report

Three foreigners traveling through Iran have been detained under the suspicion of planning to join the extremists Islamic State group in neighboring Iraq, AP said. Iranian border guards stopped several travelers en route to Iraq and had “three cases of arrests,” the Iran daily on Tuesday quoted Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli as saying. Fazli said Afghan and Pakistani nationals were arrested. It was not clear when or where the arrests happened.

Suicide blast kills at least 12 civilians in Somalia

A suicide bomber associated with the Al-Shabab extremist group killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 20 others in Somalia on Monday, Al Jazeera reports. The attack – the most deadly move by the group since American airstrikes killed its leader last week – targeted African Union troops in the region, though it was civilians that were killed in the blast. Among the dead were four Americans.

Flood toll in Kashmir in India, in Pakistan rises to more than 500

The death toll from devastating floods in India and Pakistan rose to 500 on Tuesday,media reported. A rescue effort is underway in the divided mountainous region of Kashmir after monsoon rains submerged hundreds of villages. Rajesh Kumar, police inspector general for the Jammu region on the Indian side, said the toll had risen to around 250. Another 266 people were confirmed dead on the Pakistan side. Hundreds of thousands more are still stranded, some “neck-deep” in water after the deadliest flooding in over half a century, according to authorities.

​EU adopts new sanctions against Russia to come into force in ‘next few days’

A new package of sanctions against Russia has been adopted by the EU. Previous reports said the “further restrictive measures” were aimed at targeting three major oil companies, as well as the defense sector.

Fourth Ebola patient to be brought to US for treatment

A fourth person infected with the Ebola virus is to be brought to the US from West Africa for treatment. Emory University Hospital in Atlanta said the patient is expected to arrive Tuesday morning, and will be treated in an isolation unit. “We are bound by patient confidentiality and have no information regarding the status of the incoming patient,”Emory said in a statement. The World Health Organization says the patient is a doctor who has been working in an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone. Two aid workers who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia were treated successfully last month at Emory. A third patient is being treated at a Nebraska hospital.

​Explosion injures 8 people in Chile

At least eight people were injured when a bomb exploded next to a fast food restaurant in Santiago, Chile on Monday. The restaurant is adjacent to a metro station. Authorities are investigating the blast, which occurred at around 2 p.m. local time. Two people were seriously injured, while some others suffered hearing loss. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which the Chilean government has called a “terrorist act.”Police believe that two suspects who planted the device escaped in a car.

EU could postpone new sanctions against Russia

The EU could postpone the introduction of a new package of sanctions against Russia, ITAR-TASS reported, citing a diplomatic source at a mission of one of the West European states. The European Commission earlier said it expected the package of sanctions to get its final approval on Monday. “The package is due to be formally adopted by the member states through written procedure later today,” RIA Novosti quoted Commission spokeswoman Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen as saying.

Arab League countries to combat Islamic State

The Arab League has said its member states have agreed to combat, individually or collectively, the Islamic State group and other militants in the region, AP reported. The group issued a resolution on Monday after late-night meetings a day earlier. The documents do not explicitly back American military action against the militants. However, it said immediate measures to combat the group will be implemented on political, defense, security and legal levels.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of head of Irish church

The resignation of the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has been accepted by Pope Francis, the Vatican said on Monday. Cardinal Sean Brady announced his plan to retire in August, just before he turned 75, at which age all bishops must offer their resignation, Reuters said. Brady became embroiled in a child sex abuse scandal when a BBC television documentary in 2012 said he had failed to warn parents their children were being sexually abused by a priest in 1975. Brady will be succeeded by Monsignor Eamonn Martin, 52. Martin was appointed last year as “coadjutor” archbishop of Armagh, an important diocese in Northern Ireland whose archbishop has the title “Primate of All Ireland.”

3 German men arrested in Frankfurt over Al-Shabaab links

Three German men suspected of being members of the Somalian terrorist organization Al-Shabaab were arrested at Frankfurt Airport, prosecutors said Monday. They attempted to re-enter the country on Saturday, after landing in Frankfurt from Kenya. The men are suspected of membership in a foreign terrorist organization and of preparing an act of violence in connection with their time in Somalia, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said. However, prosecutors say “there is no evidence the suspects had made any concrete preparations or plans for attacks” in Europe.

Ruling coalition in Poland backs parliament speaker Kopacz for PM – spokeswoman

Both parties in Poland’s governing coalition back parliamentary speaker Ewa Kopacz to be the next prime minister, Reuters quoted an aide to the Polish president as saying on Monday. Janusz Piechocinski, the leader of the junior partner in the coalition, visited President Bronislaw Komorowski earlier on Monday and expressed his support for Kopacz, according to presidential spokeswoman Joanna Trzaska-Wieczorek. Prime Minister Donald Tusk will step down to take up the post of president of the European Council. His Civic Platform party has already backed Kopacz to succeed him.

Suicide bomber kills 16 at Sunni tribal gathering in Iraq

A suicide bomber killed at least 16 people at a meeting between security forces and Sunni militiamen in a small town north of Baghdad on Monday, AP reported, citing Iraqi officials. The bomber drove his explosives-laden Humvee into the gathering of a major Sunni tribe, the Al-Jabour, in Duluiyah, some 80km north of Baghdad. The bombing was followed by clashes with militants who tried to seize the town, which fell to the Islamic State for two days in July.

Islamist rebels in Somalia pledge allegiance to new leader

Militants of the Somali Islamist group Al-Shabaab have pledged allegiance to their new leader after his predecessor was killed. They said the enemies would reap the “bitter fruits” of revenge after Ahmed Godane’s killing, Reuters reported. Al-Shabaab confirmed he was killed by a US airstrike in a raid last Monday. Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaida will replace him to head the group, which wants to impose its strict version of Islam on Somalia. The group also reaffirmed its allegiance to Al-Qaeda.

Taliban suicide bomber kills 3 policemen in southern Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber has killed a district police chief and his two guards in southern Kandahar province, AP quoted officials as saying on Monday. The attack took place the previous day at the police headquarters in Arghistan district, according to Samim Khpolwak, spokesman for the provincial governor in Kandahar. The police chief, Abdul Manaf, and two policemen who served as his bodyguards died in the blast. Six other officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, the movement’s spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, said.

Israel rejects New Zealand envoy, sparks diplomatic row

New Zealand officials say the country’s new ambassador was rejected by Israel because he’s also an envoy to the Palestinian Authority, AP said. Jonathan Curr was due to travel to Israel in the coming days to present his papers. Israel’s embassy in Wellington said Monday that the matter was a “protocol principle” applicable to all ambassadors to Israel. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he was gathering “more information on the issue.” New Zealand’s ambassadors in Turkey have been responsible for covering several areas of the Middle East since 2008.

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Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan get the party started

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Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan get the party started at the music launch of India’s first Disney romance – Khoobsurat!

Mumbai, 6th September: Disney India & Anil Kapoor Film Company launched the high energy music album of the highly anticipated movie Disney’s Khoobsurat, the country’s first modern day romance, starring Disney Girl Sonam Kapoor along with heartthrob Fawad Khan.

A fairytale romance without some great music is incomplete, the music album was launched in the company of some young and the talented musicians in Bollywood who have contributed to the album like, Sneha Khanwalkar who has composed the music for the film, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sona Mohapatra, Jasleen, Badshah and Armaan Mallik who have lent their voices to the songs.

The music launch event held at Royalty Club in Bandra, Mumbai saw the talented bunch give some incredible live performances as Sonam and Fawad joined them and grooved to the tracks, which certainly got the party started!

The album of Khoobsurat is a great mix of a variety of tracks ranging from Folk, rap and romantic numbers. While “Engine Ki Seethi” rendered by Sunidhi Chauhan has found its way to every girl’s locker-room , “Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai” ,composed by UK pop sensation Badshah has become the party anthem of the season, ‘Preet’ sung by India’s got Talent contestant Jasleen is romantic number and with ‘Maa Ka Phone'; which is a fun and melodramatic take on mothers and ‘Bal Khade’ the quirkiest tracks of the season have arrived!

The Khoobsurat team also unveiled a fresh new track ‘Naina’ a soulful number by Sona Mohapatra and Armaan Mallik,composed by Armaan';s brother Amaal Mallik,with lyrics by Kumaar  which was launched on this occasion.

“The music of Khoobsurat has something in it for everyone, just the like movie which will appeal to all ages. The music helps convey the emotions and situations between the characters and will leave you with a tear, smile, and ample laughs all in true Disney style”, says co-producer Rhea Kapoor.

Disney’s Khoobsurat starring Sonam Kapoor & Fawad Khan along with Ratna Pathak,Kiron Kher and others comes to a theater near you on 19th September 2014.