A man accused of helping plan an attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas will be tried this week. The trial is said to be the first in the United States on terror charges linked to the Islamic State.
HSBC has been sued by US citizens whose relatives were murdered by drug gangs. Under the US Anti-Terrorism Act, they claim that the London-based bank allowed the Mexican drug cartels launder billions of dollars for their business operation.
Seven people with suspected links to Islamic State have been arrested by the Spanish National Police in Valencia, Alicante. The arrests are the result of a two-year police investigation into the foreign operations of Daesh and the Al-Nusra front, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria.
Many are incenced at the new visa requirement passed by the US Congress. Under the new restrictions, dual citizens of Iran, Syria, Sudan and Iraq must obtain a visa before they can enter the US soil.
