Kirkuk (Iraq), Nov 5 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 15 injured on Sunday in two suicide bomb attacks targeting a paramilitary Hashd Shaabi base in the ethnically-mixed city of Kirkuk, a local…
Dhaka, Nov 5 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that 622,000 Rohingyas have already arrived in the country and urged Myanmar to repatriate them immediately. Sheikh Hasina, who was speaking at the…
Sanaa, Nov 5 (IANS) Saudi Arabia-led coalition warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on military targets in the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight and early Sunday, just a few hours after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India’s indigenous subsonic cruise missile, Nirbhay, which failed its last test in December 2015, is ready for its fifth trial, DRDO chief S. Christopher said on Sunday. “We are planning…
London, Nov 5 (IANS) Under a new legislation to be debated in the UK’s House of Lords later this week, children under the age of 13 will be banned from joining Facebook and Twitter to…
Fremantle (Australia), Nov 5 (IANS) Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini left Australia’s Fremantle on Sunday morning for its onwards journey to New Zealand’s Lyttleton, a defence statement said. INSV Tarini had arrived at Fremantle…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW) guided bomb that India successfully test-fired on Friday has higher precision and is much cheaper compared to missiles, DRDO Chief S. Christopher said on…
Manila, Nov 5 (IANS) The Philippines authorities on Sunday deployed close to 60,000 police officers and soldiers to coordinate the security at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit, which will be held here…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) India’s indigenous subsonic cruise missile, Nirbhay, which failed its last test in December 2015, is ready for its fifth trial, DRDO chief S. Christopher said on Sunday. “We are planning…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 5 (IANS) China has hoped that a US-brokered quadrilateral meet that includes India, Japan and Australia is not aimed at China and would “comply with the trend of times” which…
Panaji, Nov 5 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said when he was held the Defence Minister portfolio, he always tried to ensure minimum life was lost. While speaking at a prize distribution…
Srinagar, Nov 5 (IANS) Two militants were killed on Sunday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district as the Army foiled an infiltration bid, a defence official said. Defence Ministry…
Riyadh, Nov 5 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has announced the arrest of 11 princes including prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, following the formation of an anti-corruption committee by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, media…
Tripoli, Nov 5 (IANS) The Libyan Navy has rescued 200 illegal immigrants off western Libyan shores, said an official. “A patrol of the Libyan Navy rescued 200 illegal immigrants on a rubber boat that crashed…
Tripoli, Nov 5 (IANS) Landmines planted by terrorist groups in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed eight civilians and injured 11 others in October, Benghazi hospital said. The hospital said in a statement that…
Berlin, Nov 5 (IANS) A German man was detained for carrying nearly half a kilogram of explosives that he claimed he found on his travels through Europe, police said. An employee at a petrol station…
Paris, Nov 5 (IANS) The Chinese embassy in Paris has urged Chinese tourists to raise vigilance and take precautions following the mugging and attack on Chinese nationals, a media report said. France has been faced…
Damascus, Nov 5 (IANS) Dozens of people were killed when a car bomb ripped through a group of refugees in eastern Syria, a monitor group reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said several explosions…
Ankara, Nov 5 (IANS) Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim discussed the situation of three Turkish nationals kidnapped in Libya with his Libyan counterpart Fayez al-Serraj, the Press Office said. According to a statement from Turkish…
Tripoli, Nov 5 (IANS) Two Libyans have been arrested over involvement in fueling conflicts in favour of a foreign country, a security force of the UN-backed Government in Tripoli said. “The Special Deterrent Force managed…