Tripoli, Nov 4 (IANS) A Libyan lawmaker and a number of his escorts were released after being kidnapped in Tripoli by an armed group, a Parliament member revealed. Abdassalam Al-Morabit and his escorts were kidnapped…
Beirut, Nov 4 (IANS) Ali Akbar Velayati, the top adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that Tehran will “protect Lebanon’s stability and government”. He added that Iran supports Lebanon’s independence. Velayati…
Tbilisi, Nov 4 (IANS) Four NATO ships made a port call in Batumi on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, the Interior Ministry said. The maritime group, which includes the Romanian frigate Regele Ferdinand, Bulgarian BGC Shkval…
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) Security measures have been taken in response to a brief shutdown of US President Donald Trump’s personal account, social media giant Twitter said. “We have implemented safeguards to prevent this from…
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) The US forces conducted two separate airstrikes against the Islamic State in northeastern Somalia, killing several terrorists, the Pentagon said. The first strike occurred at approximately midnight local Somalia time with…
Washington, Nov 4 (IANS) US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, charged with desertion in Afghanistan, dodged a prison sentence after a special military court sentenced him to demotion and a dishonorable discharge, a media report said….
Tripoli, Nov 4 (IANS) Unknown gunmen kidnapped four foreign workers, including three Turks and one German, in southern Libya, a media report said. They worked in a power plant in the southern Libyan city of…
Baghdad/Erbil, Nov 4 (IANS) Iraqi armed forces have re-captured the district of al-Qaim on the border with Syria, driving out the Islamic State, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said. Haider al-Abadi congratulated the army on Friday…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) There has been a 21 per cent reduction in violent Maoist incidents across the country this year compared to the corresponding period in 2016, it was announced at an high-level…
Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IANS) Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat would honour his two Kodava predecessors on Saturday in Karnataka’s Kodagu district, a defence official said. “The army chief will pay homage to Indian army…
Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS) A meeting of India-US Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology, where the two sides discussed plans for future co-operation, concluded here on Friday, an official statement said. The two sides…
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) The White House went under lockdown on Friday due to “suspicious activity”, the US Secret Service said. “North fence line of @WhiteHouse is closed due to suspicious activity, uniformed division is…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Despite India making 52 requests for consular access to Hamid Nehal Ansari, an Indian national arrested in Pakistan, Islamabad has till now not responded on the matter, a senior official…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday signed an MoU with C-DAC’s Pune branch for a robust IT network architecture and security, a state of the art data centre, hardware…
Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) The Indian Army on Friday foiled an infiltration bid at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an official said. The infiltration bid was foiled in Machil sector…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously-developed lightweight ‘glide bomb’, the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) at the Integrated Test Range at Odisha’s Chandipur, an official statement said. The guided bomb,…
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) There is a need for greater public awareness of cybersecurity risks and mitigation measures regarding compulsory linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts and mobiles, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team Director General…
Srinagar, Nov 3 (IANS) Authorities on Friday permitted the weekly congregational prayers in Srinagar’s biggest mosque, Jamia Masjid, after five weeks as no restrictions were in place in the old city. Life was reported to…
Pyongyang, Nov 3 (IANS) North Korea on Friday denied that there had been deaths in an accident at its nuclear test ground following its latest atomic test as previously reported by a Japanese broadcaster. A…
Pyongyang/Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) North Korea on Friday condemned two US bombers flying near the Korean peninsula claiming that the exercise was a trial run for a surprise nuclear attack, media reports said. US Air…