Baghdad, Sep 16 (IANS) Iraqi forces on Saturday launched an operation to clear the desert area near the border with Syria from the Islamic State (IS) militants, the military said. The Iraqi army, paramilitary Hashd…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and his top national security advisers said there were military options available for dealing with the North Korea crisis which were both “effective and overwhelming”, the media…
San Francisco, Sep 16 (IANS) Hackers first broke into the multinational video hosting service Vevo and then contacted a Vevo representative with news of the compromise. Irritated by his response, they dumped 3.2TB of data…
London, Sep 16 (IANS) The UK terror threat was increased from severe to critical as police continue the hunt for the person who attempted to bring carnage to a London rush-hour tube train packed with…
Srinagar, Sep 16 (IANS) Two militants were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday and a huge stash of arms recovered as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control…
Jammu, Sep 16 (IANS) Pakistan rangers on Saturday violated ceasefire along the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir targeting Indian positions, killing livestock and damaging several properties. The rangers resorted to shelling and firing…
Pyongyang, Sep 16 (IANS) North Korea confirmed on Saturday that it conducted another medium-range ballistic missile drill Friday under the personal guidance of its top leader Kim Jong Un. “The launching drill was conducted with…
United Nations, Sep 16 (IANS) The UN Security Council condemned “the highly provocative launch of a ballistic missile” by North Korea and expressed commitment to a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the crisis. In…
Imphal, Sep 16 (IANS) A combined team of customs division and Central Industrial Security Force at the Manipur’s Imphal International Airport arrested six persons with 6.97 kg of gold biscuits stuffed inside their rectums. The…
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump pledged close collaboration with Britain, hours after his tweet on the latest London attack drew pushback from the Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. In a phone call…
Astana, Sep 16 (IANS) The guarantor nations of the Syrian ceasefire — Russia, Turkey and Iran — announced in the Kazakh capital the creation of de-escalation zones in Syria that are to be in force…
Paris, Sep 16 (IANS) France denounced “in the strongest possible terms”, the latest missile launch by North korea over Japanese territory, the country’s Foreign Ministry officials said. Reiterating solidarity with its Asian partners on Friday,…
Rome, Sep 15 (IANS/AKI) A total of 100,325 migrants have arrived in Italy by sea this year till September 13 – around 23 per cent fewer than over the same period last year, the United…
London, Sep 15 (IANS) An explosion jolted a London Tube train carriage during the morning rush hour on Friday, injuring at least 22 people in what Metropolitan Police said was a “terror incident”. Twenty-two people…
Srinagar, Sep 15 (IANS) Suitable action would be take against soldiers seen disrespecting bodies of militants, the army said on Friday. The army’s response follows a video, showing soldiers disrespecting the bodies of slain LeT…
Vladivostok, Sep 15 (IANS) India and Russia on Friday signed a protocol for conducting their first-ever tri-services exercise in October. The protocol was signed near the Russian town of Vladivostok, where the exercise is proposed…
United Nations, Sep 15 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the launch of another ballistic missile by North Korea. “This manifest violation of Security Council resolutions comes just days after the DPRK conducted…
Jaipur, Sep 15 (IANS) A minor fire broke out at the Air Force Station in Jodhpur on Friday afternoon though no damage to property or injury to anyone was reported, official sources said. “Contrary to…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) A 44-year-old woman was arrested on Friday for slapping an Army officer after a minor collision between an Army truck and her car in south Delhi, police said. Police said…
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IANS) A US drone strike on Friday killed three suspected militants in a compound in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area of Kurram, officials said. According to the security officials, two missiles were fired…