Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan police on Monday registered five cases against three separatist Baloch leaders for allegedly supporting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements on Balochistan, media reports said. The cases were registered against…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) India has sought the release of 39 Indians abducted in Iraq while expressing support for “unity and territorial integrity of Iraq”, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday. Minister of…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 22 (IANS) After the heavy exchange of fire between the Indian Army and the banned insurgent outfit NSCN (Khaplang) last week in Nagaland along the India-Myanmar border, both countries on Monday…
Oslo, Aug 22 (IANS) The Philippine government and communist rebels resumed their peace talks on Monday in Norway’s capital city Oslo to end Asia’s longest-running insurgency. The talks are scheduled from August 22 to 26…
Kabul, Aug 22 (IANS) Taliban destroyed an important bridge connecting Afghanistan and Tajikistan amid intense fighting in the northern Kunduz province, in which 16 Taliban rebels died in the last 24 hours, the Afghan Defence…
Tbilisi, Aug 22 (IANS) Five persons were arrested over suspicion of blowing up a gas pipeline here, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) announced on Monday. According to the SSS, the five Georgian citizens were…
Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS) The US and Ukraine will carry out from August 22 to 27 observation flights over Russian territory using a US observation plane monitored by Russian experts, authorities said on Monday. The…
Kabul, Aug 22 (IANS) At least 15 militants were killed and three others arrested as a clash flared up between them and the security forces in Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. According…
Seoul, Aug 22 (IANS) South Korean and US forces kicked off their joint annual war game on Monday despite strong a backlash from North Korea. Operation Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will run till September 2,…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A month since it went off radar enroute Port Blair, the search for the missing AN-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force continues without any concrete evidence about the fate of…
Manila, Aug 22 (IANS) At least 1,779 persons have been killed in the Philippine’s war on illicit drugs since July 1 this year, authorities said on Monday. A total of 712 were killed in ongoing…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday acknowledged that “only development can’t resolve the problem in Jammu and Kashmir”, said former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who led a delegation of ppposition…
Seoul, Aug 22 (IANS) South Korean and US forces kicked off their joint annual war game on Monday. The annually-held Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will be conducted from August 22 to September 2 to enhance…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 22 (IANS) Myanmar military authorities have denied that there was a recent exchange of gunfire on its soil between Indian army and a rebellion ethnic group — the National Socialist Council…
Srinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) A day after a teenager was killed in clashes with the security forces, authorities decided to continue curfew in the entire Srinagar city on Monday. “Curfew will continue in Srinagar without…
Damascus, Aug 22 (IANS) Syrian forces and Kurdish fighters have agreed on truce in Syria’ Hasakah province after Russian mediation efforts, the local media reported on Sunday. The regime of calm includes a cessation of…
Srinagar, Aug 21 (IANS) A 25-year old youth died on Sunday of a tear smoke shell injury during clashes with security forces in the old city area of Srinagar, taking the death toll in the…
Ankara, Aug 21 (IANS) The suicide bomber who carried out the deadly wedding attack in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, which claimed at least 51 lives, was aged between 12 and 14, President Recep…
Baghdad, Aug 21 (IANS) Iraqi authorities on Sunday executed 36 insurgents of the Islamic State militant group held guilty of the 2014 Camp Speicher massacre in which nearly 1,700 air force cadets were killed, the…
Hyderabad, Aug 21 (IANS) The first batch of 340 pilgrims left from Telangana for Saudi Arabia on Sunday to perform the Haj pilgrimage. The Air India flight carrying the pilgrims, clad in “Ihram” or special…