Istanbul, June 29 (IANS) Turkey has seen nearly 300 lives lost in the past year due to terror attacks, including the latest one on Ataturk airport that left 41 people dead, which also is the…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Nagaland’s lone Rajya Sabha member K.G. Kenye on Wednesday condoled the death of NSCN(IM) Chairman Isak Chisi Swu, calling him “one of the brightest stars” of the Naga national political…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The US is committed to India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and one country cannot stop international consensus on this, a senior Barack Obama administration official said here…
Islamabad, June 29 (IANS) The United Nations refugee agency on Wednesday said it would increase assistance package for registered Afghan refugees who were opting to return to Afghanistan under the UNHCR facilitated voluntary return programme….
Kabul, June 29 (IANS) At least 37 Taliban militants were killed in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province over the past two days, an official said on Wednesday. “Security forces launched operations against Taliban in Milwand district on…
Damascus, June 29 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and 25 injured when a bomb exploded in a car in Syria’s al-Raqqah province on Wednesday, the media reported. The blast targeted one of the…
Washington, June 29 (IANS) Despite strained US-Iranian ties, US Secretary of State John Kerry has praised Tehran for being helpful in the mission to stamp out the Islamic State terror group in Iraq. Asked if…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said there has been a rise in the number of “encounters” in Jammu and Kashmir, but not terror attacks. Parrikar said: “There is an…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Indigenously developed heavyweight torpedo Varunastra, which was showcased for the first time on the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath this year, was inducted in the Indian Navy on Wednesday. The…
Srinagar, June 29 (IANS) Security forces on Wednesday killed a separatist guerrilla in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior police officer told IANS that the militant died in a gun battle in Warnow (Lolab)…
Ankara, June 29 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned the terror attack at Istanbul Ataturk Airport that left 36 people killed and over 145 injured, urging the world to take a firm…
United Nations, June 29 (IANS) The Security Council has condemned the killing of a UN peacekeeper in the Central African Republic. The peacekeeper from Senegal was shot dead on June 24 by unidentified armed men…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Authorities on Wednesday reviewed security measures in the Indian capital following a terror attack at the Istanbul airport that left at least 36 people dead. Officials in Delhi Police and…
Perth, June 29 (IANS) Western Australia police were investigating a racist firebomb attack at a mosque in state capital Perth while hundreds were praying on Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday. No one was injured…
Washington, June 29 (IANS) Social networking giant Facebook activated its safety check feature for users after the a suicide attack killed 36 people at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night, a media report said. The…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday said that there were no reports of any Indian among the casualties in the attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday evening…
Canberra, June 29 (IANS) The Australian government on Wednesday condemned the deadly bomb attacks at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night that has left at least 36 people dead. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop extended Australia’s…
Rio de Janeiro, June 29 (IANS) Brazil has launched an awareness campaign designed to foil terror plots during the Rio Olympics in August. “It’s a simple, informative campaign without calling for hysteria,” defence ministry official…
Istanbul, June 29 (IANS) Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Wednesday blamed the Islamic State (IS) for the bombing attacks that killed 36 people and injured 60 others at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night,…
Istanbul, June 29 (IANS) At least 28 people were killed and 69 others injured in two explosions that rocked the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Tuesday, forcing suspension of all flights, officials said. Turkish Justice…