15 civilians killed in US-led airstrikes in Syria
Damascus, June 1 (IANS) At least 15 Syrian civilians were killed in the past 24 hours by US-led airstrikes against the city of Manbej, which is controlled by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, a…
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15 civilians killed in US-led airstrikes in Syria
Damascus, June 1 (IANS) At least 15 Syrian civilians were killed in the past 24 hours by US-led airstrikes against the city of Manbej, which is controlled by the Islamic State (IS) militant group, a…
Do not travel to Pakistan without visa, Afghans told
Kabul, June 1 (IANS) Unchecked cross-border movement of people across the Pakistan-Afghanistan international boundary was set to become more stringent with Islamabad applying a rigorous border control regime on Wednesday. With the expiry of a…
US drone strikes regrettable, must stop: Pak army chief
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday reiterated its stand that US drone strikes within its territory were a threat to the sovereignty and security of the country and must stop. Pakistan Army Chief General…
Wardha army ammo depot blast toll 18, one missing
Nagpur, June 1 (IANS) The toll in Tuesday’s massive fire and explosion at India’s largest ammunition depot in Pulgaon, in Maharashtra’s Wardha district, climbed to 18 with the bodies of two more persons recovered early…
Ammo depot fire toll rises to 18
Pulgaon (Maharashtra), June 1 (IANS) The toll in Tuesday’s massive fire at India’s largest ammunition depot in Maharashtra’s Pulgaon town, rose to 18 with bodies of two more persons recovered on Wednesday, sources said. The…
Thousands fleeing as battle for Fallujah continues: UN
United Nations, June 1 (IANS) Nearly 3,700 people, or 624 families, have fled Fallujah over the past week amid a new offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the besieged city from the Islamic State (IS),…
N Korean missile launch fails, Pyongyang official visits Beijing
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) A senior North Korean official arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks between his country and China, whose ties are formally close but have eroded recently because of the Norths nuclear…
Parliamentary panel on home chief wants NIA probe into ammo depot fire
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs chairman Pradip Bhattacharya on Tuesday demanded a National Investigation Agency probe to find out whether there was any “sabotage angle” in the massive fire at…
IS using ‘human shields’ as Iraqi forces advance in Fallujah
Baghdad, May 31 (IANS) Islamic State is using several hundred families as human shields in Fallujah, Iraq, witnesses told the UN agency for refugees UNHCR. It comes just one day after Iraqi troops forced their…
Freed pilot Savchenko new Ukrainian lawmaker
Kiev, May 31 (IANS) Ukraine’s former military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who was freed after two years in Russian prison and is now member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, was given the charge of national security…
1.2 million Afghans internally displaced in war
Kabul, May 31 (IANS) The number of internally displaced people has doubled to 1.2 million in the past three years due to the escalation in conflict in Afghanistan, Amnesty International said in its report on…
Haryana Jat agitation: Parkash Singh panel blasts administration, police
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) The Parkash Singh Committee report on the large-scale violence during the Jat agitation for reservation in February, has blasted the civil and police administration, particularly senior officers, for abandoning their authority…
China to press US on maritime issues
Beijing, May 31 (IANS) Beijing will pressure Washington over maritime issues during the upcoming annual strategic and economic dialogue, as the US’s increasing military presence in the South China Sea is among the country’s major…
16 dead in fire at India’s biggest ammo depot
Wardha: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Army chief General Dalbir Singh visit soldiers injured in the fire that broke out at Indian Army’s largest ammunition depots in Maharashtra’s Pulgaon, in Wardha, on May 31,…
Afghan conflict gets momentum since change in Taliban leadership
Taliban Maulvi Haibatullah Akhunzada. (File Photo:Xinhua/Afghan Islamic PressIANS) Kabul, May 31 (IANS) The turmoil in Afghanistan has got impetus since Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed as the Taliban group’s supreme leader. “Kidnapping innocent passengers…
Lt. colonel, major among 16 dead in army depot blaze
Nagpur, May 31 (IANS) A Lt. Colonel and a Major were among the 16 dead when a massive blaze swept through India’s biggest Central Ammunition Depot at Pulgaon in Maharashtra’s Wardha district early on Tuesday,…
Pakistani arrested in Spain for spreading jihadist propaganda
Madrid, May 31 (IANS) A Pakistani man was arrested on Tuesday in the city L’Hospitalet de Llobregat near Barcelona for spreading jihadist propaganda, the Spanish Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday. “The jihadist spread Daesh…
Taliban chief’s body handed over to heirs in Afghanistan
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) The mortal remains of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, who was killed in a US drone strike, were handed over to his kin in Afghanistan after a DNA test confirmed his…
Two army officers among 16 dead in fire at India’s biggest ammo depot
Pulgaon (Maharashtra) May 31 (IANS) At least 16 persons, including two army officers, were killed and 17 injured in a massive fire at India’s largest ammunition depot in Maharashtra’s Pulgaon town early Tuesday, raising questions…