Damascus, May 24 (IANS) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and allied militant groups on Tuesday unleashed a campaign against the de facto capital of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria’s Al-Raqqa province. The move comes…
Sindhudurg (Maharashtra), May 24 (IANS) Thousands of people on Tuesday bade a tearful farewell to Pandurang Mahadev Gawade, a soldier martyred in a gun battle in Kashmir, as his last rites were performed with full…
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) At least five navy officers were given death sentence by a Pakistani Navy court for planning to hijack a warship and attack one of the US Navy’s refuel ships in 2014….
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said there is no threat to India from Islamic State (IS) as people of the Muslim community are against the IS. “Along with the…
Tokyo, May 24 (IANS) Ahead of a planned visit by US President Barack Obama to Hiroshima, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday said the US atomic bombings of the city and Nagasaki were…
Kabul, May 24 (IANS) Three days after Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan province of Pakistan, a state of confusion has been created in the militant…
Srinagar, May 24 (IANS) Two militants were gunned down here in a late night operation by the security forces, hours after three policemen were killed in two shoot and run attacks within the city. “On…
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) A US defence attache has been summoned by Russia’s Defence Ministry after an incident over the Sea of Japan near Russia’s eastern borders, where an American spy plane was detected flying…
United Nations, May 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday condemned the terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of dozens of civilians in the Syrian coastal cities. Several bomb blasts rocked Jableh and…
Khartoum, May 24 (IANS) Eight people have been killed and others injured when armed men attacked an area near El Geneina, the capital of Sudan’s West Darfur State, Sudan Tribune reported on Monday. “Armed men…
Islamabad, May 24 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday summoned the US ambassador to the foreign ministry and protested over the Saturday drone strike in southwest of the country, that killed Taliban chief Mullaha Akhtar Mansoor. The…
Moscow, May 24 (IANS) There will be severe consequences if Sirajuddin Haqqani, considered one of the most dangerous warlords in the Middle East, becomes leader of the Taliban following the reported killing of Mullah Akhtar…
Kochi, May 23 (IANS) A defence security guard at the Kochi naval base was found dead early Monday, soon after a gunshot was heard, officials said. An investigation has begun as to whether K. Sivadasan,…
Visakhapatnam, May 23 (IANS) The Indian Navy on Monday commissioned highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli, which will conduct patrolling and surveillance along the eastern coast. Built for extended coastal and offshore surveillance and…
Tehran, May 23 (IANS) Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed India-Iran relationship as a perfect response to those who preach radicalism. Addressing an international conference, “India-Iran Two Great Civilisations: Retrospect-Prospects”, organised by…
Moscow, May 23 (IANS) The lifting of a decades-old US arms embargo on Vietnam will not affect Russia’s weapons sales to the southeast Asian country, an official said on Monday. “Our relations with Vietnam are…
Damascus, May 23 (IANS) At least 74 people were killed in multiple bombings that rocked two Syrian coastal cities on Monday. As many as 45 people were killed when four blasts ripped through the coastal…
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Washington, May 23 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, two days after a US drone struck at…
Aden, May 23 (IANS) At least 49 people were on Monday killed in two suicide bombings targeting army recruits and a military brigade in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, a security official said. One…
Istanbul, May 23 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday opened the first world humanitarian summit here with a call for world leaders to be committed to improving the humanitarian responses to crises. In his…