Category: International

Nigerian defense dismisses change in Boko Haram leadership

Lagos, Aug 5 (IANS) Nigeria's Defense Headquarters on Thursday dismissed the reported change in the leadership of the terrorist group…

9 years ago

CAS dismisses IOC’s blanket ban of athletes

Geneva, Aug 5 (IANS) The international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne has ruled that some of the…

9 years ago

Death toll in Nice attack rises to 85

Paris, Aug 5 (IANS) Death toll in Nice attack, in which a man drove a heavy truck into crowds on…

9 years ago

Obama calls himself feminist in birthday essay

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) US President Barack Obama called himself a feminist in an essay published on Thursday in Glamour…

9 years ago

Obama to address media on US campaign against IS

Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) President Barack Obama is set to address the nation about American efforts against the Islamic State…

9 years ago

IOC elects two new vice presidents

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected two new vice presidents at its 129th…

9 years ago

Egypt airstrikes kill IS group head

Cairo, Aug 5 (IANS) The Egyptian army killed the head of a Sinai-based militant group affiliated with the Islamic State…

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IOC to announce final ruling on eligibility of Russian athletes

RIO De Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee's three-man panel will announce the final ruling on the eligibility…

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Pakistani copter crash-lands in Afghanistan’s, crew unhurt

Kabul/Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) A Pakistani helicopter made a crash landing in a remote district of eastern Afghanistan's Logar province…

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Key 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks suspect Sufiyan Zafar arrested in Pakistan

Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai 26/11 terror attacks has been arrested by security agencies in…

9 years ago

Never forget to forgive, Pope tells pilgrims

Assisi (Italy), Aug 4 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Thursday urged thousands of Catholic pilgrims to always remember to pardon others…

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Italy’s anti-graft authority probes Rome trash agency amid waste emergency

Rome, Aug 4 (IANS/AKI) Italy's national anti-corruption agency said Thursday it has begun an investigation into Rome's troubled municipal waste…

9 years ago

Deported Pakistani IS suspect played cricket for Italy

Milan, Aug 4 (IANS/AKI) Aftab Farook, a Pakistani expelled on suspicion of supporting the Islamic State group and plotting attacks…

9 years ago

Two boys fall to death in Italian Alps

Rome, Aug 4 (IANS/AKI) Rescuers found the bodies of two 13-year-old boys at the bottom of a mountain precipice in…

9 years ago

Iran puts to death 20 Sunni prisoners

Tehran, Aug 4 (IANS/AKI) Iranian authorities executed 20 Sunni prisoners at the Rajai Shahr Prison near here in a single…

9 years ago

Briton, Canadian university student arrested over Dhaka cafe attack

Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) A British national and a student of a Canadian university were arrested over their suspected involvement…

9 years ago

Briton, Canadian university student arrested over Dhaka cafe attack

Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) A British national and a student of a Canadian university were arrested over their suspected involvement…

9 years ago

Rajnath dig at Pakistan: Don’t glorify terrorists

Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday obliquely asked Pakistan not to glorify terrorists while Islamabad,…

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Putin not to attend Rio Games opening ceremony

Moscow, Aug 4 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to attend the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics…

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US woman killed, 5 injured in London stabbings

London, Aug 4 (IANS) An American woman was killed and five others were injured in a stabbing spree by a…

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