Death toll of Nigeria suicide blasts rises to 56
Lagos, Dec 11 (IANS) A total of 56 people lost their lives and 177 others were injured in Friday’s twin blasts that hit a crowded market in northeast Nigeria, a local official said Saturday. Yusuf…
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France charges man arrested over foiled attack in Paris
Paris, Dec 11 (IANS) French anti-terrorist judge on Saturday charged a man with alleged involvement in a foiled attack planned for December 1 in the French capital, local media reported. The 31-year-old suspect was arrested…
Islamic State re-enters Syria’s Palmyra
Damascus, Dec 11 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group entered the ancient city of Palmyra in central Syria on Saturday, nine months after the Syrian army captured it, a monitor group reported. “The IS…
China launches new-generation weather satellite
Beijing, Dec 11 (IANS) China launched a weather satellite at 12:11 a.m. local time on Sunday, marking an upgrade of China’s meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit. The Fengyun-4 satellite, the first of China’s second-generation weather…
Suicide bombing kills 33 Yemeni soldiers in Aden
Aden, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 33 soldiers were killed and more than 40 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a military base near Aden’s airport on Saturday. “A suicide attacker targeted dozens of…
20 injured in Istanbul explosions
Istanbul, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 20 people were injured in two explosions that hit central Istanbul late on Saturday, the authorities said. The blast happened two hours after a football match at the Vodafone…
Several feared dead as building collapses in Nigeria
Lagos, Dec 11 (IANS) Several people are feared dead and others injured after a church building collapsed in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria, local authority said on Saturday. A police…
Ghana’s president-elect says he won’t let Ghanaians down
Accra, Dec 10 (IANS) The candidate of the largest opposition New Patriotic Party Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo assured that he would not let Ghanaians down after winning the closely contested presidential election on Friday. Addressing…
Suicide bombing kills 33 Yemeni soldiers at military base
Sana’a, Dec 10 (IANS) At least 33 pro-government soldiers were killed and more than 40 injured when a suicide bomber targeted a military base near the airport in Aden city on Saturday, security officials said….
Man arrested for foiled terror attack in Paris
Paris, Dec 10 (IANS) A French anti-terrorist judge on Saturday charged a man with alleged involvement in a foiled terror attack planned for December 1 in the French capital, local media reports said. The 31-year-old…
Italian president in talks to form transition government
Rome, Dec 10 (IANS) Italian President Sergio Mattarella was on Saturday in talks with party leaders in order to form a new transition government. Italy’s political crisis started after the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo…
Russia vows to take WADA doping allegations seriously
Moscow, Dec 10 (IANS) A senior Russian sports official vowed on Saturday that the country would take the recent report on a state-sponsored doping system in the country seriously, although the accusations were “unpleasant”. On…
Iran slams UN resolution on Syria, calls it ‘unilateral’
Tehran, Dec 10 (IANS) Iran’s representative to the UN criticised a recent resolution on Syria as “unilateral” and not dealing with “the reality on the ground”, media reports said on Saturday. “The draft resolution on…
IS beheads 5 youths accused of espionage in Syria
Cairo, Dec 10 (IANS) Banned militant outfit the Islamic State beheaded five young persons in Syria’s central province of Homs, accusing them of working as spies for rival rebel factions, a British war monitoring group…
Colombian president receives 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Dec 10 (IANS) Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos received the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway, for his efforts to bring his country’s five decade-long civil war to…
US to send 200 more troops to Syria
Manama, Dec 10 (IANS) United States Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter announced on Saturday that the military would deploy approximately 200 additional troops in Syria to help retake al-Raqqa from the Islamic State terror group….
France to extend emergency due to persistent terror threat
Paris, Dec 10 (IANS) France will extend by six months the state of emergency that has been in effect since the November 13 attacks in Paris, the country’s new Prime Minister said on Saturday. “The…
Russia helped Trump win, says CIA; Obama orders review
Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) The CIA has concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House, and not just to undermine confidence in the US electoral system….
South Koreans continue candlelight vigil even after Park’s impeachment
Seoul, Dec 10 (IANS) Thousands of South Koreans flooded the square in central Seoul again on Saturday even after the bill to impeach President Park Geun-hye was overwhelmingly passed through the National Assembly on Friday….
South Koreans continue candlelight vigil even after Park’s impeachment
Seoul, Dec 10 (IANS) Thousands of South Koreans flooded the square in central Seoul again on Saturday even after the bill to impeach President Park Geun-hye was overwhelmingly passed through the National Assembly on Friday….