Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump says that after taking office he will build safe zones in Syria to protect the civilian population and will get the Gulf states to pay for them….
London, Dec 16 (IANS) A seven-year-old Indian-origin boy has penned a Christmas letter to Santa Claus asking not for presents but peace in Syria. Aarush Anand, a pupil at Nottingham High School in England, wrote…
Geneva, Dec 16 (IANS) The evacuation of civilians and fighters from the Syrian city of Aleppo was stalled and medical NGOs were forced to leave the area on Friday, a World Health Organisation representative said….
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday promised to continue the war against terrorism in his message on the second anniversary of the attack on an army-run school, in which over…
Damascus, Dec 16 (IANS) While the rebels and civilians besieged in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo were being evacuated in accordance with a truce deal, the UN would join other international organisations in monitoring…
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) The Pakistani Army chief, Gen Qamar Jawed Bajwa, laid a wreath and offered prayers on Friday to mark the second anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack on Peshawar’s Army Public School….
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan’s foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz’s visit to India brought “disgrace to Pakistan and Kashmir”, terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed has said. Speaking at a conference in Muzaffarabad, he said that sending…
Imphal, Dec 16 (IANS) At least four policemen were injured when militants attacked them while they guarding a playground in Manipur’s newly-created Noney district, officials said on Friday. Sub-inspector Bikash and three constables were given…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 16 (IANS) India has called for the adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to prevent terrorists getting weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Chastising nations for holding…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Reacting to the ceasefire between the Syrian government and the rebel groups, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said India would welcome any reduction in violence and cessation…
Beirut, Dec 15 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad congratulated Syrians on Thursday following his government’s recapture of Aleppo, where an operation is underway to evacuate rebels and civilians. In a video published by local media,…
Mogadishu, Dec 15 (IANS) At least six soldiers were killed and 13 others, including women and children, were injured in a bomb attack by Al-Shabaab militants in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, a local…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) India on Thursday distanced itself from a reported comment of Russia’s Ambassador to Afghanistan that his country and Taliban shared interests in fighting the Islamic State terror outfit. “We do…
Moscow, Dec 15 (IANS) Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday said it detained a group of people suspected of plotting a series of terrorist attacks in Moscow using high power improvised explosive devices. The…
Kiev, Dec 15 (IANS) Activists gathered at the Russian embassy in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Thursday to protest Moscow’s international policy in Syria, media reports said. Holding placards and Ukrainian flags, demonstrators positioned themselves…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Three persons have been arrested here for their involvement in a jailbreak in Punjab which led to the escape of two Khalistani terrorists, police said on Thursday. Chanpreet Singh of…
Istanbul, Dec 15 (IANS) At least 20 militants from the Islamic State terror group were killed in a Turkish air force bombing in the Syrian area of al-Bab, local media reports said on Thursday. During…
Cairo, Dec 15 (IANS) A prominent Islamist militant, who had been convicted of murdering dozens of Egypt’s security personnel, was executed on Thursday, state-run Ahram Online website reported. Adel Habara, a leader of a Sinai-based…
Imphal, Dec 15 (IANS) Three Manipur Police personnel were killed and nine seriously injured in two separate ambushes on Thursday, suspected to have been carried out by militants, authorities said. No militant group claimed responsibility…
Srinagar, Dec 15 (IANS) Gunmen looted Rs 11 lakh from a bank in the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, authorities said. Police said four gunmen entered the Ratnipora branch of the J&K Bank Ltd in Pulwama…