Cairo, May 27 (IANS) The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt on Friday that left 29 persons dead, the media reported. According…
London, May 27 (IANS) Britain’s terrorism threat level has been reduced from “critical” to “severe”, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday. The change indicates an attack is highly likely, not imminently expected. May said…
United Nations, May 27 (IANS) At least 1,530 migrants and refugees died crossing the Mediterranean in 2017, the UN Migration Agency has said. AN IOM report on Friday said 60,521 migrants and refugees have entered…
Islamabad, May 27 (IANS) Pakistan has allocated 180 billion rupees ($1.71 billion) for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its projects during the 2017-18 financial year which will begin on July 1. The country’s Finance…
London, May 27 (IANS) British police made two more arrests on Saturday in connection with the Manchester concert bombing that killed 22 people, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 11. Two men, aged…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India and Mauritius on Saturday signed an agreement for maritime security as New Delhi extended a $500-million credit line to the Indian Ocean island nation following delegation level talks here…
Kabul, May 27 (IANS) At least 18 persons were killed when a suicide car bombing struck a crowded area in Afghanistan’s Khost city on Saturday, an official said. Ten security guards and eight civilians were…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A $500-million line of credit (LoC) from India to Mauritius is among four agreements signed by the two countries following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his…
Baghdad, May 27 (IANS) Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State militant group on Saturday launched a new push into three neighbourhoods in the old city centre amid heavy clashes with insurgents, the military said. The…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 27 (IANS) The UN will require Sri Lankan troops to undergo “enhanced screening” for human rights violations going back to the final years of the civil war before they…
Srinagar, May 27 (IANS) Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Sabzar Bhat who succeeded slain militant, leader Burhan Wani, was killed on Saturday along with another militant in a gunfight with security forces in Pulwama that triggered protests…
Pyongyang, May 27 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday accused South Korea of violating its airspace with an unmanned vehicle, Pyongyang’s state news agency reported. According to KCNA, a Heron surveillance plane flew over the western…
Srinagar, May 27 (IANS) Six militants were killed on Saturday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district as the Army foiled an infiltration bid, according to defence sources. A group…
Washington, May 27 (IANS) US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has confirmed that he is considering expanding a ban on large electronics in airplane cabins to include flights departing from the US to overseas, the…
Srinagar, May 27 (IANS) Four intruding militants were killed on Saturday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district as the army foiled an infiltration bid, said defence sources. A group…
Cairo, May 27 (IANS) Egyptian air forces carried out six airstrikes against terrorist training camps in the Libyan city of Darna in response to the shooting attack in Egypt’s Minya governorate that killed 28 Coptic…
London, May 27 (IANS) The number of people in custody in connection with this week’s deadly suicide attack in Manchester increased to nine with the arrest of a 44-year-old man, police said. The latest arrest…
Kabul, May 27 (IANS) Ten civilians were killed and six others wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan’s Herat province, local media reports said. The incident occurred on Friday, when a moving vehicle ran over an…
Paris, May 27 (IANS) The lights of the Eiffel Tower are set to be turned off in support for the Coptic community of Egypt, where a bus carrying Coptic Christians was shot at by gunmen…
Kabul, May 27 (IANS) At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, official sources said. A group of insurgents on…