Damascus, March 22 (IANS) At least 33 persons were killed during air raids, believed to have been carried out by the US-led international coalition, against a school sheltering displaced people in the Syrian province of…
Wellington, March 22 (IANS) New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday called for an independent probe into allegations that the country’s special forces troops killed unarmed civilians in a raid in Afghanistan in 2010, a media report…
Agartala, March 22 (IANS) The joint cycling expedition of India and Bangladesh armies aimed at reinforcing friendship among the two armed forces was flagged off in Agartala on Wednesday. The 11-day joint cycling expedition, which…
Jaipur, March 22 (IANS) A local court here has awarded life imprisonment to two men convicted for the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast in which three persons were killed. Earlier on March 8, the special…
Seoul, March 22 (IANS) South Korea’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that North Korea failed in its test-firing of a missile that was believed to have exploded in the air, a media report said. A…
Islamabad, March 22 (IANS) The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Wednesday foiled a suspected terror bid at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore by confiscating a cache of weapons and ammunition, a media report…
Seoul, March 22 (IANS) North Korea test-fired missiles on Wednesday but apparently ended in failure, South Korea’s military said. Yonhap news agency quoted the military as saying that South Korea and the US were aware…
Yangon, March 22 (IANS) Myanmar is stepping up anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing drive as part of the work procedure of Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering, a government-owned newspaper reported on Wednesday. The drive includes…
Mosul, March 22 (IANS) Iraqi government forces battling the Islamic State in Mosul’s western side evacuated hundreds of civilians from the city centre on Tuesday, as troop progress slowed down faced with strong resistance from…
Moscow, March 22 (IANS) Participants of the US Congress public hearing on Russias alleged interference in the US 2016 elections have gotten lost in details of the matter as they struggle to find proof of…
Mogadishu, March 22 (IANS) At least five people including government soldiers were on Tuesday killed and more than 10 others injured after a huge car bomb attack occurred at a checkpoint at National theater near…
London, March 22 (IANS) Britain announced a ban on certain electronic devices being allowed in the cabin on Britain-bound flights from six Middle East countries. The ban will apply to Britain-bound direct flights from Turkey,…
Washington, March 21 (IANS) Passengers headed to the US from eight Muslim-majority countries and North Africa have been barred from carrying electronic devices larger than a cellphone under a new flight restriction enacted on Tuesday…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged member states of the Bimstec regional bloc to fight common security threats such as terrorism, extremism and radicalisation together. He said this when…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) In a bid to enhance cooperation in countering security challenges in the Bay of Bengal region, the national security chiefs of the Bimstec countries held their first meeting here on…
Colombo/Chennai, March 21 (IANS) The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested 10 Indian fishermnen and seized their trawler after they allegedly entered the island nation’s territorial waters, officials said. The arrests occurred post midnight south…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The longest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat, which was recently decommissioned, could have been converted into an aircraft museum and a hotel, but the Defence Ministry was not ready for…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The government on Tuesday evaded a direct response on scrapping of the ‘Sahayak’ system in the Indian Army but Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre told the Rajya Sabha…
Washington, March 21 (IANS) Passengers travelling to the US from eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa will be prohibited from carrying electronic devices in the cabin, according to new security restrictions by…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Between 2014 and 2016, 58 soldiers died in natural calamities, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said 12…