Baghdad: In what would act as an emboldening factor for Kurdish fighters of Iraq, they are reportedly very close to taking complete control of Iraq's largest dam in Mosul from the claws of the Islamic State. The significant dam that is lifeline of northern Iraq as it ...
Berlin: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the crucial talks in Berlin over the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukarine were “difficult†but made “progressâ€Â, as per news reports on Monday. The meeting took place between Foreign Ministers of ...
Washington: The state trooper appointed on Thursday to bring peace back to a Missouri town rocked by a racially charged killing said he has a personal interest in rehabilitating relations between police and "my community and my homeâ€Â. Hours after he got ...
Abuja: African football`s governing body has rescheduled qualifying matches in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone over concerns about the deadly Ebola virus, which has killed more than 1,000 people this year. "CAF will maintain its schedule of matches on ...
Lahore: Wishing his countrymen on the occasion of the 68th Independence Day, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday night asked the people of Pakistan to embrace themselves for the 'Azadi March', which according to him ...
At least 26 people were killed and 36 wounded in Iraq in clashes between government forces and Sunni insurgents Wednesday, as per IANS report. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is backing the decision to nominate Haidar al-Abadi as Iraq's new ...
Seoul: Pope Francis will offer prayers for Korean reconciliation in Seoul next week, but they are unlikely to be heard in North Korea which pays lip-service to religious freedom but treats unsanctioned acts of devotion as criminal. The pope is scheduled to ...
Singapore: Oil prices fell in Asia on Tuesday on easing concerns about supply disruptions arising out of conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for September delivery eased 27 cents to USD 97.81 while Brent ...
Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Friday announced a sanctions list targeting a string of Russian businesses and nationals accused of backing separatists battling government forces in the east of the country.
As this map shows, Hamas fired 3,356 rockets at Israel from everywhere in Gaza since July 8th. pic.twitter.com/ZvPzwwKcNO.  IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) August 7, 2014. Even as the chances of a breakthrough in Cairo talks look bleak, Saeb Erakat, a top ...
Donetsk: At least two civilians were killed as fighting erupted Tuesday afternoon in a western suburb of the besieged main rebel bastion of Donetsk in war-torn east Ukraine, city authorities said. "There were two victims among the civilian population," they ...
London: British police on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of making a hoax bomb threat that forced a Qatar Airways plane to make an emergency landing under military jet escort. Footage of the incident appeared to show an Royal Air Force Typhoon jet ...
Johannesburg: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit central South Africa on Tuesday, killing at least one man who died when a wall collapsed on top of him, according to emergency services. The US Geological Survey said the tremor was centred in Orkney, ...
Its more than three hours that a ceasefire agreed upon by both sides for three days, has managed to remain successful, untouched by any rocket fire. Confirming the wrapping up of Israel's ground operation into Gaza, a military spokesperson said that all IDF ...
Its more than three hours that a ceasefire agreed upon by both sides for three days, has managed to remain successful, untouched by any rocket fire. Confirming the wrapping up of Israel's ground operation into Gaza, a military spokesperson said that all IDF ...
Kathmandu: Shortly after visiting the world-famous Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu and offering special prayers there, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav and discussed a wide range of issues with him.
Beijing: China has said that militants from outside the country took part in last week's mass attack in the restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang province that left 37 civilians and 59 "terrorists" dead. A total of 37 civilians were killed and another 13 injured in July 27 ...
Netanyahu added that the Islamist group Hamas would pay an "intolerable price" for attacks on Israel. Speaking on Saturday evening, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF will not stop its operation in Gaza even after the tunnels' network was ...
Israeli Army says its forces in Gaza stumbled upon what it called a "terrorist training manual", that contained instructions on how to handle explosives at home. Israel has been repeating that Hamas uses homes, hospitals, mosques, etc as military command ...
Berlin: The European Union has for the first time slapped comprehensive economic sanctions on Russia and banned the exports of military goods and sensitive technologies in the energy sector for its "failure" to de-escalate the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
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