Kuwait City, Jan 17 (IANS) Kuwait will host the ministerial meeting of the US-led International Coalition against the Islamic State on February 13, Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said on Tuesday. The meeting is…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that his South Asia strategy is “working far more rapidly than anybody would understand” and denying protection for terrorists in Afhganistan….
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The US on Tuesday called for a new bilateral relationship with Pakistan at the conclusion of a top US diplomat’s two-day visit here. Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia…
London, Jan 16 (IANS) Big Ben and Heathrow Airport were among landmarks targeted by a British man who was “fascinated” by the Islamic State, media reports said on Tuesday. Umar Ahmed Haque, 25, from east…
Ranchi/New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said it had arrested two persons in connection with the murder of former state Minister and Janata Dal-United legislator Ramesh Singh Munda in…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Stressing upon the value of democracy in an increasingly multipolar world, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said today’s quest for modernity and innovation is being challenged by radical…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Almost a decade after he narrowly survived the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, the orphaned Moshe Holtzberg arrived in Mumbai on a cool Tuesday morning on his first visit to…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The trial of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah and alleged hawala dealer Muhammad Aslam Wani in a money laundering case began in a court here on Tuesday. Testifying as a…
Guwahati, Jan 16 (IANS) Suspected Naga militants set afire nine tankers loaded with crude oil in the remote Namsik area on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on Tuesday evening. The tankers were moving from Kharsang in…
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that the US has been trying to convince Pakistan that India is not a threat and that Islamabad should change its strategic stance towards…
Ankara, Jan 16 (IANS) Tensions between Turkey and US-backed Kurdish militias in control of northern areas of Syria approached boiling point on Tuesday after the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s threat of imminent military action…
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) Five civilians were killed and 45 others injured as insurgent used mortar to shell a local bazaar in Afghanistan’s northern province on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred in the morning…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) The story of India’s surgical strike on terrorist hubs in Pakistan is being made into multi-part series. Applause Entertainment will be making the series. However, the medium on which the series…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Almost a decade after he narrowly survived the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Moshe Holtzberg arrived in Mumbai on a cool Tuesday morning. Then a toddler, now the 11-year-old bespectacled…
Rabat, Jan 16 (IANS) The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has condemned the twin suicide attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad that killed at least 36 people. This act of terrorism, which…
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) At least five security personnel were killed and six others injured in a gun attack in Pakistan’s Balochistan province late on Monday. According to the reports, some unknown gunmen opened fire…
United Nations, Jan 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned “in the strongest terms” Monday’s twin terrorist attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, said his spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Guterres expressed his deepest sympathies to…
Tripoli, Jan 16 (IANS) Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah Airways on Monday suspended all flights after heavy clashes damaged a number of its airplanes. “As a result of the clashes at M’etiga international airport, we regret to…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 16 (IANS) The Security Council has concluded a secret fact-finding mission to Afghanistan in a show of support for the war-torn nation where it denounced the activities of terrorists…
Kabul, Jan 15 (IANS) At least 32 militants were killed in two separate airstrikes in Afghanistan, the Defence Ministry said on Monday. In one raid conducted by Afghan National Army (ANA) Air Force on Sunday…