23 militants killed in Syria blast
Beirut, Aug 12 (IANS/MAP) At least 23 militants were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide blast in southern Syria near the border with Jordan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. A bomber detonated…
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Gunfight rages in Kashmir’s Shopian
Srinagar, Aug 12 (IANS) An exchange of fire was continuing on Saturday between security forces and militants holed up in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Police said following specific information…
Bodies of 4 soldiers killed in Yemen arrive in UAE
Abu Dhabi, Aug 12 (IANS/WAM) The bodies of four Emirati soldiers killed in Yemen belonging to the UAE Air Force were sent here on Saturday, the media reported. The General Command of the Armed Forces…
Blast in India-Myanmar border town shatters peace
Imphal Aug 12 (IANS) A bomb blast early on Saturday at the no man’s land in Moreh shattered the fragile peace of the border town ahead of the Independence Day celebrations. No casualty was reported….
Feelers sent out to insurgents in Manipur: CM
By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, Aug 12 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has welcomed talks between leaders of former militant groups with New Delhi’s interlocutor. He also said feelers had been sent out to…
Syrian army declares liberation of last IS stronghold in Homs
Damascus, Aug 12 (IANS) The Syrian army said it fully liberated on Saturday the city of Sukhneh, the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in Homs province. Tens of extremists were killed and many of their…
13 civilians killed in Afghan attack
Kabul, Aug 12 (IANS) At least 13 civilians were killed and three injured when two mortars struck a residential area in Faryab province, an official said on Saturday. “Two mortar mines fired by militants on…
17 killed in clashes near Yemeni-Saudi border
Sanna, Aug 12 (IANS) At least 17 fighters were killed from both pro and anti-government forces in a fierce battle that erupted on Friday evening in northern Yemen. Around 10 Houthi rebels and seven government…
Clashes as security forces ring Zakir Musa’s village
Srinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) Villagers poured out of their homes and pelted stones on Friday after security forces cordoned off the village of Zakir Musa, the chief of Jammu and Kashmir’s Al Qaeda affiliate, officials…
Terrorism biggest hindrance to India-Pakistan ties: Report
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Terrorism remains the biggest hindrance to ties between India and Pakistan, the Parliament’s standing committee on External Affairs has said and recommended that New Delhi adopt a National Security Framework…
14 more Parakram vans added to Delhi Police fleet
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) To combat anti-terror activities and tackle other serious law and order situations in the national capital, Delhi Police on Friday flagged off 14 new ‘Parakram’ vans. “Delhi Police has decided…
Bimstec countries reiterate commitment to combat terrorism
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) Member states of the Bimstec regional bloc on Friday reiterated their “strong commitment” to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. “We reiterate the strong commitment of our Leaders to…
17 Indonesians escape IS in Syria
Jakarta, Aug 11 (IANS) Seventeen Indonesian citizens who had escaped from the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria were being repatriated back home, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Deputy Foreign Minister A.M. Fachir…
10 die in gunfight near Afghan mosque
Kabul, Aug 11 (IANS) At least 10 persons were killed and over a dozen injured in a gunfight near a mosque in Afghanistan’s Takhar province on Friday, Xinhua news agency quoted an official as saying….
22 IS suspects held in Turkey
Ankara, Aug 11 (IANS) At least 22 Islamic State militant group suspects were detained by Turkish police in Elazig province on Friday. “They were detained in simultaneous operations carried out on August 11 as part…
16 civilians killed in Afghan airstrike
Kabul, Aug 11 (IANS) At least 16 civilians were killed in a US-led airstrike in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, the media reported on Friday. The US-led coalition struck a civilian vehicle in Haska Mina district…
Bimstec natural choice for India’s Act East, neighbourhood first policy: Sushma
Kathmandu, Aug 11 (IANS) India on Friday said that that the Bimstec regional bloc was a “natural choice” to fulfill New Delhi’s key foreign policy priorities of Neighbourhood First and Act East. Indian External Affairs…
Five killed in Pakistan explosion
Islamabad, Aug 11 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and 25 injured in an explosion in Bajaur in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan on Friday, officials said. An explosive device ripped…
‘UK could face Islamist threat for decades’
London, Aug 11 (IANS) The UK may continue to face the threat of Islamist terrorism for another “20 to 30 years”, a former intelligence head said on Friday. Jonathan Evans told the BBC that the…
US judge orders new searches for Clinton’s Benghazi emails
Washington, Aug 11 (IANS) An Indian-born federal judge in the US has ordered the State Department to search more emails which Hillary Clinton sent or received about 2012 Benghazi attack. Federal Judge Amit Mehta, nominated…