Ankara, Aug 23 (IANS) The process to relocate Turkish military bases outside of city centres after the coup attempt has begun at military barracks in Ankara and Istanbul, local NTV reported on Monday. Six trucks…
Riyadh, Aug 23 (IANS) A Saudi Arabia court sentenced an Egyptian national to six years in jail on Monday over spying for Iran, the local media reported. The Egyptian, who will be deported after serving…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Work is on to set up a new aerospace museum close to the international airport here, which will showcase the country’s rich aviation history, an IAF statement said on Monday….
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir as unrest continues in the Valley. The officials of various security agencies apprised the Home…
Jammu, Aug 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said a handful of people opposed to peace were inciting youth to violence in the Kashmir Valley. She said she was unable…
Tehran, Aug 22 (IANS) Iran said on Monday that Russia has stopped using its Hamedan air base for carrying out air strikes at Islamic State strongholds in Syria. “Russia neither has a military base in…
London, Aug 22 (IANS) The British government recommends establishing special units for Islamist extremists within prisons in England and Wales to prevent them from radicalising other prisoners, a report said on Monday. The report, which…
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan police on Monday registered five cases against three separatist Baloch leaders for allegedly supporting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statements on Balochistan, media reports said. The cases were registered against…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) India has sought the release of 39 Indians abducted in Iraq while expressing support for “unity and territorial integrity of Iraq”, the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday. Minister of…
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 22 (IANS) After the heavy exchange of fire between the Indian Army and the banned insurgent outfit NSCN (Khaplang) last week in Nagaland along the India-Myanmar border, both countries on Monday…
Oslo, Aug 22 (IANS) The Philippine government and communist rebels resumed their peace talks on Monday in Norway’s capital city Oslo to end Asia’s longest-running insurgency. The talks are scheduled from August 22 to 26…
Kabul, Aug 22 (IANS) Taliban destroyed an important bridge connecting Afghanistan and Tajikistan amid intense fighting in the northern Kunduz province, in which 16 Taliban rebels died in the last 24 hours, the Afghan Defence…
Tbilisi, Aug 22 (IANS) Five persons were arrested over suspicion of blowing up a gas pipeline here, the Georgian State Security Service (SSS) announced on Monday. According to the SSS, the five Georgian citizens were…
Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS) The US and Ukraine will carry out from August 22 to 27 observation flights over Russian territory using a US observation plane monitored by Russian experts, authorities said on Monday. The…
Kabul, Aug 22 (IANS) At least 15 militants were killed and three others arrested as a clash flared up between them and the security forces in Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. According…
Seoul, Aug 22 (IANS) South Korean and US forces kicked off their joint annual war game on Monday despite strong a backlash from North Korea. Operation Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will run till September 2,…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A month since it went off radar enroute Port Blair, the search for the missing AN-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force continues without any concrete evidence about the fate of…
Manila, Aug 22 (IANS) At least 1,779 persons have been killed in the Philippine’s war on illicit drugs since July 1 this year, authorities said on Monday. A total of 712 were killed in ongoing…
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday acknowledged that “only development can’t resolve the problem in Jammu and Kashmir”, said former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who led a delegation of ppposition…
Seoul, Aug 22 (IANS) South Korean and US forces kicked off their joint annual war game on Monday. The annually-held Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) will be conducted from August 22 to September 2 to enhance…