17 killed in suicide bombing in Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and 41 others were injured on Monday in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source told Xinhua. The…
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Army officer killed in copter crash in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least one officer was killed as a helicopter of Pakistan army crashed in Haripur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday evening, the military said. A statement from the Inter Services Public…
Israel arrests 38 Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza
Ramallah/Gaza, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 38 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli security forces on Monday in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, sources said. The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that the Israeli army…
FM skips defence in budget speech, around 10 percent hike in allocation
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents national budget 2016-17 at the Parliament House in New Delhii on Feb, 29, 2016. (Photo: IANS/ Lok Sabha TV) New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) For the first…
Will defend South Korea in emergency, assures US
Seoul, Feb 29 (IANS) The United States has vowed to use all available defence capabilities in emergency situations on the Korean peninsula to defend South Korea, the media reported on Monday. The pledge was made…
CRPF troopers create new bugle record
Gurgaon, Feb 29 (IANS) Buglers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday created a new record by playing bugle continuously for 12 minutes and 35 seconds, a spokesperson said. The record was created during…
‘Link between Anwar Ibrahim, MH370 pilot coincidental’
Geneva, Feb 29 (IANS) Nurul Izzah Anwar, daughter of imprisoned Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim, said that her father’s relationship with the captain of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, was coincidental. “The…
Toll from Iraq’s twin bombings rises to 53
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS) The toll from twin bombings at a busy marketplace in Baghdad, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, has risen to 53, an Iraqi interior ministry source said on Monday. “The…
30 people killed in twin blasts in Somalia
Mogadishu, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and 42 injured in twin blasts in popular restaurants in Baidoa town of south-central Bay region of Somalia, officials said on Monday. Mayor of Bay…
Alok Kumar Verma takes charge as Delhi Police chief
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Alok Kumar Verma, a 1979-batch Indian Police Service officer, on Monday took charge as the Delhi Police Commissioner, an official said. Verma, who will be the Delhi Police chief till…
South Korea appoints top nuclear envoy
Seoul, Feb 29 (IANS) South Korea’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun was on Monday appointed as the country’s chief envoy handling the North Korean nuclear issue, the ministry said. Kim replaced Hwang Joon-kook as special…
Pathankot JIT to complete probe this week, says Tariq Fatemi
Pathankot: The Pathankot IAF base that was attacked by terrorists on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) The Pakistani team probing the Pathankot air base terror attack will complete its investigation this…
Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos over migrant crisis: Merkel
Berlin, Feb 29 (IANS) Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into “chaos”, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said, amid sharp divisions among members over the migrant crisis. Austria and several Balkan countries have introduced restrictions…
Syrian war: UN to expand aid amid partial truce
United Nations, Feb 29 (IANS) The United Nations plans to deliver aid to about 150,000 Syrians in besieged areas over the next five days amid a partial truce in the country’s civil war, the UN…
US lawmakers’ letter to PM ‘unfortunate’: India
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday described as unfortunate a letter written by 34 US lawmakers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over violence against religious minorities in India. It is…
Police use force to disperse protesting teachers in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 29 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police used batons and tear smoke shells to disperse protesting teachers here on Monday. Some 500 teachers along with members of the Employees’ Joint Action Committee gathered in…
Japan, China hold high level talks on North Korea
Tokyo, Feb 29 (IANS) Top diplomats from Japan and China met in Tokyo on Monday to discuss possible responses to North Korea in the wake of the recent nuclear and missile tests carried out by…
130 militants give up fighting in Afghanistan
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 130 Taliban rebels on Sunday gave up fighting, amid the group’s desperate attempt to overrun Maimana city, the capital of Faryab province, a senior official said. “We sincerely welcome…
Two Maoist guerrillas surrender in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Feb 28 (IANS) Two Maoist guerrillas surrendered along with firearms in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Sunday, police said. Communist Party of India (Maoist) guerrillas Mutur Yadav alias Munu Yadav, a sub-zonal commander, and area…
‘Any deal on Syria must look after Israel’s security’
Jerusalem, Feb 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed the ceasefire in Syria, yet stressed that any agreement on the future of the country must assure Israel’s security as well. “We welcome…