Mexico City, June 12 (IANS) Mexico’s federal agents and marines rescued 61 Central and South American migrants during two different operations, federal and state authorities said on Saturday. Twenty-one migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador…
Dhaka, June 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to hunt down those behind the recent targeted killings of bloggers and minorities as police detained over 3,000 people, including 37 suspected Islamists,…
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) A blind police officer was on Saturday appointed the district police chief in the restive Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, local media reported. The move by the Ministry of Interior was described…
Jammu, June 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Army said on Saturday that a guerrilla hideout in Rajouri district of Jammu province was busted and arms and ammunition were recovered. On a tip-off,…
Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Manhohar Parrikar has agreed to expedite the disbursal of pension to widows and kin of martyred soldiers, said Rajeev Chandrasekar, an independent lawmaker in the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka,…
Dhaka, June 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to hunt down those who were behind the recent targeted killings of bloggers and minorities, even as police detained over 1,000 people since…
London, June 11 (IANS) British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Saturday warned the travelling England fans heading to France for Euro 2016 that they are “likely” to face a terror attack. He urged fans to…
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) At least eight Taliban militants were killed on Saturday in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. A local government spokesperson said a drone strike targeted a vehicle carrying the Taliban militants, leaving…
Damascus, June 11 (IANS) At least eight people were killed in a twin bomb attack on a suburb of Damascus which is home to Syria’s holiest Shia shrine, state media reported. Some 13 other people…
Tripoli, June 11 (IANS) Libyan forces have re-taken control of the port in the city of Sirte, after fierce fighting against militants from Islamic State. Earlier this week warplanes bombed IS positions in Sirte, the…
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) At least four policemen and 13 Islamic State militants were killed on Saturday in a clash in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, an official said. “IS fighters attacked police headquarters in Deh Bala…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Two persons – an Indian Navy sailor and a civilian – died and two others were hospitalised when toxic gas leaked during maintenance work on the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier…
London, June 10 (IANS) Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi, widely known as “Jihadi John”, was presumed dead — killed in a US drone strike. The jihadist’s former university and the Information Commissioner, however, have cast…
Bengaluru, June 10 (IANS) , The official website of the Karnataka police department (www.ksp.gov.in) was hacked on Friday, allegedly by Pakistani hackers, who pasted a Pakistani flag on the home page, causing embarrassment to the…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Two persons, including one of the Indian Navy, were killed in a toxic gas leak on board the INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier, ab officer said on Friday. The ship was…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has agreed to a suggestion by Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar that the provisions of ‘Pending Enquiry Award’ under the defence services pension regulations be authorised…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Friday urged the visiting American military officials and diplomats to target Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan leaders who now operate from the Afghan side of the border,…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday told visiting US officials that the recent US drone strike in its southwestern Balochistan province has “vitiated bilateral ties”. Ambassador Richard Olson, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and…
Kabul, June 10 (IANS) At least three persons were killed and 55 injured after a bomb went off during Friday prayers in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, officials said. “An improvised explosive device planted inside a mosque…
Hyderabad, June 10 (IANS) India’s first three women fighter pilots will be formally commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) on June 18. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will formally commission the women fighter pilots along…