12 Yemeni soldiers killed in Al Qaeda ambush
An Al Qaeda ambush killed 12 Yemeni elite forces in what has been the deadliest single attack on the military this year. The soldiers were ambushed while deployed in Al Safra outpost located in the Hadramawt province, a strategic Al Qaeda stronghold that shares a 600-kilometre border with Saudi Arabia. Soldiers looking to capture the […]
Fire in cells of Venezuelan police station kills 68
Distraught families gathered outside a police station in Venezuela demanding information after a fire in the cells killed 68 people. Relatives of detainees fought with police outside the facility in Valencia, in Carabobo state, after local officials would confirm only that there had been deaths in Wednesday’s fire. Officers used teargas to disperse the crowd. Venezuela’s attorney […]
Mahira Khan welcomes ‘baby girl’ Malala in Pakistan
Islamabad, March 29 : Actress Mahira Khan has welcomed Nobel Peace Prize laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai, whom she described as a “baby girl”, on her returning to Pakistan nearly six years after she was attacked. “Welcome home baby girl Malala!” Mahira tweeted on Thursday morning. Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, nearly six […]
Bangladesh cops detain man for faking his death over failed cricket bet
Dhaka: Bangladesh Police has detained a man who faked his murder on social media — using red fruit juice as imitation blood — to avoid paying out USD 1,800 on a cricket bet, a senior officer said on Tuesday. A video of Adel Shikder’s purported murder was shared some 10,000 times within days, prompting a hunt […]
UAE says Qatar fighter jets intercept civilian flights
The United Arab Emirates said two Qatari fighter jets “dangerously approached” two passenger flights on Monday, the third such incident between the Gulf rivals. Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have clashed repeatedly over alleged airspace violations this year, as a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf enters its 10th month. The UAE General Civil Aviation […]
US expels 60 Russians as allies back Britain in spy row
WASHINGTON: The United States joined Britain´s allies in Europe and around the world Monday in expelling scores of suspected Russian spies in an unprecedented response to a nerve agent attack. At least 114 alleged agents working under diplomatic cover were ordered out by 21 governments, dwarfing similar measures in even the most notorious Cold War […]
China: Doklam is ours, India should have learnt from stand-off
Beijing, March 26 : China on Monday said Doklam is a “Chinese territory” and the question of changing the status quo does not arise after India’s envoy Gautam Bambawale warned Beijing against any attempt to change the present state of affairs on the plateau. In an interview to Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post, Bambawale […]
US sanctions 7 Pakistani firms for ‘nuclear trade’
Islamabad, March 26: The US has imposed sanctions on seven Pakistani companies for allegedly engaging in nuclear trade in a move that could undermine Pakistan’s ambition of joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an elite club of countries that can trade fissile materials and nuclear technologies. The list, prepared by the US Bureau of Industry […]
Videos raise questions over Saudi missile intercept claims
United Arab Emirates: — As with nearly every ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Shiite rebels targeting Saudi Arabia, the kingdom overnight said it intercepted all seven fired — but online videos raise new questions about those claims. One video appears to show a Patriot missile launch on Sunday night go rapidly wrong, with the missile […]
Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported
MOSCOW :With the fire alarms silent and staff reportedly nowhere to be seen, a fire at a shopping mall packed with children and their parents on the first weekend of the school recess killed 64 people in eastern Russia. The fire at the Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo, a city in Siberia, about 3,000 kilometers […]
