America rocked by another high school mass shooting
At least 17 people were killed and 15 injured after a shooter opened fire in a South Florida high school on Wednesday afternoon. Police have identified the suspected gunman as a former student, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz. Cruz was expelled from the school for “disciplinary reasons.” A troubled former student armed with an assault-style rifle returned to […]
Pak developing new types of nuclear weapons: US
Washington, Feb 13:Pakistan is developing new types of nuclear weapons, including short-range tactical ones, that bring more risks to the region, America’s intelligence chief warned today. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats’ remarks came days after a group of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists struck the Sunjuwan Military Camp in Jammu on Saturday, killing seven people including […]
Israeli police recommend charging Netanyahu with bribery
Jerusalem, Feb 14 : Israeli police on Tuesday recommended charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in two separate corruption cases. After the month-long investigation, the police handed over their recommendation to Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who will decide whether to press charges against the prime minister, reported […]
‘23 refugees killed in Libya truck crash’
Wed Feb 14, 2018 A truck carrying undocumented asylum seekers in Libya has crashed, leaving at least 23 of them dead and around 100 others injured. More than 300 asylum seekers, most of them Eritrean and Somali nationals, had been crammed onto the vehicle when it overturned near the town of Bani Walid, said a […]
Over 40 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul , Feb 14 : Over 40 Taliban militants have been killed in a series of airstrikes launched in response to the coordinated attack of the group in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. The Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack from four different angles in Nesh district, sparking heavy gun battle with the security forces, reported Khaama […]
Pentagon asks for major budget increase to confront Russia, China
Tue Feb 13, 2018 The US Defense Department has called on Congress to approve a major budget increase in order to counter “threats” from Russia, China, and North Korea. The Pentagon on Monday asked for a budget of $686 billion to be allocated to military spending in 2019. The requested amount is one of the […]
Taliban kill 6 local police in Afghanista: official
KANDAHAR, — An Afghan official says at least six local police have been killed in a Taliban attack on their checkpoints in southern Helmand province. District police chief Amanullah, who goes by only one name, said Saturday eight others were wounded in the previous night’s attack in Nawa district. Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, Taliban spokesman, claimed […]
‘Large-scale’ Israeli raids hit Iranian targets in Syria
Israel struck a dozen Syrian and Iranian targets inside Syria on Saturday in “large-scale” raids after an Israeli fighter jet crashed under fire from Syrian air defences in a severe increase in tensions, the military said. The confrontation was the most serious between arch foes Israel and Iran since the start of the civil war […]
Syria shoots down Israeli F-16 jet, pilots eject
The Syrian military has hit at least one Israeli F-16 warplane that attacked positions inside Syrian territory, sending it down in flames and smoke. Syrian state TV cited a Syrian military official as saying that Syrian aerial defense had responded to Israeli “aggression” against an army base in central Syria. The official said more than […]
Myanmar ‘starving out’ Rohingya in Rakhine: Amnesty
Authorities in Myanmar have robbed, abducted and deliberately starved Rohingyamen, women and children, in an effort to make life “so intolerable” for members of the minority group that they will leave the country, Amnesty International says. In a briefing released on Wednesday, the human rights group alleged that “ethnic cleansing continues” against the Rohingya, nearly 690,000 of […]
