Saada: Saudi-led air strike kills nine family members
At least three women and six children from the same family have been killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on their home in northern Yemen, according to a local health official. Dr Abdel-Ilah al-Azzi, the head of the local health department, said on Friday that three other people were also injured in […]
Ghani in Tehran to attend Rouhani’s oath ceremony, hold bilateral talks
5 August 2017 Kabul [Afghanistan], August 5 (ANI):Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Tehran to attend swearing in ceremony of his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani and discuss bilateral ties. According to the Presidential palace statement Ghani will discuss bilateral issues with the Rouhani during his visit to Iran, Tolo News reported. This comes after the […]
Modi’s ‘hard line stance’ pushing India into war: Chinese daily
Beijing, Aug 5 (IANS) By adopting a “hard line stance” towards China, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing his country into war and “gambling” with the destiny of its people, a Chinese daily said. An editorial in the state-run Global Times said Modi should be aware of the “overwhelming” strength of the People’s Liberation […]
Two US soldiers wounded in deadly Afghanistan attack
August 04, 2017 KABUL, Afghanistan – Two U.S. service members were wounded Thursday night in a suicide attack that left one Georgian soldier dead and three Georgians and an Afghan interpreter wounded in Qarabagh District, in Kabul Province. The wounded were all in stable condition at the Bagram Airfield military hospital. “Our prayers today […]
China warns India over ‘military buildup’ at border
China says India has been building up troops along its side of the border and demands an “immediate withdrawal” amid an increasingly tense stand-off in a remote frontier region high in the Himalayas. The stand-off on a plateau, which lies at the China-India-Bhutan junction, is one of the worst border disputes between the nuclear-armed rivals […]
Death toll rises in northern Vietnam flash floods
At least nine people have been killed and 24 missing after flash floods hit northern Vietnam, officials said. The floods, which arrived early on Thursday following heavy rains, resulted in deaths of six people in Son La province, two in Yen Bai province, and one in Lai Chau province, the National Steering Committee for Natural […]
Trump to go on two-week working vacation: White House
Washington, Aug 4 (PTI) Donald Trump would go on a two- week working vacation to his golf club in New Jersey, his first holiday since he was sworn in as the US President in January. Trump, who used to be critical of his predecessor Barack Obama taking his annual vacations to Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard, would […]
Pak says it wants ‘meaningful’ dialogue with India over J-K issues
3 August 2017, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said on Thursday that Indian government is trying to label the indigenous movement for self-determination as terrorism, but the world has rejected the severe distortion of facts. “In its malicious tactics, India continues to harass Kashmiri leaders and desperately trying to portray Kashmiri indigenous movement for self-determination […]
Ayatollah Khamenei formally endorses Rouhani as Iran president
Thu Aug 3, 2017 Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has formally endorsed Hassan Rouhani as president, paving the way for him to take office for a second term as the head of Iran’s 12th administration. During a ceremony on Thursday, Ayatollah Khamenei gave his official approval for the president-elect by giving […]
Israel puts West Bank city on lockdown following alleged stabbing attack
Israeli military forces have put a city in the southern part of the occupied West Bank on complete lockdown in the wake of an alleged stabbing attack, which left an Israeli man critically wounded. An unnamed Israeli army spokeswoman told Ma’an news agency on Thursday that Israeli forces placed Yatta, located approximately 8 kilometers south of […]
