US, NATO forces now only to train Afghans
AP, Kabul :The U.S. and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan on Monday, 13 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks sparked their...
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Prison break frees 200 inmates in central Nigeria
Reuters, Abuja :Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources said.The...
US, UK join major nuclear weapons conference
AFP, Vienna :The US and Britain took part Monday for the first time in a conference of some 800 delegates from more than 150 countries...
Over 4,000 security forces guarding Modi’s rally
Ians, Srinagar :Authorities on Monday deployed more than 4,000 security personnel to secure the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rally in Srinagar. “We are...
US hands over senior militant to Pakistan
AFP, Islamabad :US troops in Afghanistan have handed over three Pakistani detainees to Islamabad, a statement said Sunday, and a security source said one of...
135 arrested for ‘terrorism’ in Saudi Arabia
AFP, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia said Sunday it has arrested 135 suspects for “terrorism” offences, after the kingdom’s participation in air strikes against Islamic State group...
Israel bombs Syria
AFP, Damascus :Syria accused Israel of bombing its main international airport on Sunday as the UN announced talks with rebel leaders on a ceasefire in...
House intelligence chief fears / CIA torture report to spur violence abroad
AP, Washington :Foreign governments and U.S. intelligence agencies are predicting that the release of a Senate report examining the use of torture by the CIA...
Syrian army repels jihadist advance on key air base
AFP, Beirut :Syrian troops have repelled an attack by jihadists from the Islamic State group on a key military airport in the eastern province of...
Victory Month December / Narsingdi freedom fighters played heroic role in Liberation War
BSS, Narsingdi :Freedom fighter (FF) of Narsingdi district had a glorious role in the historic War of Liberation in 1971. The people of the district...