French aircraft carrier to move to Gulf ‘in a few days’: Hollande
AFP, On board the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle :The aircraft carrier at the heart of France’s campaign of air strikes on Islamic State...
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FBI investigating California massacre as ‘act of terrorism’Reuters, Washington The FBI is investigating this week’s massacre of 14 people by a married couple in California...
India bolsters Chennai flood relief after slow response
Reuters, Chennai :India deployed hundreds of extra soldiers and relief workers to the flooded city of Chennai on Saturday, as criticism mounted that the government...
Ship carrying N- waste arrives in Australia
AFP, Sydney :A ship carrying 25 tonnes of radioactive waste arrived back in Australia on Saturday, met by activists who warned against the vast nation...
US yet to agree details on new force’s role in Iraq
Reuters, Washington :The United States has yet to agree with Baghdad on crucial details governing the role of a new American special forces unit aimed...
US to hasten return of Okinawa military-held land to Japan
AP, Tokyo :The U.S. and Japan said Friday they are hastening the return of some land the American military holds in Okinawa, seeking to soothe...
Hillary vows to pursue extremists ‘in air, on ground, in cyberspace’
AFP, United States :Hillary Clinton pledged on Thursday to take the fight to Islamic extremists “in the air, on the ground and in cyberspace,” in...
Sweden struggles to house refugees as harsh Nordic winter looms
Reuters, Sweden :Plastic bags containing clothes and a few belongings are placed along the walls of a chilly, dimly-lit church in Malmo, Sweden, where 20...
Iraqi PM opposes deploying foreign ground combat forces
AFP, Baghdad :Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Iraq does not need foreign ground troops to defeat the Islamic State group, after Washington announced it would...
Hundreds trapped on rooftops in flood-devastated India
AP, Chennai :Rescue operations continued in inundated southern India on Friday after the worst flooding in decades stranded tens of thousands of people.At least 280...
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Japan to launch of anti-terrorism unitAP, Tokyo Japan moved up the launch of an anti-terrorism intelligence unit following the deadly attacks in Paris, the government...
Thailand receives Russian warning of IS threat
AP, Bangkok :Thai police have received a warning from Russia’s state security agency that 10 Syrians who may be linked to the Islamic State group...