Two paramilitary soldiers killed in Karachi shootout
AFP, Karachi :Two paramilitary soldiers were killed and a passer-by injured during a shootout with Taliban militants in the port city of Karachi Tuesday, officials...
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Iraqi PM calls for ‘tribal revolution’ against Islamic State
AFP, Baghdad :Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, on Monday, called for a “tribal revolution” against the Islamic State group, in a sign of the importance...
Afghan, Iraq wars most expensive in history
Reuters, Washington :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the United States might want to “re-examine” the timetable for removing...
Hoegh Osaka cargo ship ‘grounded deliberately’ in Solent
BBC Online :A car transporter ship was grounded in the Solent deliberately after it began to list, its owners have said.The Hoegh Osaka was run...
Pakistan violates ceasefire again
PTI, Jammu :After a day-long lull, Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire again by targeting border posts in Kathua and Samba sectors, drawing retaliation from BSF.”Pakistani Rangers...
Lebanon restricts Syrian refugee flow
BBC Online :New restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon come into force on Monday, further tightening the flow of asylum seekers trying to escape the war.Previously,...
Blast targets Houthi base in Sanaa
Reuters, Sanaa :A large blast damaged a building belonging to Yemen’s Shi’ite Muslim Houthi militia in a western district of the capital Sanaa early on...
Indonesian naval found missing plane’s tail section
Reuters, Indonesia :An Indonesian naval patrol vessel found on Monday what the captain said could be the tail of a missing AirAsia jet, the section...
Hoegh Osaka cargo ship ‘grounded deliberately’ in Solent
BBC Online :A car transporter ship was grounded in the Solent deliberately after it began to list, its owners have said.The Hoegh Osaka was run...
Firefighters warn of worsening weather
BBC Online :Firefighters in South Australia say they are racing to contain a major bushfire before soaring temperatures and high winds fuel the blaze.More than...
Two KSA guards killed in attack on Iraq frontier
Reuters, Riyadh :Attackers killed two Saudi Arabian border guards including a senior officer and injured a third on the kingdom’s frontier with Iraq in a...
Afghanistan conflict: Ghani queries troop exit deadline
BBC Online :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said America’s two-year deadline for pulling out the last of its troops may need to be “re-examined”.US President...