Independence for Iraq’s Kurds would be ‘catastrophic’: Sisi
Reuters, Cairo :Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday a referendum on the independence of Iraq’s Kurdish region would lead to a “catastrophic” break...
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Congress slams BJP on price rise
PTI, New Delhi :Slamming BJP government for spurt in prices of essential commodities during its 45-day rule, opposition Congress on Monday took potshots at Prime...
Arthur, no longer a hurricane, hits southeast Canada
Reuters :Arthur weakened from hurricane force on Saturday and pelted parts of southeast Canada with heavy rain and strong winds, leaving 250,000 homes and businesses...
Kenyan coastal region of Lamu hit by deadly attacks
BBC Online :At least 29 people have been killed in two deadly shooting attacks in Kenya’s coastal districts, the interior ministry has said.Witnesses said heavily...
Ordinary Americans caught up in data sweep
AP, WASHINGTON :When the U.S. National Security Agency intercepted the online accounts of legally targeted foreigners over a four-year period it also collected the conversations...
Iranian pilot ‘killed fighting in Iraq’
AFP, Tehran :An Iranian pilot has been killed while fighting in Iraq, state media reported Saturday, in what is thought to be Tehran’s first military...
British Jihadi back from Syria, bomb streets
Mail Online :A British jihadi who went to Syria plotted to launch a major terrorist atrocity after returning to the UK, The Mail on Sunday...
Militants attack Nigeria army, 59 killed
AFP, Abuja :Clashes between Nigerian armed forces and Islamists after a daring attack on the military in the country’s restive northeast left 53 insurgents and...
US presses Israel over teen ‘beaten’ in Jerusalem
BBC Online :The US State Department says it is “profoundly troubled” by reports that a US teenager was beaten while in Israeli police custody in...
Ukraine rebels regroup after losing Sloviansk
BBC Online :Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine are reported to be regrouping in Donetsk after government forces retook some of their main strongholds.President Petro Poroshenko said...
Taliban torch fuel tankers in Kabul
AP, Afgnaistan :At least 400 fuel tankers have been set ablaze in a parking lot near Kabul. As the fire burned, Taliban militants claimed responsibility...