Israeli strike kills 36 Syrian soldiers near Aleppo
AFP : An Israeli air strike on Syria’s Aleppo province killed at least 36 Syrian soldiers on Friday, according to a war monitor, which added...
International
Pakistan to investigate army’s meddling in judiciary
Reuters : Pakistan will set up an inquiry commission to investigate accusations by six High Court judges of interference and intimidation by the country’s powerful...
9 detained in Tajikistan in relation to Moscow concert hall attack
AP : Nine people have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on...
Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security crises worsen
Al Jazeera : War is on the doorstep of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma city and the region is at breaking point, activists...
2 killed in central Mongolia bus-truck crash
AFP : Two people were killed, and 18 others seriously injured in a bus-truck crash on Friday morning in central Mongolia, said the country’s National...
As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police
Al Jazeera : Haiti needs up to 5,000 international police to tackle “catastrophic” gang violence that has killed more than 1,500 people in the first...
Russia says UN sanctions on N.Korea have ‘not helped’ improve regional security
AFP : Russia said on Friday that United Nations sanctions on North Korea were an obstacle to fostering dialogue and peace on the Korean peninsula...
South Africa’s ex-president Zuma escapes unharmed from car crash
Al Jazeera : South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma survived a car accident after a vehicle transporting him was hit by a drunk driver, police...
Delhi CM Kejriwal’s custody extended until April 1 in graft case
Reuters : An Indian court extended the custody of opposition leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday until April 1 in a graft...
Sri Lanka jails firebrand Buddhist monk for Muslim insults
AFP : A Sri Lankan court on Thursday sentenced an influential Buddhist monk to four years’ hard labor for fanning sectarian hatred against the island’s...
Japan health scare: Drugmaker reports two more deaths linked to supplement
Al Jazeera : A Japanese drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare has reported two more deaths potentially linked...
Kyiv targets Russia’s navy as Moscow’s forces inch
Al Jazeera : Ukraine launched a devastating missile strike against Russian military targets in the Crimean port of Sevastopol late on Saturday, further debilitating Russia’s...