ar
en
fr
International
- Service : English
- Category : International
-
Taliban confirms death of Haqqani Network founder Jalalauddin Haqqani
Date: 2018-09-04 08:32:39 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:5 - ID:7561107
The founder and leader of the notorious Haqqani network Mawlavi Jalaluddin Haqqani has died, the Taliban militants group in Afghanistan said Tuesday. According to a statement released by the Taliban, Mawlavi Jalaluddin Haqqani died of illness he ....
-
Polling under way to elect Pakistan's 13th president
Date: 2018-09-04 07:43:10 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:2 - ID:7561012
Polling is under way at Pakistan's Parliament and four provincial assemblies to elect the 13th president of the country, Geo News reported. Polling for the presidential election commenced at 10am and will continue until 4pm. The ruling ....
-
Iran's Khamenei: War unlikely but armed forces should boost capacities
Date: 2018-09-02 16:13:05 GMT - Iran - International - SN:3 - ID:7558771
Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that there was no possibility of a military war on Iran given the ongoing political considerations, but the country's Armed Forces must continue to upgrade their human and military hardware ....
-
One killed, 18 injured in Russian plane crash
Date: 2018-09-01 20:11:18 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:7557488
Russian transportation minister said a supervisor at Sochi airport has died during an emergency response after a landing plane careered off the end of the runway into a riverbed and caught fire, CBS reported on Saturday. The health ministry said ....
-
US deeply concerned over reported 'Iran missiles in Iraq' -- Pompeo
Date: 2018-09-01 20:08:40 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:7557487
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday Washington is deeply concerned over reports that Iran had transferred ballistic missiles into Iraq. "Deeply concerned about reports of #Iran transferring ballistic missiles into Iraq. If true, ....
-
3 arrested for firing bullets at US Embassy in Turkey
Date: 2018-09-01 20:07:42 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:8 - ID:7557485
Three people have been arrested for alleged involvement in a drive-by shooting at the US Embassy last month, ABC News reported on Saturday. A court ordered them to be jailed pending trial. Three others who had been detained were released on ....
-
30 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid: military sources
Date: 2018-09-01 19:03:18 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:5 - ID:7557443
At least 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram jihadists who overran a military base in the northeast near the border with Niger, two military sources said Saturday. They said scores of jihadists in trucks stormed the base at Zari ....
-
2 injured in stabbing at Amsterdam railway station, suspect shot by police
Date: 2018-08-31 18:04:14 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:7 - ID:7556026
The Dutch police have shot and injured a suspect following a stabbing which left two people wounded at Amsterdam railway station, Russia Today reported. It is unclear at the moment if the incident is related to terrorism. The victims, as ....
-
Pakistan rally ends after Dutch cartoon contest is canceled
Date: 2018-08-31 18:00:42 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:7556021
Thousands of Pakistan's Islamists dispersed peacefully after ending their protest march near Islamabad on Friday following the cancellation of a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest sponsored by an anti-Muslim Dutch lawmaker, ABC News reported. The ....
-
McCain honored as his body lies in state at US Capitol
Date: 2018-08-31 17:58:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:7556017
US Senator John McCain's week of remembrance continues on Friday with the Senator lying in state at the US Capitol Rotunda, CNN reported. Speakers at a ceremony there, including Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ....
