Fighting subsided in Gaza on Sunday after Hamas Islamist militants said they backed a 24-hour humanitarian truce, but there was no SIGN of any comprehensive DEALto end their conflict with Israel. Hamas said it had endorsed a call by the United Nations for a pause in the fighting in light of the upcoming Muslim holiday […]
Russia reacted angrily on Saturday to additional sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, saying they would hamper cooperation on security issues and undermine the fight against terrorism and organized CRIME. Russia’s Foreign MINISTRY also accused the United States, which has already imposed its own sanctions against Moscow, of […]
Israel rejected on Friday international proposals for a ceasefire in its fight against Islamist militants in Gaza, but is discussing changes to the truce plan with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, a government source said. Mediators hope that a truce could come into force ahead of a Muslim festival that starts early next week, […]
WASHINGTON: Western powers are prepared “to go to the hilt” to isolate Russia for its military incursion into Ukraine, “an incredible act of aggression” that may lead to visa bans, asset freezes, trade and investment penalties, and a boycott of a Russian-hosted economic summit of global powers in June, secretary of state John Kerry said […]
An al Qaeda affiliate based in Iraq and Syria has vowed to crush opposition groups it has been confronting in the worst outbreak of infighting among rebels since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Heavy fighting between rebels in Syria has killed hundreds of people over the last five days and rattled […]
South Africa held a state funeral for Nelson Mandela on Sunday, closing one chapter in its tortured history and opening another in which the multi-racial democracy he founded will have to discover if it can thrive without its central pillar. The Nobel peace laureate, who was held in apartheid prisons for 27 years before emerging […]
Los Angeles — A suspect has been shot and is in police custody after Friday’s shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, a law enforcement source close to the investigation tells CNN’s Miguel Marquez. A person with a firearm at the airport approached a checkpoint at Terminal 3 and opened fire Friday morning at a Transportation […]
ROME – Demonstrators clashed with Italian police on Saturday as tens of thousands marched through Rome to protest against unemployment, government cuts and big construction projects they say take money away from social services. Hooded protesters turned over garbage bins in front of the Economy Ministry and set several of them on fire. Using sticks […]
After protracted negotiations over the last few days, the U.S. Senate finally saw a deal between the Democrats and Republicans over the country’s debt ceiling. The result also paves the way for government to be fully reopened, but disaster has only been averted for now. Speaking from the floor of the U.S. Senate, Senate Democrat […]
Bombings in Iraq killed 20 people Sunday and brought the year’s toll to more than 5,000 dead in a surge in violence that authorities have failed to curb, officials said. Violence in Iraq has reached a level not seen since 2008, when the country was just emerging from a brutal sectarian conflict. The spike in […]
In yet another incident of intrusion by the Chinese, graziers reportedly pitched tents in the Demchok area of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir this week but withdrew after talks between troops on either side of the border. Sources say the incident happened on July 22 when the graziers put up three tents at the Charding […]
Posted by: Latief on July 28th, 2014
Jerusalem: The Israeli army on Sunday confirmed firing a mortar round into a Gaza UN shelter where 15 people died on Thursday, but denied killing anyone at the site. Briefing journalists on the findings of an internal MILITARY enquiry into the incident at a UN school in Beit Hanun, spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner said […]
Posted by: Latief on July 28th, 2014
Mumbai has been put on high alert after the police received a letter purportedly threatening a terror attack in the CITY to “take revenge for Gaza” attacks. The one-page letter, addressed to Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria, was received by the Control Room on July 25 (Friday) through post. “We will take revenge for Gaza. […]
Posted by: Latief on July 28th, 2014
KABUL: Taliban fighters are scoring early gains in several strategic areas near the capital this summer, inflicting heavy casualties and casting new doubt on the ability of Afghan forces to contain the insurgency as the United States MOVES TO complete its withdrawal of combat troops, according to Afghan officials and local elders. The Taliban have […]
Posted by: Latief on July 28th, 2014
Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed further complicated an investigation on Sunday as Europe and the United States prepared economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict. At least thirteen people were killed in clashes between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels which raged in five areas around the wider region. International […]
Posted by: Latief on July 27th, 2014
At least 36 people were killed in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, many of them civilians, in clashes between Libyan SPECIAL FORCES and Islamist militants on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said. Another 23 people, all Egyptian workers, were killed in the capital Tripoli when a rocket hit their home on […]
Posted by: Latief on July 27th, 2014
An agreement has been reached with separatists in Ukraine to enable international police to oversee a site where a Malaysian plane was downed and investigators to determine why the aircraft crashed, Malaysia’s prime MINISTER said on Sunday. Pro-Russian separatists remain in control of the site where Malaysia AIRLINES FLIGHT MH17 was shot down earlier this […]
Posted by: Latief on July 27th, 2014
MOSUL: Militants from the Islamic State group that controls large parts of Iraq have blown up a shrine in the CITY of Mosul, an official and witnesses said Saturday. Jihadists destroyed the shrine of Hazrat Shish (A.S) in Mosul, the de facto Iraqi capital of the “caliphate” proclaimed last month by Islamic State (IS) leader […]
Posted by: Latief on July 27th, 2014
Two constables of Jammu and Kashmir Police were killed and over a dozen injured in clashes with demonstrators. Curfew has been imposed in Tulmulla township of Ganderbal district on Saturday following a clash outside the famous Khirbhawani temple. Senior Police officials said that “miscreants” were making “concerted efforts” to disturb the atmosphere of peace in […]
Posted by: Latief on July 27th, 2014
The United States evacuated its embassy in Libya on Saturday, driving diplomats across the border into Tunisia under heavy MILITARY escort after escalating clashes broke out between rival militias in Tripoli. SECURITY in the Libyan capital has deteriorated following two weeks of fighting between brigades of former rebel fighters who have pounded each other with […]
Posted by: Latief on July 26th, 2014
Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider, which will be released in the autumn, includes graphic scenes of torture in Indian ARMY camps Ophelia is a young journalist, Polonius a sinister policeman and Laertes works for a multinational. The climactic duel is a firefight in a snowy graveyard, and the famous “play within a play” features rows of synchronised […]
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