Saudi placard vandalized, climate talks slowed further
By Joydeep Gupta, IANS,
Bonn : The official placard of the Saudi Arabian delegation was vandalised at the venue of the global talks here in preparation for the next climate summit. As a result, the talks were held up for hours on the last day Friday.
Five killed by bomb at funeral in Baghdad
By DPA,
Baghdad: Five people were killed and 22 others wounded by an explosion Thursday in Sadr City in the east of Baghdad, security officials said.
The bomb went off during a funerary gathering in the impoverished, predominately Shia district of the Iraqi capital, the Voices of Iraq news agency reported.
At least 27 people were killed Thursday in a wave of attacks across Iraq ahead of the Christmas holiday and in the propriety days prior to the Shia Muslim Ashura commemorations.
Obama may bring opportunity for Iran-US ties
By IRNA,
London : The foreign policy team of US President-elect Barack Obama will adopt "clever" policies with Iran, providing it with an opportunity to remove decade-long differences, according to an Iranian professor.
Ali Ansari said that Obama team has been working on Iran for several months and is "highly likely to normalize relations by opening interest section in Iran".
Hundreds of demonstrators across U.S. protest Facebook’s role in anti-Muslim hate speech, violence by...
The protests were organized by India Genocide Watch and featured speakers demanding that Facebook’s founder-CEO Mark Zuckerberg end his company’s complicity in extreme Hindu right-wing...
Musharraf’s exit: another blow to Bush foreign policy
By Mayank Chhaya, IANS,
Had George Bush's presidency not already entered its lame duck months, the less than flattering departure of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf so close to the time when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took off his gloves would have dealt a staggering personal blow to the US president.
Bangladesh sees nearly 16 percent fall in FDI in 2010-11
By IANS,
Dhaka : During the last 2010-11 fiscal year, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh was down nearly 16 percent from the same period a year ago, central bank data showed Sunday.
US hinders solutions to end Lebanon’s crisis: Syria
By DPA
Damascus : Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said Saturday that sending the USS Cole warship towards the waters off the Lebanese coast assures that the US hampers political solutions that can help resolve the country's political crisis.
"There is a large history of the American intervention in Lebanon. These past experiences were not beneficial at all," al-Muallem told reporters at a press conference here.
He stated that imposing political solutions in Lebanon, under American supervision, would not occur.
Enhanced intelligence sharing needed: Gilani
By IANS,
Islamabad : Intelligence sharing among Pakistan's law enforcement agencies needs to be be enhanced, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Palestinian president requests to join ICC
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday signed an official request to join the International Criminal Court, ICC, a day after the UN Security Council...
Sarkozy calls for freeze of Israeli settlement plans
By NNN-Petra,
Occupied Jerusalem : French President Nicolas Sarkozy has criticized the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the construction in east Jerusalem.
In an interview with the Palestinian daily Al Quds, Sarkozy called for a freeze of Israeli settlement plans including those in Jerusalem, "projected to be the capital of two states" Israel and Palestine.
India watching Pakistan probe into Mumbai strikes: Pranab
By IANS,
Kolkata : India will see how long Pakistan takes to complete the investigation into the Mumbai terror strikes, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday as he underlined that terrorist strikes were aimed to hurt Indian economy.
"Pakistan has officially communicated to us that they have launched their process of enquiry from Jan 15," External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters here.
IS closing in on Syria’s Kurdish city
Damascus : Islamic State (IS) militants are closing in on the Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria, as violent battles between Kurdish fighters...
Palestine blames Israel for deadlock in peace talks
Ramallah: Israel brought the peace talks to a deadlock by not halting settlements cosntruction, a Palestinian official has said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address...
Rights group urges Israel to stop using white phosphorous
By IANS
New York : A human rights group Saturday accused Israel of using hazardous white phosphorous in its military operation in Gaza in violation of the international law, IRNA reported.
The white phosphorus, used as concealment during military operations, has major effects that can severely burn people and could set ablaze structures, fields, and other civilian objects in the vicinity, Human Rights Watch said.
Russia appoints new ambassador to U.S.
By RIA Novosti,
Moscow : President Dmitry Medvedev has named Sergei Kislyak, a deputy foreign minister and Moscow's representative in Iranian nuclear talks, as Russia's new ambassador to the United States.
Kislyak, 57, who leads the Russian delegation at the six-party denuclearization talks with Iran, will replace Yury Ushakov as ambassador to the U.S. according to a presidential decree published on the Foreign Ministry's website on Tuesday.
Hamas: Israel’s rejection of ceasefire offers means war declaration
By Xinhua,
Gaza : Israel's rejection of Hamas' ceasefire proposals means a declaration of war, a senior leader of the Islamic movement said on Sunday.
"The mutual lull is for the benefit of all sides in the region, including Israel, and if Tel Aviv rejected this calmness, this means it likes to declare a war and Hamas will be ready for this option and all other choices," said Mahmoud Zahar of Hamas during an interview with Hamas' al-Aqsa television.
Hamas officially announces end to Gaza truce
By DPA,
Tel Aviv : The radical Islamic Hamas movement formally announced early Friday that a six-month truce with Israel had ended and would not be extended.
A statement issued in Gaza by Hamas' armed wing the al-Qassam Brigades said the truce expired at 6 a.m. and blamed Israel for its collapse, Israel Radio reported.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum had already said Thursday that there was no room for extending the truce, brokered by Egypt in June this year.
Israel allows Gaza produce export
By IANS,
Gaza : Israel Sunday allowed the export of strawberries, herbs and cherry tomatoes from the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said.
20 Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan: Police
By DPA,
Kabul : At least 20 Taliban militants including foreign fighters were killed and 14 others wounded in western Afghanistan, while five policemen and a child were killed in separate incidents, officials said Saturday.
The operation started in Seya Jangal area in western Farah province after militants attacked a convoy of Afghan and coalition forces, damaging a military tank, but causing no casualties, Abdul Raouf Ahmadi, spokesman for the police forces in western region said.
Explosion in Israel kills three
By IANS,
Jerusalem : At least three people were killed and over 10 suffered injuries late Thursday night in an explosion in a central Israeli city, Xinhua reported Friday.
`Increase in violence against women in Pakistan’
By IANS,
Islamabad : The incidents of violence against women are increasing in Pakistan, said Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Asma Jahangir.
Pakistan recognizes Iran right to peaceful nuclear technology: spokesman
By IRNA
Islamabad : Pakistan recognizes Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear technology, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Foreign Office spokesman Muhammad Sadiq made the remark when asked about the latest UN sanction against Iran. "At the same time it wants Iran to fulfill its international obligations as member of the NPT," the spokesman said.
Sadiq said as a neighbour, Pakistan is concerned about any development that could lead to instability in Iran and further escalate the tension in the region.
At least 20 killed in ambush north of Baghdad
By AFP,
Baquba, Iraq : Gunmen ambushed and killed 12 policemen and eight anti-Qaeda fighters in Diyala province north of Baghdad on Wednesday as rebel violence continued despite a security force crackdown.
The gunmen struck at around 3:30 pm (1230 GMT) in the village of Al-Dulaimat in Diyala of which Baquba is the capital, a security official said. He said the policemen and the anti-Qaeda fighters had gathered in the village when they were ambushed by the gunmen.
Iraq extends Badgdad curfew indefinitely
By Xinhua
Baghdad : The curfew in Baghdad, which was imposed Thursday and slated to be lifted Sunday morning, has been extended for an indefinite period, state television Al-Iraqiya reported.
The extension comes as violent clashes continue between Shiite fighters and security forces in the capital and elsewhere, according to the report.
"The Baghdad military command has decided to extend the curfew in the Iraqi capital for an indefinite period," said the TV report.
Yemen to become six-region federation
By IINA,
Sana’a : A presidential panel has agreed to transform Yemen into a six-region federation as part of its political transition, state news agency...
Minister condoles Supreme Leader, nation on departure of Islamic Revolution’s mother
By IRNA,
Tehran : Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi on Monday issued a message of condolence on the passing away of the spouse of the father of Islamic Revolution and founder of the Islamic Republic the late Imam Khomeini.
The message condoled Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khameini, the bereaved family of the late Imam Khomeini, and the Iranian nation on the great loss.
Panel on Pakistani journalist’s killing gets phone record
By IANS,
Islamabad: A judicial commission probing the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad has received his mobile phone record, a media report said Thursday.
Olmert vows to continue reduction of power, fuel supplies to Gaza
JERUSALEM, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday vowed to continue the reduction of power and fuel supplies to Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, local media reported.
Israel will continue to limit supplies of power and fuel to Gaza due to the ongoing Qassam rocket attacks, Olmert was quoted as saying at the beginning of a weekly cabinet meeting.
"This isn't always popular, but it makes it more difficult for terrorist organizations to operate," Olmert told the cabinet meeting.
CIA says al-Qaeda, Mehsud responsible for Benazir assassination
By NNN-APP
Washington : The CIA has concluded that members of al-Qaeda and allies of Pakistani tribal leader Baitullah Mehsud were responsible for last month’s assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a major American newspaper reported Friday.
The Washington Post also quoted the American agency Director, Michael V Hayden as saying al-Qaeda and Mehsud also stand behind a new wave of violence in the South Asian country.
New provinces vital for Pakistan’s existence: MQM chief
Islamabad : Leader of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party Altaf Hussain Wednesday pressed for creation of new provinces in the country and warned...
Lebanese President: Common ground between Syria, Lebanon stronger than differences
By Xinhua,
Beirut : Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Saturday said what Syria and Lebanon have in common is much stronger than what could separate them, local Elnashra website reported.
As for the chill relations between Lebanon and Syria in the past three years, Suleiman said "this period would be overcome because what we have in common is much stronger than what could separate us."
India condemns Wagah blast, seeks firm action against terror
New Delhi : India Monday strongly condemned the "dastardly terrorist attack" near the Wagah border check post in Pakistan that has claimed 60 lives...
U.S.-Iran to set date for talks on Iraqi security by mid-March
By RIA Novosti
Tehran : Iran and the United States are to agree on a new date for a fourth round of talks on Iraq by mid-March, the Iraqi foreign minister said on Friday.
"The date for the next round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran on security matters in Iraq will be determined by mid-March," Hoshyar Zebari said.
He said the talks, which were to have taken place in Baghdad on February 15-17, had previously been adjourned for technical reasons.
South Korea to drill oil in northern Iraq
By IANS,
Seoul : South Korea will explore eight oil fields in Kurdistan and drill to meet its domestic requirement in return for building infrastructure facilities in the northern Iraqi region, state-run Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) has said.
The agreement signed with the Kurdish regional government June 21 would give Seoul 1.9 billion barrels of crude oil that will meet Korea's total crude oil demand for two years, WAM reported Thursday.
Rice calls on Palestinians, Israelis to take “meaningful” steps
By KUNA
Gaza : US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday she expected Israel and Palestinians to take meaningful steps to improve the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank.
Rice, who arrived in Jerusalem on Saturday for a three-day mission in which she will shuttle between offices of Israeli and Palestinian leaders, said she was looking for ways to ease Israeli travel restrictions on Palestinians in the West Bank.
An Indian safari in Nairobi, with samosas and biryani
By Manish Chand,IANS,
Nairobi : Chapatis are for Christmas and biryani is for weddings. And samosas are forever. Traces of India and Indians can be found just about everywhere in the leafy, sunlit streets of the Kenyan capital that is fast emerging as an economic magnet for the East African region.
If you are not feeling hungry and looking for a bit of an escape, take a 'gaddi' (vehicle), ask your driver to put on a Bollywood number (he is sure to have the latest CDs), and go on a safari to one of the game parks Kenya is famous for.
IDB expects to raise 10 billion USD for Islamic Fund by mid-March
By Mohamed Arshi Daud, NNN-Bernama
Kuala Lumpur : The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) hopes to raise the remaining 7.4 billion USD of the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) by the time the Dakar Islamic Summit takes place in the middle of next month.
"Hopefully, the whole 10 billion USD targeted for the fund can be mobilized during this period," says the president of the Jeddah-based multilateral development financing institution, Dr Ahmed Mohamed Ali.
Islamic Jihad rejects NATO deployment in West Bank
By Xinhua
Ramallah : The Islamic Jihad movement on Thursday rejected any NATO deployment in the West Bank as part of a planning Israeli withdrawal from the territory.
The radical Islamic group voiced the rejection in a statement in response to Israeli media reports that the U.S. was considering deploying NATO forces in the West Bank after pushing Israel to end the occupation of the territory.
"The Palestinian people don't need a new occupation under the U.S. command," said the Jihad statement.
Prof. Ihsanoglu condemns assassination bid on Karzai
By IINA,
Jeddah : The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has condemned the attack targeting Afghan President Mr. Hamid Karzai. In a letter to the Afghan President, the Secretary-General expressed to him his support and backing and voiced his strong condemnation of this terrorist act. He also regretted the killing of innocent victims.
Second week of Gaza truce sees 13 violations — Aqsa Brigades
By KUNA,
Gaza : The Aqsa Brigades of Islamic Jihad Thursday accused Israel of violating the ongoing truce in Gaza Strip 13 times during the second week since it went into effect.
"The second week of the truce, which the Israeli and Palestinian sides have agreed to observe in Gaza Strip and went into effect 6 a.m. June 19, has witnessed 13 violations," the Brigades stated.
Nine militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul : At least nine militants were killed in a military operation in Afghanistan's Laghman province, officials said Sunday.
Five other militants were also injured...
30 missing after boat sinks in Indonesia
By Xinhua,
Jakarta : At least 30 people were missing Saturday when the boat in which they were travelling sank off the coast of Riau in Indonesia, a media report said.
The boat was carrying 60 people to a marriage party at the time of the accident in Duami, the Antara news agency reported. Bad weather might have caused the boat to sink at around 4 p.m., the report said.
Time will tell how Pakistan turns: Manmohan
By Arvind Padmanabhan, IANS,
On Board Air India One: Not willing to sound overtly optimistic on India's ties with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said time alone will tell how the peace talks pan out.
"The home minister has been in Pakistan earlier last week," the prime minister said, referring to P. Chidambaram's meeting with his counterpart in Islamabad Rehman Malik.
"I think there is some hope," he told a press conference on his way back from the G20 Summit in Toronto, only to add an immediate caveat.
Lebanon accuses Israel of violating its border
By DPA,
Beirut : The Lebanese Army Friday accused Israel of violating the Lebanese border by establishing an observation post in a restricted area on the outskirts of the Kfarshouba hills.
"In clear violation of a restricted area of Lebanese territory, and in an attempt to impose a new reality on the ground, the Israeli enemy Wednesday set up an observation post at the edge of Kfarshouba and a military position overlooking Baathaeel pond," a Lebanese army statement said.
Kurdish rebels free three German hostages
By DPA,
Berlin/Istanbul : Three German mountaineers seized by Kurdish rebels in eastern Turkey have been freed after 12 days in captivity, German and Turkish officials confirmed Sunday.
Lars Holger Renne, 33, Martin Georg S., 47, and Helmut Johann H., 65, all from Bavaria, were abducted July 8 by five Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas who raided a 3,200-metre camp on Mount Ararat.
A Turkish foreign ministry spokesman said the PKK freed the Germans in a mountainous area where they were found by Turkish police who had been searching for the men.
‘Haj won’t be affected by Makkah crane collapse’
Riyadh: Saudi authorities said late Saturday that Islam's annual haj pilgrimage won't be affected by Friday's crane collapse that killed 107 and injured 238...
NATO missiles’ deployment to worsen Syrian crisis: Iran
By IANS,
Tehran: Iran has said the deployment of NATO's Patriot missiles in Turkey near the Syrian border will only aggravate the prevailing Syrian crisis, according to Xinhua.
Kuwait rejects terrorism in all its forms, calls for its definition
By NNN-KUNA,
United Nations : Kuwait late Thursday rejected Terrorism and criminal acts in all their forms and manifestations and urged the international community not to link them to any particular religion, civilization or ethnic group.
Addressing the General Assembly's legal committee, Kuwaiti diplomat Mohammad Abdullah Al-Ateeqi said that at the national level, Kuwait established a specialized unit for financial oversight and for the investigation of money-laundering and Terrorism financing.
Iran expresses solidarity with Iraq’s peace efforts
By IANS,
New York : Iran has expressed its solidarity with Iraq in the latter's efforts to restore peace and stability in the war-torn country, news agency IRNA reported Wednesday.
"Tehran has supported and will support the efforts of the Iraqi government to establish peace and security there," Iranian envoy to United Nations Mohammad Khazaei Tuesday told a meeting of the world body on rebuilding of Iraq.
"Investment on reconstruction, security and stability of Iraq would benefit the entire region," Khazaei told the meeting.
Ahmadinejad: Islamic Revolution needs big, revolutionary decisions
By IRNA,
Tehran : Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the scale of the Islamic Revolution was such that it demanded big and revolutionary decisions.
The president made the remarks during a ceremony attended by the heads of three branches of power, his cabinet ministers, parliament members and other ranking officials in the venue of Iranian Parliament. The event marked the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and highlighted the unity among different ranks of Iranian officials.
Candidate calls on Kuwaiti voters to “wisely” elect representatives
By KUNA,
Kuwait : Fourth constituency candidate Mohammad Al-Khalifah called for political reforms and abidance by norms of justice, freedom, equality nd honestly in electing parliamentary representatives for serving national high interests.
Speaking at the inauguration of his campaigning headquarters in the district of Jahra, on Saturday, themed "continue the reforms," Al-Khalifa criticized the cooperation absence between the legislative and executive authorities and negative efforts by some former MPs that disrupted development projects, disappointed Kuwaiti citizens.
Bangladesh government announces new Grameen Bank chief
By IANS,
Dhaka : A woman official will be Grameen Bank's acting managing director, replacing Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladesh government announced Thursday.
UN Condemns Israeli Aggression against Gaza Strip
By Prensa Latina
United Nations : United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon condemned the attacks by Israeli armoured troops and air force against the Gaza Strip, causing 60 dead and more than 300 injured people among the Palestinian population, in his Saturday statements.
"I condemn the disproportioned and excessive use of the force by Israel, which has killed and wounded so many Palestinians, including children," said Ban Ki Moon in a report during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
UAE, Kazakhstan seek energy cooperation
By IANS/WAM,
Astana : Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will form a committee to explore ways to boost bilateral cooperation, mainly in the energy sector.
The decision was taken at a joint committee meeting of the two countries in Astana Wednesday.
The meeting was held under the joint chairmanship of UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash and Kazakh Minister of Tourism and Sports Temirkhan Dosmukhanbetov.
Trade between the two countries was worth $1.5 billion in 2008.
Turkey deploys 35 tanks in border town near Syria
Ankara : Turkey's military Monday deployed 35 tanks in a border town near Syria after mortar shells landed on Turkish territory, injuring three people,...
Lebanon elects new president
By IRNA,
Lebanon's parliament on Sunday elected army commander General Michel Suleiman as president.
All sides had agreed to back General Suleiman as part of a deal reached in Doha, Qatar.
Qatari leadership and the Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa helped the Lebanese political parties develop national reconciliation.
The government and the opposition arrived at a deal on Wednesday after days of talks in Qatar.
Under the agreement, the opposition will have the power of veto in a new cabinet of national unity.
India welcomes Pak’s decision to accept its aid offer
By IRNA,
New Delhi : Willing to provide more assistance to flood hit Pakistan, India on Friday welcomed Pakistan's decision to accept its $ Five Million aid offer for flood relief in the country.
Pakistan's decision to accept the aid came nearly a week after the offer was made by External Affairs Minister, S M Krishna, to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi last Friday.
America repeating 9/11 in Pakistan every day: Pak MP
By IRNA,
Berlin : A former Pakistani minister and prominent lawmaker lambasted the ongoing deadly US military air strikes on Pakistani territory, comparing them to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in America.
Speaking at a conference on the situation in Pakistan in Berlin Wednesday evening, Tehmina Daultana accused the US of "repeating 9/11 in Pakistan every day."
"Our people are dying, our women are dying, our children are dying and our poor people are dying. It's the US drones which kill Pakistanis," she said.
Pakistani forces kill 15 militants, capture 60 others
By KUNA,
Islamabad : A security forces in an operation in a Pakistani northern town killed 15 militants and 60 others were arrested, said a military spokesman on Sunday.
The operation backed by gunship helicopters was launched last week around Hangu town, about 150 kilometers from the capital city of Islamabad, after militants killed about 17 soldiers and kidnapped 29 paramilitary troopers in an attack on a police station.
Qadri to hold session of ‘Awami Parliament’ Wednesday
Islamabad : Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri said late Tuesday that a session of Awami Parliament (People's Parliament) will be held in...
Pakistan plans to raise n-power plants’ capacity
Islamabad : The overall production of nuclear power plants in Pakistan will be raised to 40,000 MW by 2050, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)...
US sceptical about Iran’s nuclear advances
By RIA Novosti
Washington : The US cannot verify reports about recent advances in Iran's nuclear programme, US State Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said.
At a news conference Friday with Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Rice said she could not verify "one way or another" the statement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that his country had started to install 6,000 'ordinary' uranium enrichment centrifuges at its underground facility in Natanz.
57 Al Qaeda militants kiled in syria
Damascus: At least 57 Al Queda-linked Nusra Front militants were killed Thursday in Syria by the army.
The troops Thursday thwarted an infiltration attempt by...
U.S. forces kill 3 family members north of Baghdad
By Xinhua
Tikrit : The U.S. forces allegedly killed three people and wounded a fourth from one family in a town in Salahudin province, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, a source from the U.S. and Iraqi liaison office said.
The incident took place at dawn in the town of al-Dowr, 30 km north of the provincial capital of Tikrit, the source from the provincial Joint Coordination Center (JCC) told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Iraq’s Sadr threatens “civil disobedience”
By Xinhua
Baghdad : Iraq's radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Tuesday called on Iraqis to hold sit-ins across Iraq if attacks by U.S. and Iraqi troops continue against his followers, a Sadr statement said.
"We call on all Iraqis to stage sit-ins in all over the country as a first step, so if the government would not respect our people's demands, the second step would be civil disobedience in Baghdad and all other provinces," Sadr said in a statement read out by senior aide Hazim al-Araji.
‘Political reasons preventing Sir Creek dispute resolution’
Islamabad : The resolution of the Sir Creek dispute between India and Pakistan is held up as a result of political, rather than legal...
Several militants killed, 12 arrested — US Military
By KUNA,
Kabul : Several extremist militants were killed and a dozen more were detained during joint operations by Afghan and coalition forces in Khost and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan, the US military said on Saturday. Separately, a roadside bomb blast killed an Afghan child and injured four more people in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday.
Radio officials in the Gulf Cooperation Council will hold their second meeting
By KUNA
Riyadh : Officials in charge of radio broadcast in the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) hold their 12th meeting here on Wednesday. The officials are expected to discuss a number of topics aimed at the transfer of broadcasting cooperation to broader vistas through mere modern technology, especially in the area of digital radio.
They are also expected to review proposals submitted by the Secretariat and member states on the development of coordination between the radio authorities in the GCC States and the development of broadcast caders.
Discussion on Yemen organised by ‘Yuva Kranti’
Iranian ambassador Dr. Ansari, Syrian cultural minister, Former Indian Foreign Secretary Muchkund Dubey, Hannan Mollah, Mohsin Taqvi, Dr Rakesh rafiq, TV actor Abaas Haider, among others attended the seminar.
By TCN News,
New Delhi: "Yuva Kranti" organised a round-table discussion on Yemen on May 2 in the national capital. The title of the round-table was “New Geopolitical equations in middle east with focus on recent bombing of Yemen by Saudi Arabia".
Dhaka lawmaker may be unseated for conviction
By IANS,
Dhaka: Bangladesh's Supreme Court Thursday revoked the parliamentary membership of a ruling Awami League lawmaker who had been elected despite his conviction on corruption charges.
The apex court upheld a high court order that declared valid the returning officer's decision to cancel the nomination papers of Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir for the 2008 parliamentary election.
Senior Iraqi police officer survives bomb attack in Basra
By Xinhua
Basra, Iraq : A senior Iraqi Interior Ministry officer escaped unhurt a roadside bomb attack on his convoy in Iraq's second largest city of Basra on Monday, a local police source said.
"Brigadier Abdul Kareem Khalaf, head of Interior Ministry's operations office, has survived around midday a roadside bomb attack on his convoy in the Nashwah area in north of Basra," the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Two of Khalaf's bodyguards were wounded in the attack, the source said.
Israel, 60 years regret for Arabs
By IRNA,
Tehran : As Israel toasts its 60th anniversary in the coming weeks, the Arabs who make up 20 percent of its citizens will not be celebrating.
Israel's 1.3 million Arab citizens are still far less well off than Israeli Jews and feel increasingly unwanted.
On emergence anniversary Day, thousands of Israeli Arabs will gather in their former villages to protest the nakba, or catastrophe, meaning Israel's birth.
No breakthrough in n-dispute after Solana’s Iran visit
By DPA,
Tehran : European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana Saturday gave Iran an updated package of incentives by the five veto powers plus Germany (5+1) but achieved no breakthrough in the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme.
"We (EU) are willing to fully normalise our ties with Iran but we continue our demand for suspension (of uranium enrichment by Iran),"
Solana said at a press conference at the residence of German Ambassador to Tehran, Herbert Honsowitz.
The Iranian side showed the same uncompromising stance.
Five die in Afghanistan bombing
By IANS,
Kabul : Five people were killed and six injured Thursday in a blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province, an official said.
Egypt arrests Morsi loyalists for inciting violence
Cairo : The police in Egypt Friday arrested several supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for participating in anti-government protests and inciting violence,...
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes kill 40 in barracks in Sanaa
Sanaa : At least 40 people died and hundreds were injured in six airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition against Special Security Forces barracks, controlled...
Pakistani analysts urge Pakistan and Afghanistan to end blame game
By IRNA,
Islamabad : Pakistani analysts have urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to end blame game as their tension is a destabilizing factor for the region.
Talking to IRNA, two prominent analysts said that any misunderstanding between the two countries would have negative impact on the future of both nations.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai while speaking at a joint press conference with British Prime Minster on Friday in Kabul again alleged that militants are still intruding into Afghanistan from Pakistani tribal area.
US Secret Service fired gun near Iranian leader in 2006: Book
By IANS/RIA Novosti,
UAE real estate company wins environment award
By IANS,
Dubai : The United Arab Emirates-based real estate developer Nakheel has won the Sustainable Initiative award at the Facilities Management Middle East Awards 2008, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
The award recognises Nakheel's achievements in implementing recycling technology and sustainable building practices at its Palm Canal Towers project in Dubai and its involvement with corporate and social responsibility initiatives.
Palm Canal Towers is one of the first high-rise developments in the beach fronted Madinat Al Arab district.
Two Hindraf leaders among 13 released by new Malaysian PM
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : Two ethnic Indian leaders of the banned Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) are among 13 people released from detention "in a spirit of reconciliation" by new Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar made the announcement Friday evening and said it was Razak's wish "to see members of the society build the nation in the spirit of reconciliation towards the 1Malaysia concept", The Star said Saturday.
Iran says it won’t give up enrichment rights under NPT
By IANS
Beijing : Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said here Friday Iran would not give up its right to enrich uranium that it derives from the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as a signatory.
"Iran is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and will under no condition give up its undeniable rights," Jalili told Tang Jiaxuan, member of China's State Council, official IRNA news agency reported.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker condemns Israel’s’ usage of cluster bombs
By IRNA,
Beirut : Lebanese Parliament Speaker here Monday asked his country's government and foreign ministry to adopt diplomatic measures aimed at condemning Zionist regime's usage of cluster bombs in its numerous aggressions against Lebanon.
According to IRNA corespondent in Beirut, Nabih Berri has also strongly criticized Tel Aviv for not delivering the map of the regions in which such fatal bombs have been used so that the Lebanese Government would more easily dismantle the remainder of their undetonated ones.
Iraqi Parliament postpones vote on elections law to Wednesday
By NNN-KUNA,
Baghdad : The Iraqi parliament postponed its urgent session Tuesday which was scheduled to discuss the governorates elections law. The session was postponed till Wednesday.
Speaker of the Senate Khaled Attiya told the press that the session was postponed due to heated debate amongst political blocs on the UN draft paper which suggested a solution to the problem.
The UN paper called for holding elections in all governorates except for Kirkuk, which would hold its elections in December 2009.
Gazans hold general strike to protest blockade
By Xinhua
Gaza : Shops and stores in downtown Gaza City closed their doors on Saturday as part of a general strike to protest against the Israeli siege on the impoverished enclave.
The shop owners brandished white banners reading "closed because of the siege" in Arabic and English. The strike was called by a popular committee to break Gaza siege.
"We shut down our stores to express our rejection to the Israeli blockade that has been imposed on Gaza for more than six months without any move by the international community," an owner of a shoe shop said.
Israeli-Palestinian dialogue resumed after seven-year hiatus
By RIA Novasti
Tel Aviv : Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have launched the most serious peace talks between the sides in seven years despite clear differences over what each aims to achieve, Israeli radio said on Monday.
It said the chief negotiators, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and former Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qurei, have met in Jerusalem for initial talks intended to tackle the most problematic issues barring the road to peace - state borders, the fate of Jerusalem and the Palestinian refugees.
73 killed, 148 injured in Iraq attacks
By IANS,
Baghdad: A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said.
Tremor in Pakistani capital
By Xinhua,
Islamabad : A tremor was felt in Pakistani capital Friday.
The high-intensity tremor was also felt in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, capital city of North West Frontier Province Peshawar, and other parts of the country, private TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.
A 5.7-magnitude quake jolted Pakistan at 8.48 a.m. local time Friday, the US Geological Survey said in its website.
The epicentre of the quake was 92 km northeast of Islamabad, it said.
Imran faces protest at Peshawar school
Islamabad : Cricketer-turned-Pakistani politician Imran Khan and his wife faced protests Wednesday when they visited the school in Peshwar where terrorists massacred over 140...
Fresh protests in Yemen
By IANS,
Sana'a : Thousands of anti-government protesters Tuesday gathered outside the Sana'a University here to demand the ouster of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a media report said.
Bangladesh Islamists threaten to ‘burn alive’ cultural activists
By IANS,
Dhaka : Cultural activists at the Rajshahi University campus in western Bangladesh have filed three complaints with police after receiving alleged death threats by radical Islamists for staging a play last Monday.
The Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), country's largest Islamist party, has threatened to "burn alive" the activists, alleging their play had defamed Prophet Mohammed.
IS releases 19 abducted Christian Assyrians
Damascus: The Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday released 19 Christian Assyrians they had kidnapped last month, a monitoring group reported.
The 19 people are...
Toll in Iraq’s violence surges in March
By Xinhua
Baghdad : The death toll from the escalating violence in Iraq in the month of March has climbed to 1,082, up by 50 percent over February figures, officials said Tuesday.
The toll data jointly compiled by Iraqi Interior, Defence and Heath ministries showed that 923 out of the 1,082 killed were civilians, which were 721 in February.
Late in March, fierce clashes broke out between US-backed Iraqis security forces and militiamen loyal to radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra and other Iraqi cities, including Baghdad, killing and wounding hundreds of Iraqis.
Irna, Sudan sign defence cooperation agreement
By NNN-IRNA
Tehran : Iran and Sudan signed a defence cooperation agreement at the end of a second round of negotiations between defence ministers of the two countries.
According to the Iran's Defence Ministry on Friday, the agreement was signed by Iran's Defence Minister General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar and his Sudanese counterpart General Abdulrahim Mohammad Hussein.
Six killed in Karachi violence
By IANS,
Islamabad : At least six people were killed Sunday in the ongoing violence in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Geo News reported.
IAEA hopes to shed light on Syrian reactor soon
By DPA,
Brussels : The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Wednesday he hoped his agency could soon shed light on an alleged nuclear reactor which the US claims was secretly built by Syria with North Korean help before being destroyed by Israel.
"We are now in dialogue with the Syrians ... I hope we will be able in the next few weeks to be in a position to shed some light on the nature of the facility that was destroyed," said Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), during a visit to Brussels.
‘Zardari tampered with evidence of Benazir assassination’
By IANS,
Karachi: A close relative of slain Pakistani former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has accused her widower President Asif Ali Zardari of tampering with evidence relating to the assassination.
Mumtaz Bhutto, a cousin of Benazir's father and former president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Tandojam, in Sindh's Hyderabad's district.
He also lamented that two years after the assassination, neither had the killers been arrested nor had a case been registered.
Israel plans to build 200 settler homes in Jerusalem
Jerusalem : Israel Wednesday planned to build 200 housing units in Ramat Shlomo, a settlement neighbourhood of Jerusalem, despite a similar move was harshly...
Too early to predict about turnout percentage, says Pakistan Elections Chief
By NNN-APP
Islamabad : Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Qazi Muhammad Farooq said on Monday that it was too early to predict about the likely percentage in the general elections.
He was talking with media persons after visiting polling stations in G-6/2 Boys School and G-6 -1/3 in Islamabad.
To a question he said that there is no legal provision for re-polling in case of low turn out in the elections.
However he said that with the passage of time more and more voters were flocking to the polling stations and the polling process was picking up.
Illegal power connection at Shahbaz Sharif’s office
By IANS,
Islamabad : An illegal electricity connection has been detected at Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif's office, a media report said.
Turkish army launches ground incursion into Iraq
By Xinhua
Ankara : Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has launched a cross-border ground operation in fight against the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in the north of Iraq.
This is the first cross-border ground operation of Turkey since the Turkish government gave the authority for the army to launch cross-border ground operations in fight against the PKK militants in the north of Iraq last November.
12,500 houses to be replaced in UAE
By IANS/WAM,
Abu Dhabi: Around 12,500 houses built before 1990 across the UAE will be replaced with new ones at a cost of 10 billion dirhams.
21 Indians arrested in Saudi crackdown on illegal expatriates
Riyadh : In a major crackdown on illegal immigrants, police in Saudi Arabia have arrested 21 Indians for residing illegally in the country, media...
Ban on live coverage of attacks violates press freedom: Taliban
By DPA,
Kabul : The Taliban Wednesday condemned an Afghan government decision to ban live media coverage of Taliban attacks, saying it violated freedom of speech.
The Afghan government announced Tuesday that it planned to ban live coverage of the attacks because it had evidence that the Taliban was using it to direct its fighters on the ground during ongoing strikes and because it emboldens other militants.
The announcement came after an attack Friday in Kabul, in which Taliban militants killed 17 people, including 11 Indians and Westerners.
Five die in Gaza City explosion
By KUNA,
Gaza City : A powerful explosion inside a car traveling past a beach in the Gaza Strip has killed four Hamas activists and a young girl.
At least 20 other people, including many enjoying a day by the sea, were said to be injured by the explosion on Gaza City's coast road.
Leaders of the Islamist movement have blamed Israeli collaborators in Gaza.
It was the third bomb attack in a day - one of the bloodiest since Hamas and Israel agreed a ceasefire last month.
Foreign observers visit Islamabad, Rawalpindi polling stations
By NNN-APP
Islamabad : Foreign election observers Monday visited various polling stations of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
The observers from US, Europe and other countries visited various polling stations and also talked with the polling staff and polling agents of the candidates, private TV Geo reported.
They reviewed various stages of the polling process.
Pakistan gets two surveillance planes from US
By IANS,
Islamabad : Pakistan has inducted at its Karachi naval base two reconnaissance aircraft that it got from the US.
Need to build more n-plants, says Pakistan
Islamabad : Pakistan has told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it wants to build more nuclear power plants to ease its severe...
Post-Hajj flights are completed
By SPA
Islamabad : The post-Hajj flights operation to bring back 160,000 Pakistani pilgrims from Saudi Arabia after Hajj was completed on Thursday.
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) brought back over 121,447 pilgrims through 364 special Hajj flights from Saudi Arabia since December 24, an official of the Pakistan s Religious Affairs Ministry said.
Pursuance of peaceful nuclear energy right of all nations – Kuwaiti FM
By NNN-IRNA,
Tehran : Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammad al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah has said that pursuance of peaceful nuclear energy is the inalienable right of all regional states, including the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He made the remark in his address to the 15th NAM foreign ministers meeting which opened here Tuesday.
The Mideast security and stability cannot be achieved without joining the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), he added.
Fiction meets reality in Egypt
By Andrew Masloski,
Thirty four years ago, Egypt's most celebrated author, Naguib Mahfouz, published his novella Karnak Café. Set in Egypt during the late 1960s, it tells the story of a group of young, idealistic students who become acutely aware of the gap between the ideals espoused by Nasser's pan-Arab socialism and the realities of Egyptian daily life. The students are arrested and intimidated for calling attention to this gap, alternately accused of belonging to the Communist party or the Muslim Brotherhood.
Pakistani provincial assembly wants Zardari as president
By KUNA,
Islamabad : A provincial assembly of Pakistan passed on Friday recommended Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), to be elected as the next president of Pakistan.
The Southern Sindh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution that recommended Asif Ali Zardari as the next president of Pakistan.
Mutahida Qaumi Movement, another major party in the Sindh province, also on Thursday recommended his name for the presidential post. The province is PPP's stronghold.
Malaysian PM greets Tamils, Sikhs on New Year
By IANS,
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak Wednesday greeted Tamils and Sikhs on their New Year.
Najib, now in Washington to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, took time off to write in his blog www.1Malaysia.com.my to extend his good wishes, Bernama news agency reported.
He said that over the next two days beginning Wednesday, Hindus would be celebrating their New Year.
"This special day is known in many names; to the Tamils it is Puthandu, and this day marks the year known as Vikruthi while to the Malayalees, it is known as Vishu.
Resurgent Anwar piles pressure on Malaysia PM
By ANTARA News,
Kuala Lumpur : Malaysia's struggling leader faced a new and serious challenge Tuesday after opposition chief Anwar Ibrahim's dramatic claim that he is supported by enough government defectors to seize power.
Analysts said turmoil in Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's ruling coalition could hasten an exodus of lawmakers and propel Anwar to power after last month's stunning general election gains by the opposition alliance.
Saudi-led air strikes hit missile warehouse in Yemen capital
Sana'a : War planes of the Saudi-led coalition forces launched air strikes on arms and missile caches in Yemen's capital Sana'a on Monday evening,...
Three Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan
By IANS,
Sydney : Three Australian soldiers and their Afghan interpreter have been shot dead in Afghanistan, Australian defence officials have confirmed.
‘Zardari could pocket 3 mn pounds from sale of English mansion’
By IANS,
London : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari could pocket three million pounds (Rs.258 million) from the sale of an English mansion after corruption charges against him were dropped, a newspaper reported Monday.
Zardari had denied ownership of the mansion for eight years while the Pakistan government pursued corruption charges against him.
Rockwood House in Surrey, which was owned by Zardari and his wife Benazir Bhutto - the former prime minister who was assassinated last year - was sold in 2004.
Five missiles, four mortar shells hit southern Israel — Israeli spokesman
By KUNA
Gaza : Five missiles and four mortar shells were fired from Gaza Strip targeting western Negev, in southern Israel, the Israeli Army said on Thursday.
An Israeli Army spokesman told a local radio station that the missiles landed in an area near the Israeli settlement of Sderot, while the mortar shells hit an agricultural area in the Jewish city of Ein Hashlosha, near Gaza Strip.
The missiles and mortar shells did not cause any causalities or material damage, though farming workers had to evacuate in fear of another attack, he added.
Bangladesh urged to withdraw draft law on NGOs
New York: The Bangladesh government has proposed a law that would impose draconian restrictions on already beleaguered NGOs, Human Rights Watch said Sunday.
BangladeshÂ’s donors...
One killed in suicide blast outside Pakistan stadium
Islamabad: A sub-inspector was killed and six others injured after a suicide blast outside a stadium in Lahore where the second one day international...
Peshawar not Srinagar that we want to capture: Taliban
By IANS,
Islamabad : The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has denounced reports that it planned to attack Peshawar, saying the North-West Frontier Province capital "is not Srinagar that we want to capture it".
In a statement, the chief of the Taliban militants, Baitullah Mehsud, accused the government of sponsoring propaganda about an impending attack on Peshawar to justify new military operations against his men, The News reported Saturday.
Gaza needs 5,000 tons of wheat to mitigate bread shortage
By Xinhua,
Gaza : Palestinian people on Monday waited in queues outside bakeries in the Gaza Strip which is running out of flour due to Israeli blockade.
To overcome the crisis, Abdel Dayem Awad, owner of al-Salam grinder, said Israel must provide Gaza Strip with 5,000 tons of wheat every day to enable most of the bakeries and the mills to run.
The crisis started as six flour mills announced they have shut down since last Thursday.
Pakistani Taliban behind Gojra carnage, says Punjab governor
By IANS,
Gojra (Pakistan): The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province Tuesday said the militants from the Swat Valley are responsible for the communal clashes in this Pakistani city last week in which nine people, including six women, were killed and scores of others injured.
Speaking to the media here, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer said: "We strongly condemn Gojra carnage. Such heinous acts of violence and brutality are not an enriching sign for any one."
US troops kill nine Al Qaeda members in Iraq
By DPA
Baghdad : The US military in Iraq killed nine suspected members of the Al Qaeda terrorist network, while 24 people were detained, US statements and reports said Friday.
US forces killed four suspects Thursday during an operation targeting Al Qaeda in Muqdadiyah city, some 100 km northeast of Iraq's capital Baghdad, according to a US military statement.
In similar operations in the northern city of Mosul and near Lake Hamrin, five terrorist suspects were killed and 17 others were arrested.
Mutiny spreads in Bangladesh, government holds talks
By IANS,
Dhaka : The mutinous troopers of Bangladesh Rifles, who had battled the army Wednesday, continued their defiance Thursday, with gunshots being heard in the afternoon. Reports indicated that the mutiny could have spread to other parts of the country.
The authorities Thursday ordered jamming of mobile networks throughout the country, except in parts of the capital.
The troopers said they were ready to surrender their arms by 2 p.m. Thursday (1.30 p.m. in India) if army officials are withdrawn from all the BDR posts across the country.
Ban telephones Zardari on Mumbai terror attack
By IANS,
United Nations : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday spoke to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari over telephone on the Mumbai terror attacks, an official said.
Michele Montas, spokesperson for the secretary-general, told reporters at the UN headquarters that Ban telephoned Zardari to discuss with him issues related to the terrorist attack on Mumbai last week that killed as many as 183 people, including several foreign nationals.
Details of the phone call were not immediately available.
UN to focus more on social, economic development in Iraq
By IRNA,
Tehran : United Nations efforts to help Iraq continue to evolve with the war-torn country’s progress as the government is now seeking increasing support for social and economic development in the years to come, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said Tuesday.
Missile attack kills 20 in Pakistan’s tribal region
By DPA
Islamabad : Missiles fired from an unknown location killed 20 suspected militants in a house in the tribal Waziristan region in northwest Pakistan Sunday, according to local news reports.
There was no official confirmation of the attack, but DAWN TV reported three missiles hit the house of tribesman Noorullah in Shahnawaz village and locals said foreigners, suspected Al Qaeda fighters, were staying at the house at the time of the strike.
Pakistani military sources were not immediately available for comment.
Police shouldn’t have licence to flout laws: Pakistani daily
By IANS,
Islamabad : The police should not have a licence to flout the very laws they are there to uphold, said a Pakistani daily.
EU to lift ban on Pakistani seafood
By IANS,
Islamabad : The European Union (EU) is likely to lift the ban on seafood imports from Pakistan, the Online news agency reported Monday.
A delegation of the EU will visit Pakistan in this regard next month.
In April 2007, the EU had banned the seafood imports from Pakistan over its substandard quality. Subsequently, the Pakistani government had taken several corrective measures at the fishing harbour and processing plants in Karachi, the report said.
S. Korea offers USD 300,000 in aid for Gaza Strip
By KUNA,
Tokyo : South Korea said Monday that it would provide USD 300,000 worth of emergency humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people as Israeli ground troops continued attacks on the Gaza Strip, Seoul's Yonhap News Agency reported.
south Korea, a key ally of the US, also called for an immediate truce between Israel and Hamas. "The government expresses deep concern that the armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and nearby areas is expanding, leading to many casualties including civilians," Foreign Ministry spokesman Moon Tae-young said in a press briefing, quoted by Yonhap.
Air raids kill nine Afghan soldiers
By Xinhua,
Kabul : Nine Afghan soldiers were killed and three injured in an air strike by the international troops on suspected Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost early Wednesday, the defence ministry said in a press release.
"The international troops carried out air raids at 2 a.m. in Syed Khil district leaving nine soldiers dead and three wounded," the press release said without elaborating.
Neither US military nor NATO officials were available to make comments on the incident.
Efforts on to repatriate Bangladeshi tribals
Agartala : Indian officials were trying to repatriate Bangladeshi tribals who have entered Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic violence erupted in their country, officials...
Iran prepared to counter aggression: Military official
Tehran : A top military officer said Wednesday the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is fully prepared to counter any possible military...