Mother of all bombs killed 94 ISIS fighters, Afghan official says Mother of all bombs killed 94 ISIS fighters, Afghan official says:- At least 94 Islamic State fighters were killed when the US military dropped America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS targets in Afghanistan, an Afghan official said Saturday. "The number […]
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Syrians stuck in and near Aleppo as evacuation deal halts Thousands of Syrians were stuck in and around Aleppo on Saturday as a deal to evacuate people from two Shi'ite villages in return for Sunni rebels and their families leaving two besieged towns near Damascus halted, a war monitor and […]
Pakistan shootout leaves 3 soldiers, 10 militants dead Pakistan's military says security forces have raided a militant hideout in central Pakistan, triggering an intense shootout in which three soldiers and 10 militants were killed. In a statement, it said two soldiers were also wounded in Friday's raid in the Dera […]
Xi and Trump discuss North Korea, Syria by phone, China says Xi and Trump discuss North Korea, Syria by phone, China says:- Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in North Korea and Syria with US President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Wednesday, China's foreign ministry said. Trump […]
85-year-old man to attempt become oldest Everest climber 85-year-old man to attempt become oldest Everest climber:- An 85-year-old climber is attempting to climb Mount Everest to regain his title as the oldest person to scale the world's highest mountain. Min Bahadur Sherchan plans to climb next month during a window […]
Tillerson carries Syria stance to Moscow as Trump assumes West leadership U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson carried a unified message from world powers to Moscow on Tuesday, denouncing Russian support for Syria and taking up America's traditional role as leader of the West on behalf of Donald Trump's administration. Tillerson […]
Second suspect of Stockholm truck attack released from arrest Second suspect of Stockholm truck attack released from arrest:- Sweden's prosecution authority said on Tuesday it had revoked the arrest of second suspect in the deadly Stockholm truck attack. "According to the prosecutor, the suspicions have weakened and there is, therefore, […]
Indonesia anti-graft agency defiant after top investigator attacked Indonesia's anti-graft agency on Tuesday condemned an acid attack on one of its top investigators handling a corruption investigation that has implicated dozens of politicians, and said it would not be deterred in its fight. The corruption investigation, involving the suspected theft […]
Car blast kills government official in Somali capital Car blast kills government official in Somali capital:- A government official was killed by a bomb planted in his car in Somalia's capital on Monday, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, but Islamist militant group al Shabaab has […]
U.S. allies show support for strikes on Syria U.S. allies show support for strikes on Syria:- U.S. allies expressed support on Friday for Washington's missile strikes on Syria, calling them a proportionate response to Syrian forces' suspected use of chemical weapons. The strikes were denounced as illegal by Syria and […]
