United Nations: United Nation International Children Emergency fund has warned that around 6 lakh children in Afghanistan who are suffering from the most serious form of malnutrition may die, unless $7 million in funding is found within weeks. Speaking in Geneva, UN Children’s Fund spokesperson Christophe Boulierac, likened the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country […]
Caracas: An uprising in a pre-trial detention center in Venezuela that flared up on Friday resulted in 29 people killed and 19 others injured, a source in the Venezuelan state prosecutor’s office told Sputnik. “According to updated data, there are 19 injured and 29 killed,” the source said. The source added that there were 14 […]
Washington: The US considers Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as one of the greatest threats to it and allied forces in war-torn Afghanistan, where at least 300 fighters from the militant group are active, a Pentagon report has said. Among the 20 prominent militant organisations active in Afghanistan, LeT ranks fifth in terms of fighters along with al […]
London: Voting got under way in Britain early on Thursday in elections to the European Parliament — a contest the country had not expected to hold nearly three years after the Brexit referendum. Polls opened at 0600 GMT and will close at 2100 GMT, with the British results announced late Sunday once all 28 EU member […]
Lashkar Gah: As many as 16 militants loyal to the Taliban group, including one of their local leaders have been killed following series of airstrikes in Afghanistan southern province of Helmand, a local official said on Wednesday. The air raids took place in Marja and Sangin districts of the province on Tuesday, leaving 16 Taliban […]
Jakarta: At least six people were killed while 200 sustained injuries in the Indonesian capital, here in protests which erupted following the announcement of the results of the presidential election, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Wednesday. “In total, six people had died and 200 sustained injuries as of 0900 hrs (02:00 GMT),” he said. The […]
Dubai: Yemen’s Iranian-allied Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi airport and military base with a bomb-laden drone Tuesday, an assault acknowledged by the kingdom as Middle East tensions remained high between Tehran and Washington. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The attack on the Saudi city of Najran came after Iran announced it has […]
Washington: The US defence chief said President Donald Trump’s administration was seeking to deter Iran but not start a war, after he briefed members of Congress. “This is about deterrence, not about war. We are not about going to war,” Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told reporters after exiting the closed-door meeting with Secretary of […]
Wellington: The man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch mosques attack has been charged with terrorism, New Zealand police have said. Brenton Tarrant was charged with “engaging in a terrorist act”, police said in a statement on Tuesday, said a BBC News report. He is already facing charges of murder and 40 of […]
TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday the “genocidal taunts” of US President Donald Trump would not “end Iran”, as tensions spike between the two countries. “Iranians have stood tall for millennia while aggressors all gone. Economic terrorism and genocidal taunts won’t ‘end Iran’,” Zarif wrote on Twitter. “Never threaten an Iranian. […]
