Wellington: The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks was formally charged with terrorism for the first time on Tuesday, New Zealand police said. In addition to the terror charge, Brenton Tarrant also faces 51 charges of murder and 40 of attempted murder over the March 15 attacks that […]
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Islamic State militants have rioted at a high-security prison just outside the capital in Tajikistan, killing three prison guards and 29 inmates, the Justice Ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the riot broke out late Sunday at the prison in Vakhdat, about six miles east of the capital, Dushanbe, after militants […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Iran on Sunday, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again,” Trump said in a tweet. Tensions between Washington and Tehran have […]
RIO DE JANEIRO — A gang of gunmen roared up to a bar in Belem city in Brazil’s northern Para state and opened fire, killing six women and five men Sunday afternoon, media reports said. State officials would confirm only that “a massacre” occurred but gave no details. The G1 news website said police reported […]
Riyadh: Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al Jubeir on Sunday, once again heightened the tensions with Iran by saying that Riyadh will respond with all the strength if the other side starts the war. “Saudi Arabia does not want a war in the region, does not seek it and will do everything […]
Washington: A former CIA officer has been jailed for 20 years for disclosing military secrets to a Chinese agent, the US justice department says. Kevin Mallory, 62, was found guilty of several spying offences following a two-week trial last June, according to a BBC News report on Saturday. The fluent Mandarin speaker from Leesburg, Virginia, […]
Beijing: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged China and Russia to take “concrete action” to safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal as he warned of a “dangerous” situation amid rising tensions with the US. Tensions have ratcheted up with the US deploying an aircraft carrier group and B-52 bombers to the Gulf last week […]
Kabul: About eight Islamic State (IS) militants were killed following a NATO-led coalition forces’ drone airstrike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, the military said on Friday. “Eight IS militants were killed following an airstrike conducted by unmanned plane of coalition forces in Khogyani district on Thursday,” Afghan army Corps Selab based in the region […]
Riyadh: The Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government confirmed that its warplanes were bombing rebel targets on Thursday following rebel drone attacks that closed a Saudi pipeline. “We have begun to launch air strikes targeting sites operated by the Huthi militia, including in Sanaa,” a coalition official, who declined to be identified, told AFP. (AFP)
Washington: The United States and Russia have a better understanding on areas of disagreement in the Syrian peace process that they may be able to unlock the stalemate, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters after his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Sochi. “So there’s the political […]
