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Tens of thousands march in Israel against PM Netanyahu

Tel Aviv: Tens of thousands of people have protested in Tel Aviv against what they say is corruption within the government and the slow pace of investigations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is suspected of receiving luxury gifts from wealthy supporters and has also faced pol

Israel launches missiles at Syrian military base

Qatar: Israel has launched missiles at a military installation outside the Syrian capital Damascus. Two missiles were intercepted in response. The “blatant assault” led to material losses at the site in the countryside around the capital, the Syrian state media reported. The Israeli militar

Powerful earthquake hits Iran

A strong quake of magnitude 6.0 struck southeastern Iran near the city of Kerman on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.3, was centered 36 miles (58 km) northeast of Kerman, which has a population of more than 821,000. It struck at 6:32 a.m.

12 killed, 32 injured in terrorist attack in Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Three burqa-clad Taliban militants on Friday stormed an agriculture training institute in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar and opened indiscriminate fire, killing at least 12 people, half of them students, before being shot dead by security forces. The heavily-armed militants, w

U.S. threatens to ‘destroy’ N. Korea regime after missile test

The U.S. on Thursday warned Kim Jong-Un’s regime that North Korea would be “utterly destroyed” if a standoff over its missile tests leads to a war and asked all countries to sever economic and diplomatic ties with Pyongyang to punish it for its “acts of aggression”. Speaking at an emergency meeti

Rohingya do not find direct mention in Pope Francis Speech in Myanmar

Myanmar: Pope Francis was on a visit to Violence-hit Myanmar and shared the stage with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the capital city Naypyidaw. Though in his speech, Francis did not directly mention the name of Rohingya or alleged cleansing of minorities in the Buddhist dominated State, he

Musharraf calls himself ‘biggest supporter’ of LeT, Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has called himself the “biggest supporter” of the Lashkar-e- Taiba and its founder Hafiz Saeed and asserted that he backs the terror group’s role in “suppressing” the Indian Army in Kashmir. Musharraf, the 74-year-old retired General who is on self-exi

Five prisoners hanged to death in Kabul prison

Kabul: At least five prisoners, who were sentenced to death over kidnapping charges, have been hanged to death at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul. The General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Centers of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed this in a statement. The men were also found gui

Bali airport re-opens as volcanic ash shifts direction

Denpasar: Bali’s international airport will re-open Wednesday afternoon after a nearly three-day shutdown, Indonesian airport authorities said, as ash from a rumbling volcano that looms over the island paradise shifted direction. The eagerly awaited decision opens up a window of hope for some of

Another Indian shot dead by robbers in US’s Mississippi

NEW YORK: A 21-year-old Indian man has been shot dead in front of his house during a robbery in the US state of Mississippi, according to a media report, days after another Indian student was killed by four armed robbers. Sandeep Singh was shot in the stomach during a robbery reported on Sunday i

Bali volcano: Mount Agung spits ash 2.5 miles in sky, airport shut for a second day

Karangasem, Indonesia: A volcano with a deadly history continued to erupt Tuesday on Bali, one of the world’s most popular resort islands, spitting ash 4,000 metres high and stranding tens of thousands of tourists for a second day. Lava was welling in its crater, but it remained unclear how bad the

Drone strike kills 7 IS militants in Afghanistan

Kabul: At least seven militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) were killed in a drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday afternoon. The drone targeted a hideout in Haska Mena district of the province, Afghanistan‘s news channel Tolo News on Tuesday quoted a spokesperson for the p

Pope Francis to meet Aung Suu Kyi; stand on Rohingya Muslims is the key to watch

Pope Francis has arrived in Myanmar to meet with the civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Francis will address Suu Kyi and other Myanmar authorities and the diplomatic corps in Naypyitaw. It remains to be seen, how Francis bridges the local Catholic concerns with his legacy of speaking out for oppress

‘Muslims aren’t 100 percent human’ comment, Swedish politician kicked out

Martin Strid, a Swedish democrat, spewed venom on Muslims exposing his anti-Islam attitude. The comments were made while addressing party faithful gathered for Swedish democrats National conference. His party members have distanced themselves from the comments made and Martin is now likely to face P

US airstrike kills 13 IS militants in Afghanistan

Kabul : At least 13 militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) were killed in an airstrike by the United States forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the Khaama Press, the 201st Silab Corps in the East, confirming the attack, said the hideout of the terror group was

We have ‘fruitful cooperation’ with Arab States: Benjamin Netanyahu

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday hailed his country’s “fruitful cooperation” with Arab nations, as fears over Iranian influence appear to drive one-time adversaries closer together. “Our fruitful cooperation with Arab countries is in general secret, but I am confid

Man hunts for Muslims with knife in London, jailed

London: Twenty-four-year old Mickey Sage, who hunted for Muslims with a 10-inch knife, and claimed to become “a martyr for England”, has been imprisoned. According to the police, Sage “pulled a knife on people asking them if they were Muslim” in Camberwell Green on June, 7. While taken by the off

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Turkey’s southern Muğla

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 shook Ula district in Turkey's southwestern Muğla province late Wednesday. No casualties have been reported. The quake hit the Aegean city at 23.22 and there are no casualties or damage following the 5.0 magnitude quake, Muğla Governor Esengül Civelek said in a stat