Afghanistan: 7 killed in Afghan air force helicopter crash
At least seven people on board were killed in when an Afghan air force helicopter crashed in nortrhern Baghlan province in Afghanistan yesterday. Four crew members and three soldiers were…
Assad regime steps up attack on Aleppo after Russia veto at UN
WEB DESK / Assad regime in Syria on Sunday step up it assult on rebel-held eastern Aleppo after a divided UN Security Council failed to agree on a truce to…
Chinese President Xi Jinping appoints new envoy to India
Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed Luo Zhaohui as China’s new Ambassador to India, in accordance with a decision from the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the top…
US: 3 police officers dead in Palm Springs shooting
The Palm Springs Police Department in United States, confirmed that at least three police officers were shot dead yesterday and that a manhunt for the active shooter is underway. According…
Russia vetoes UN resolution to stop bombing of Aleppo
WEB DESK Russia has vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution demanding an end to the bombing of Aleppo city in Syria.The draft text presented by France won 11 votes…
200 killed in air strikes by Saudi led coalition in Yemen
The death toll has gone up to more than 200 and many injured in air strikes on a funeral gathering in Yemen’s capital Sanaa. Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator…
Yemen: Top general loyal to govt killed
A top general loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government has been killed in fighting with Houthis in Sanaa. Major-General Abdel-Rab al-Shadadi, commander of Yemen’s Third Military Region was…
China continue to defend Masood Azhar in UN
China today defended its second technical hold to prevent a UN ban on Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar. It said there were different view on India’s application and that Beijing’s…
Hurricane Matthew: Death tolls rises to over 900 in Haiti
In Haiti, the death toll due to Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, has soared to almost 900. Most of the deaths were reported from the…
11 members of militant group killed in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi security forces killed 11 members of an Islamist militant group today blaming them for an attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July in which 22 people, mostly foreigners…