Russia to deploy S-400 missile system at Syria airbase
Monitoring Desk / Russia has said, it is deploying its most hi-tech air defense system to its base in Syria. The announcement came following the downing of a Russian fighter…
Kunduz airstrike a human error: US
A US military inquiry has said that their aircraft attacking Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic in the Afghan city of Kunduz recently was a human error. US commander in Afghanistan, General…
Belgium denies reports of terrorists arriving as refugees
Belgian Secretary of State for Asylum, Migration and Administrative Simplification Theo Francken has said that there were no terrorists arriving in the country disguised as asylum seekers. Reports emerged this…
UN renews call to abolish death penalty in Bangladesh
The United Nation (UN), has renewed its call on the Bangladesh government to immediately impose a moratorium on capital punishment. In a statement issued in Geneva yesterday, UN High Commissioner…
French warplanes destroy IS command center near Mosul
French warplanes destroyed an Islamic State group command center and a training camp near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. French defense ministry said the target was hit in the…
US, Turkey agree to diffuse conflict with Russia over fight against IS
The Presidents of the United States and Turkey have agreed to try to defuse tensions with Russia in the fight against the Islamic State militant group. Barack Obama and Tayyip…
Tunisia declares state of emergency after deadly bus blast
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi today declared a nationwide state of emergency and a curfew in the capital after a bomb attack on a presidential guard bus killed at least…
Russia confirms one of two pilots dead after jet shot down from ground
Russian military officials say one of the two pilots in the shot-down warplane was killed by gunfire from the ground. The officials added one crew member of a Russian helicopter…
Turkey has right to protect its border, says Erdogan
ANKARA TURKISH President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended the shooting down of a Russian warplane by Turkish jets on Tuesday. “Everybody should respect Turkey’s right to protect its own borders,”…
Global concern over Turkey downing of Russian warplane
AMN / The shooting down of a Russian warplane on the Turkey-Syria border caused waves of concern across the world Tuesday. European Council President Donald Tusk said the incident was…