US-led airstrikes hit 4 Syrian provinces

BEIRUT: Activists say the US-led coalition has carried out several airstrikes targeting Islamic State group positions in northern and eastern Syria.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the air raids overnight took place in four...

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Afghanistan to sign US troop deal tomorrow: Report

KABUL: A senior adviser to US President Barack Obama said on Monday that Afghanistan will sign a deal on Tuesday to allow American soldiers to remain in the country past the end of the year.John Podesta, speaking to a news conference at the US embassy...

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Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification hearing pushed to Oct 2

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's supreme court, adjourned till October 2, the hearing of a plea to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for allegedly lying to the parliament over asking the army to mediate a truce with anti- government protesters.The three-judge...

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Suspected IS recruiter arrested in Bangladesh

DHAKA: A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Bangladesh on charges of trying to recruit members for the dreaded Islamic State (IS) movement, a day after two others were detained for planning to wage jihad to establish Islamic rule in the Muslim-majority...

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North Korean TV acknowledges leader Kim Jong Un's health problems

SEOUL: Young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is suffering from "discomfort", state media has said in the first official acknowledgement of ill health after a prolonged period out of the public eye.Kim, 31, who is frequently the centrepiece of the isolated...

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UK PM urges parliament to back 'years' of Iraq action

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron warned that British military action against Islamic State militants could last for "years" as he urged lawmakers on Friday to vote in favour of joining US-led air strikes in Iraq.Cameron kicked off an emergency House...

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France considers joining Syria air strikes

PARIS: France is considering whether to extend its air strikes to Syria and increase security in public places after militants linked to the Islamic State group beheaded a French hostage, officials said on Thursday.President Francois Hollande's office...

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Poroshenko says Ukraine crisis approaching end

KIEV: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday he was confident that his peace deal with pro-Russian insurgents means the "most dangerous" part of the five-month conflict is over."I have no doubt that my peace plan will work. I have no doubt...

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Pope sacks Paraguay bishop in new sex abuse scandal

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Thursday sacked a Paraguayan bishop who had been accused of protecting a suspected paedophile priest.In an official statement, the Vatican said the removal of Ciudad del Este bishop Rogelio Livieres Plano had been a "painful...

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S Korea to pay $7 billion for 40 F-35A fighter jets

SEOUL: South Korea is to pay $7 billion for 40 F-35A fighter jets under the terms of a deal with Lockheed Martin announced on Wednesday by the state arms procurer.Seoul has been in talks with the US defence firm on terms of the deal since March after...

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Hamas, Fatah begin talks in Cairo to resolve disputes

CAIRO: Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah began talks in Cairo on Wednesday aimed at resolving internal disputes and reviving their unity government.The two-day talks will focus on "the return (of the unity government)...

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Death threats for Saudi pilots after raids on jihadists

RIYADH: Saudi pilots who conducted air strikes on jihadists in Syria received online death threats on Wednesday after photos were published of those involved, among them a son of the crown prince.The official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released photographs...

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2nd video of British hostage John Cantlie released

LONDON: The Islamic State militants have released a second video of British journalist John Cantlie in less than a week which shows him warning US-led coalition against carrying out military operations against his captors.In the latest five-minute video,...

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Israeli troops kill Hamas men blamed for slaying teens: Army

JERUSALEM: Israeli troops on Tuesday killed two Palestinians blamed for abducting and killing three Israeli youths in the occupied West Bank in June, the military said, an incident that spiralled into a seven-week war in Gaza.Israel had spent months...

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Yemen leader warns of 'civil war' as rebels control capital

SANAA: President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi warned Tuesday of "civil war" in Sunni-majority Yemen and vowed to restore state authority as Shia rebels appeared to be in near-total control of the capital."Sanaa is facing a conspiracy that will lead towards civil...

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Ukraine troops prepare pullback as truce holds

KIEV: A fragile truce between pro-Russian insurgents and Ukrainian forces appeared to be consolidate on Monday as clashes subsided and attention focused on the unresolved status of the separatist east.Ukraine said it lost two soldiers in sporadic overnight...

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1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals 1,30,000, Turkey's deputy prime minister said on Monday.Numan Kurtulmus said Turkey is prepared...

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Iraq PM opposes foreign ground forces in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi opposes the deployment of foreign ground forces in Iraq as part of efforts to combat jihadists, his office said on Monday.During a meeting with Australian defence minister David Johnston in Baghdad, Abadi...

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Pope in Albania, condemns Islamist militants

TIRANA, Albania: Pope Francis, in his strongest criticism of Islamist militants to date, said on Sunday no religious group which used violence and oppression could claim to be "the armour of God".Francis made his comments during a one-day visit to Albania,...

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One killed in blast outside Egyptian foreign ministry

CAIRO: A deadly bombing outside the Egyptian foreign ministry in Cairo killed at least one person on Sunday. The egyptian interior and health ministry revised the earlier death toll of two to one.Three people were wounded in the blast that targeted a...

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Families of German MH17 victims to sue Ukraine: lawyer

BERLIN: Relatives of German victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plan to sue Ukraine and its president for criminal negligence for not closing the country's airspace, a lawyer said on Sunday.Elmar Giemulla, an attorney and professor of aviation...

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Thousands of Syrian Kurds flee to Turkey as IS advances

SURUC, Turkey: Tens of thousands of Syrian Kurds have crossed into Turkey in the past 24 hours, fleeing an advance by Islamic State fighters who have seized dozens of villages close to the border and are advancing on a Syrian town.Turkey opened a stretch...

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UK: Clerics issue video appeal to free British hostage

LONDON: Senior Muslim clerics in Britain have made a direct video appeal to the Islamic State terror group to free a British hostage under their captivity.In a YouTube video, Shakeel Begg and Haitham al-Haddad said there was no justification for holding...

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49 Turks kidnapped by Islamic State militants freed

ANKARA:Dozens of Turkish hostages seized by Islamic militants in Iraq three months ago were freed and safely returned to Turkey on Saturday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, ending Turkey's most serious hostage crisis.The 49 hostages were...

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Saarc nations vow to combat terrorism, piracy

KATHMANDU: Saarc countries on Friday vowed to combat common challenges of terrorism, piracy, human trafficking, drugs smuggling, cyber crime and corruption by forging cooperation among the law enforcement agencies of the eight-member grouping.In the...

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Car bomb attacks kill 20 people in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: A series of car bombings targeting a Shiite mosque and markets in the Iraqi capital killed at least 20 people Friday, officials said, in the second straight day of attacks in Baghdad blamed on Islamic militants who have seized large parts of...

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Anti-Islamic ads coming to New York transit system

NEW YORK: Anti-Islamic advertisements will begin appearing on a hundred New York City buses and at two subway entrances next week.The six ads include an image of American journalist James Foley, just before he was beheaded, standing next to his masked...

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Jihadists face growing pressure as US mulls strategy

BAGHDAD: Elite Iraqi troops backed by US jets battled jihadists near Baghdad on Wednesday as Washington devised a strategy for expanded operations against the Islamic State group.President Barack Obama prepared to meet with US commanders to decide how...

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Alex Salmond forced St Andrews University principal over freedom concerns

EDINBURGH (Scotland): Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, tried to force the principal of St Andrews University to criticize Westminster and tone down her warnings about the adverse impact if Scotland breaks away from the UK.Salmond is believed...

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France arrests 5 in militant women recruiting ring

PARIS: France's top security official says five people have been arrested suspected of belonging to a ring that recruits young women to join Islamic militants in Syria.Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said the arrests were made on Tuesday and on Wednesday...

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Xi on maiden Sri Lanka visit to boost strategic, economic ties

COLOMBO: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tueday arrived in Sri Lanka on his maiden visit to cement strategic and economic ties with India's southern neighbour besides inking 20 key bilateral deals, including one for the construction of a US$ 1.4 billion...

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Holy smoke: Vatican car seized with cocaine, cannabis

LYON: The Vatican was left red-faced on Tuesday after it emerged that a car bearing its diplomatic plates had been stopped in France with four kilogrammes of cocaine on board.The car, which also contained 200 grammes (seven ounces) of cannabis, belonged...

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China to oppose India-Vietnam oil deal 'within its waters'

BEIJING: China on Tuesday made it clear that it will "not support" the India-Vietnam agreement to enable ONGC to explore two more oil wells if they fall within the waters of the disputed South China Sea administered by it.Asked for his reaction to the...

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Beckham on Scottish independence: Save union that is world's envy

In a last ditch attempt to preserve the United Kingdom, Olympic ambassador David Beckham has weighed in on the Scottish independence debate.The former England football captain urged Scots to vote 'No' and to save the Union on September 18."The achievement...

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France, Iraq urge quick action against ISIS

PARIS: The leaders of France and Iraq on Monday urged swift action against Islamic State militants, with French President Francois Hollande warning there was "no time to lose" as he opened an international conference to shore up an anti-jihadist coalition."The...

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Two British tourists found dead on Thai island of Koh Tao

BANGKOK: The naked bodies of two British tourists were found beaten to death on a Thai beach Monday, police said, sparking a murder hunt on the popular resort island of Koh Tao.The unidentified man and woman, both aged 24, were found with several wounds...

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For traumatized Iraqi refugees, 'psychological first aid'

ZAKHO: Fourteen-year-old Yusra wipes away a tear before laying her head on the shoulder of aid worker Parzhin, after facing up to her fears and telling her story.Yusra and her Yazidi family were forced to seek refuge in Zakho, a town in northern Iraq's...

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Liberia dismisses 10 officials for abandoning Ebola fight

MONROVIA: Liberia's leader on Sunday said she had sacked 10 senior government officials who defied an order to return to the west African nation to lead the fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak.President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had told ministers to...

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Pope Francis breaks taboo by marrying couples who lived 'in sin'

VATICAN CITY: A single mother, people who have been married before and couples who have been living together "in sin" were married by Pope Francis in a taboo-challenging ceremony at the Vatican on Sunday.In another signal of the openness of his papacy,...

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Snowden didn't raise concerns internally: NSA

WASHINGTON: The National Security Agency was unable to find evidence that leaker Edward Snowden ever raised concerns internally about its sweeping surveillance programs, after an exhaustive search that included deleted emails, court documents showed.NSA...

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UN threatens to cut Afghanistan aid if election staff harassed

KABUL: The United Nations threatened on Saturday to cut aid to Afghanistan if its staff are harassed, responding to tensions surrounding its participation in a drawn-out and bitter investigation into fraud in the still-unresolved presidential election.The...

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Family of British hostage appeal to IS to make contact

LONDON: The family of a British aid worker being held hostage by Islamic State (IS) jihadists have appealed to his captors to respond to their messages.David Haines, a 44-year-old father of two from Perth in Scotland, was kidnapped last year while working...

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Evidence growing that Hamas used residential areas

GAZA CITY: Two weeks after the end of the Gaza war, there is growing evidence that Hamas militants used residential areas as cover for launching rockets at Israel, at least at times. Even Hamas now admits ''mistakes'' were made.But Hamas says it had...

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