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ROME, May 29, (Agencies): A week of shipwrecks in the Mediterranean culminated Sunday with 700 migrants feared dead and survivors giving harrowing testimony of dozens …
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Brazil arrests suspect after gang-rape video
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 29, (AFP): Brazilian police on Saturday said they had arrested the first of more than 30 suspects wanted over the gang-rape …
Read More »FEARS FOR TRAPPED CIVILIANS IN STRIFE-HIT IRAQ, SYRIA – Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces deployed on the edge of Falluja
BAGHDAD, May 28, (Agencies): Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces deployed on the edge of Falluja Saturday for the first time since an operation was launched to retake …
Read More »Islamic State eyes on Euro ’16
BERLIN, May 28, (RTRS): Islamic State militants have the Euro 2016 soccer tournament in their sights though there is no concrete evidence at the moment …
Read More »Syria rebels under fire from IS militants and govt troops
BEIRUT, May 28, (AP): Islamic State militants entered a major Syrian opposition stronghold in the country’s north on Saturday, clashing with rebels on the edges …
Read More »Gang-rape video shocks Brazil
Brazilian police on Friday were investigating the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl whose attackers boasted about it by posting an online video that has horrified …
Read More »Coalition pounds DAESH in Raqa – IS offensive gains near Turkish border
BEIRUT, May 27, (Agencies): Warplanes from the US-led coalition have pounded the Islamic State group with at least 150 strikes to bolster a major offensive …
Read More »Singapore charges 6 Bangladeshis with terrorism financing
SINGAPORE, May 27, (Agencies): A Singapore court on Friday charged six Bangladeshi men with terrorism financing, after detaining them last month for allegedly planning attacks …
Read More »Philippines arrests 10 Chinese fishermen in latest spat
MANILA: Two Philippine coast guard vessels intercepted a Chinese fishing boat with 10 crew off northeastern Luzon after a two-hour chase, two local broadcasters said …
Read More »Dubai police patrol in luxury
DUBAI, UAE, May 26, (AP): Image is everything in Dubai – even when fighting crime. Police in this desert metropolis have built up a high-horsepower …
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