DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct 3, (Agencies): Russian warplanes have attacked the Islamic State group and other insurgents in central and northern Syria with a wave of …
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Pakistani pilots’ strike grounds some 51 flights
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3, (AFP): Some 51 flights scheduled by the Pakistani flag carrier have been cancelled in three days after pilots refused to work following …
Read More »Japanese man shot dead in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Oct 3, (AFP): AJapanese citizen was shot dead by gunmen in a northern Bangladesh town on Saturday, police said, days after an Italian aid …
Read More »Suicide bombings in Nigeria kill 18; Buhari, US condemn attacks; 41 wounded in blasts
ABUJA, Oct 3, (Agencies): Two suicide explosions that ripped through the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital Abuja have left at least 18 people dead and 41 …
Read More »Saudi arrests Syrian, Filipina
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 3, (Agencies): Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had arrested a Syrian man and a Filipina for allegedly manufacturing suicide bomb belts …
Read More »US, allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas
BEIRUT/MOSCOW, Oct 2, (Agencies): Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic …
Read More »‘Migrant influx turning Britons against EU’
LONDON, Oct 2, (RTRS): Europe’s rushed acceptance of hundreds of thousands of migrants is turning many Britons against the European Union ahead of a vote …
Read More »India rejects Pakistan peace plan
WASHINGTON, Oct 2, (RTRS): India on Thursday rejected a four-point peace plan for Kashmir proposed by Pakistan but said talks among officials of both countries …
Read More »UK teen jailed for Anzac ‘terror’ plot
LONDON, Oct 2, (AFP): Britain’s youngest person convicted of terrorism was sentenced Friday to a minimum of five years in jail for plotting an Islamic …
Read More »IS militants attack forces guarding Libya oil port
BENGHAZI, Libya, Oct 2, (RTRS): Islamic State militants attacked forces guarding one of Libya’s main oil ports on Thursday with a gun assault and an …
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