Colombo: The son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa Tuesday strongly rejected allegations that his mother was involved in a gold scam and urged the newly elected government to “leave them alone”. Namal Rajapaksa, the elder son of the former president and a member of parliament, said his mother and former first lady Shiranthi […]
Washington: The former CIA officer accused of disclosing the details of a covert operation to a New York Times reporter was convicted Monday in federal court, according to reports. Jeffrey Sterling was convicted on nine felony counts of unauthorised disclosure of national defense information, after allegedly leaking classified information about a top secret CIA operation […]
Damascus: Kurdish forces have driven Islamic State (IS) militants from Kobane, officials say, ending a four-month battle for the northern Syrian town. Fighters from the Popular Protection Units (YPG) were said to have entered outlying areas in the east of the town after the jihadis retreated, BBC reported. The US said anti-IS forces were in […]
Beijing:Calling Pakistan an “irreplaceable” all-weather friend, China today pledged full support to it amid the high-profile visit of US President Barack Obama to India. The comments came as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi other leaders met visiting Pakistani army chief General Raheel Sharif. According to Pakistan army spokesman Asim Bajwa, during the meeting Yi told […]
A potentially "historic and destructive" winter storm and blizzard will likely hit areas of Massachusetts beginning Monday night, dumping heavy snow and bringing strong winds, state emergency officials said Sunday
At least 35 suspected militants were killed when military planes shelled their hideouts in Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency Sunday
The UN Security Council strongly condemned the apparent murder of a Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa by the Islamic State
At least 30 Philippine policemen were killed in a gun battle with alleged members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the province of Maguindanao today
Washington: The US and coalition partners have conducted more than two dozen airstrikes against targets of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq in the past two days, a media report said. The US and coalition forces launched 13 airstrikes in Syria with fighter jets, bombers and unmanned aircraft, the Pentagon said Saturday. Near […]
Tokyo: Japanese government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said Sunday that the latest video suggesting a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants was killed is likely authentic, Xinhua reported.
Bangkok: Thai authorities have banned former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office for five years and launched a legal case that could see her jailed. An army-appointed legislature impeached her over corruption in a scheme she oversaw to subsidise rice farmers, BBC reported. The criminal charges, which also relate to the rice scheme, could result […]
Washington: Fighter jets escorted two US domestic airliners to land at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after receiving “credible” threats of bombs on board, local media reported. The affected airliners were the Delta flight 1156 from Portland, Oregon and the Southwest flight 2492 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reported the WSB-TV Channel 2 in Atlanta, Georgia Saturday, Xinhua […]
Washington: US President Barack Obama strongly denounced the murder of a Japanese citizen by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and called for the release of other hostages. “The US strongly condemns the brutal murder of Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa by the terrorist group IS,” the president said in a written statement Saturday, Xinhua reported. […]
Syrian troops killed at least 117 militants in separate operations in southern Syria, Xinhua reported citing the state-run news agency SANA Saturday
US President Barack Obama, accompanied by wife Michelle, left for his India visit from the Andrews Air Force base in Maryland Saturday, media reported
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