Ankara, March 11 (IANS) Turkish police detained 33 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in operations in the northwestern province of Sakarya over alleged preparation of attacks ahead… Continue reading Turkish police detain 33 IS suspects
Baghdad, March 11 (IANS) Iraqi security forces killed four Islamic State (IS) militants in an operation in a desert area in central Iraq, the Iraqi military said. Paramilitary fighters from… Continue reading 4 IS militants killed in Iraq’s desert
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Asif Ali Zardari took oath as the 14th President of Pakistan during a ceremony held at the President’s House on Sunday, according to a statement from… Continue reading Asif Ali Zardari takes oath as 14th president of Pakistan
Tel Aviv, March 10 (IANS) The Israeli spy agency, Mossad, has said that the ceasefire talks with Hamas at the behest of American, Qatari and Egyptian mediators are not progressing… Continue reading Hamas planning to escalate issues in Palestine during Ramadan period, says Mossad
Gaza, March 10 (IANS) The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,960 with 72,524 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in… Continue reading Palestinian death toll in Gaza from Israeli attacks rises to 30,960: Ministry
Beirut, March 10 (IANS) An Israeli air strike on a residential area in the southern Lebanese village of Kharbet Selm resulted in the deaths of three civilians and injuries to… Continue reading 3 killed, 9 injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Sanaa, March 10 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed responsibility for two attacks against a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel, which the group claimed was American-owned, and several US Navy warships in… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis claim fresh attacks against cargo vessel, US warships
Baghdad, March 10 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani reopened three key plants in Basra, southern Iraq, following years of closure since the US-led invasion. In a statement on… Continue reading Iraqi PM reopens strategic plants in Basra
Jerusalem, March 9 (IANS) Israel has said that it “welcomed” the inauguration of the maritime corridor from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip aimed at boosting the humanitarian aid to the… Continue reading Israel ‘welcomes’ maritime aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza: Spokesperson
Gaza, March 9 (IANS) Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has said that the situation in the… Continue reading Gaza’s situation unprecedented, indescribable: UNRWA
Aden (Yemen), March 9 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group has launched a missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, continuing their escalation of tension in the region,… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis strike Singapore-flagged ship in Gulf of Aden
Los Angeles, March 9 (IANS) More than 100 flu-associated pediatric deaths have been reported in the US so far this season, according to data released by the US Centers for… Continue reading US records over 100 pediatric deaths from flu this season
Gaza, March 9 (IANS) The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said in a statement that a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza are essential conditions… Continue reading Hamas demands ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal as prerequisites for prisoner exchange deal
Kiev, March 8 (IANS) The Ukrainian authorities will start a mandatory evacuation from 57 settlements in the eastern Kharkiv region, regional governor Oleg Synegubov has announced. “We decided to carry… Continue reading Ukraine to start ‘mandatory evacuation’ from 57 settlements in Kharkiv
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Women serve as heads of state and government in only 31 countries with less than one in four serving as cabinet ministers, and just 26.5… Continue reading Indian women beyond borders – a formidable force in world politics
