Israeli aircraft strike Gaza after rocket fire
Israel carried out air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday after Palestinian militants there fired rockets into southern Israel. The overnight air strikes targeted two training camps belonging to the Islamist group Hamas, causing no injuries, officials and witnesses said. Late on Friday, Gaza... read more »
Saudi-led coalition mistakenly kills 15 in Yemen
About 15 pro-government fighters were killed when Saudi-led warplanes shelled their military positions by mistake in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Marib, a military official has said. “A convoy of tribesmen fighting alongside with the Saudi-backed government forces was mistakenly hit by... read more »
For the first time in 70 years, Japan to let troops fight abroad
TOKYO: In a middle-of-the night vote that capped a tumultuous struggle with opposition parties in Parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan secured final passage of legislation on Saturday authorizing overseas combat missions for his country’s military, overturning a decades-old policy... read more »
Confusion on Netaji’s death, snooping on kin: What Bengal files say
The West Bengal government declassified 64 closely-guarded files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at a low-key event at a police museum in Kolkata on Friday. The firebrand freedom fighter may have survived a purported air crash in 1945 and his family was under widespread surveillance after... read more »
New dinosaur with ‘halo’ of horns found in Canada
Scientists have discovered one of the oldest horned dinosaurs – a one-tonne behemoth that roamed the Earth about 79 million years ago and had a ‘fantastically adorned’ skull with... read more »
Malaysia asks UN to set up MH17 tribunal
Malaysia has circulated a draft UN resolution on establishing an international tribunal that it said would guarantee an independent trial for those behind the downing of flight MH17 over... read more »
Double points for Force India at British GP
Sahara Force India today enjoyed its second successive double points finish with Nico Hulkenberg finishing seventh and Sergio Perez ninth at their home race, British Grand Prix, here. At... read more »
Disappointed Pak hockey team returns home after HWL debacle
The Pakistan hockey team returned today from Brussels after a disappointing campaign in the FIH World League Semifinals and coach Shahnaz Sheikh blamed it on financial constraints, lack of... read more »
Sunil Chhetri spearheads list in ISL player auction
Star striker Sunil Chhetri spearheads the list of players who are set to go under the auctioner’s hammer at the first “Player Auction” of the Indian Super League Football, which is scheduled... read more »
