France conducts first airstrike in Iraq, destroys logistics depot held by I...
PARIS: France says it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State group. The office of President Francois Hollande’s office said Rafale fighter jets struck the depot in northeastern Iraq on Friday morning and the target was... read more »
Libya’s Zawiya refinery, El Sharara oil field shut: Report
TRIPOLI: Libya’s 120,000 barrels-a-day Zawiya refinery has been shut down due to damaged storage, an oil ministry official said on Thursday. The El Sharara field feeding the refinery also remained closed said Ibrahim al-Awami, head of the inspection and measurement department at the oil... read more »
Beijing police formally arrest Jackie Chan’s son in drug case
The Beijing police have formally arrested the son of Hong Kong martial arts film star Jackie Chan on suspicion of allowing other people to consume drugs, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of three years’ imprisonment, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Dongcheng District prosecutor’s... read more »
13 new polio cases found in Pakistan
At least 13 new cases of crippling poliovirus have been detected in Pakistan, taking this year’s total of the new victims to 158, reports said on Wednesday. The new cases were confirmed on Tuesday by the National Institute of Health in Islamabad, Dawn reported. A health official said seven of... read more »
