Bang and down’: Afghan hero who shot 6 Parliament attackers
He is called a superhero and feted with financial rewards from Afghan politicians, but the lionisation of the soldier who singlehandedly killed six attackers in the Parliament belies bubbling discontent over deteriorating security. Essa Khan Laghmani, 28, was plucked from obscurity and catapulted... read more »
Death toll from Pakistan’s killer heatwave rises above 1000
The death toll from Pakistan’s killer heatwave has risen past 1000, with more fatalities expected, as cloud cover and lower temperatures brought some relief to the worst-hit city Karachi. Morgues and gravediggers in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and economic hub, have struggled to... read more »
risk of return to heavy fighting in Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that Russia continues to support pro-Moscow separatists “with training, weapons and soldiers.” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said there is a risk of a return to heavy fighting this summer in eastern Ukraine, and is blaming... read more »
No fresh FIR against Tytler, CBI to court
The CBI on Friday told a Delhi court that no fresh FIR has been lodged against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler on allegations of influencing witness and money laundering. Tytler had earlier been given a clean chit in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The CBI’s reply came while responding to the... read more »
