Wagah Border suicide bombing: Death toll rises to 61; 20 suspects arrested ...
The death toll in the horrific suicideattack that shook Pakistan minutes after the popular flag-lowering ceremony at Wagah climbed to 61 on Monday, even as security agencies arrested about 20 suspects from the Indo-Pak border area. Ten women, eight children and three security personnel were among... read more »
Heavy Fighting In Kobani After Peshmerga Join Battle
BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR, Turkey, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish fighters have joined the fight against Islamic State militants in Kobani, hoping their support for fellow Kurds backed by U.S.-led air strikes will keep the ultra-hardline group from seizing the Syrian border town. The Syrian... read more »
CM Devendra Fadnavis keeps Home, Eknath Khadse gets Revenue
Newly sworn-in Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided to keep critical portfolios of home and urban development with him. He has also retained health and housing. Springing a major surprise, the high-profile Vinod Tawde, who had declared himself to be the next Home Minister of the... read more »
Suicide blast hits Wagah
LAHORE: At least 60 people, including three Rangers officials, children and women, were killed in a suicide blast at Wagah Border parking area right after the traditional flag-lowering ceremony, while more than 150 citizen, including five Rangers officials, received injuries on Sunday. The death... read more »
Obama authorises airstrikes in Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Thursday night he had authorised the Pentagon to launch targeted airstrikes if needed to protect Americans from Islamic militants in northern Iraq... read more »
Arabs see Gaza war stoppage as Hamas victory despite destruction
Arab reactions to what seems to be the end of the Gaza war, for now, has been schizophrenic in that there has been widespread condemnation of Israel’s attacks and the resulting... read more »
China quake toll nears 600 as volunteers told to stay away
The death toll from an earthquake that devastated a remote region of China jumped to nearly 600 people Wednesday, authorities said, as volunteer rescuers were warned away. Rescue efforts in... read more »
Rahul Gandhi trying to prove his existence: BJP
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed the unfamiliar sight of Rahul Gandhi leaving his backrow seat and storming the Well of the House, an act that Bharatiya Janata Party... read more »
What is Putin’s endgame in Ukraine?
Russia has fired weapons into Ukraine and boosted the number of troops near the border, officials have told CNN. And the Kremlin is staging a new round of military exercises this week. Western... read more »
