LoC tension live: Jaitley says India will make Pakistan’s adventurism...
Defence minister Arun Jaitley is out of hospital and is all guns blazing against Pakistan. In comments to the media, his first official interaction since being discharged from AIIMS, Jaitley decried ‘unprovoked’ firing from Pakistan along the Line of Control, and said that Indian forces... read more »
Iraq conflict: Australian Super Hornet drops two bombs on Islamic State tar...
Two bombs were dropped from an F/A-18F Super Hornet onto what Defence described as an “ISIL facility”. A Defence statement said all aircraft left the target area safely and returned to base. Pilots of the Super Hornet jet fighters had aborted one of their previous air strikes because of... read more »
At least 20 killed in suicide bombing in Yemeni capital
At least 20 people were killed this morning in a suicide attack apparently targeting a Shi’ite Muslim Houthi checkpoint in the centre of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, witnesses said. One witness counted at least 20 bodies after the bombing in Tahrir Square in central Sanaa, which is under... read more »
Myanmar: Vow to Free 3,073 Prisoners
President Thein Sein pledged on Tuesday to release thousands of prisoners for the sake of “peace and stability.” The State Department welcomed the move, which came a month before Myanmar is to host the East Asia Summit, which President Obama and other world leaders are expected to attend. But... read more »
C.D.C. Closes Anthrax and Flu Labs After Accidents
After potentially serious back-to-back laboratory accidents, federal health officials announced Friday that they had temporarily closed the flu and anthrax laboratories at the Centers for... read more »
Kerry Pushes for Solution to Afghanistan Election Crisis
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Obama administration had hoped that after years of frustration with President Hamid Karzai, a successful election in Afghanistan would finally produce a leader... read more »
Narendra Modi’s first visit to White House likely on Sept 30
Hours after US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on Friday delivered the formal invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Washington DC, sources told The Indian Express that... read more »
Gaza death toll crosses 100, Israel to counter rockets with full power
An airstrike outside a family home early on Saturday pushed the Palestinian death toll past 100 in four days of cross-border fighting as Israel showed no sign of pausing despite... read more »
Indonesia deadlock: Court may determine new president
A day after Indonesia’s presidential elections failed to produce a clear winner, Jakarta’s police chief promised to prevent violence by cracking down on anyone celebrating prematurely. With both... read more »
