Gaza Explosions Hit Senior Fatah Members’ Homes
TEL AVIV—Unidentified militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip bombed the homes of top officials of the Fatah movement on Friday, rekindling political tensions between the Palestinians’ two most powerful political factions. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the 14 nearly... read more »
Typhoon Haiyan: Million Still Homeless A Year On
A million people made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan are still living in tents and makeshift huts a year after 170mph winds devastated parts of the Philippines. Oxfam says they are “dangerously exposed” as the typhoon season begins again. More than 7,300 died or went missing when Haiyan... read more »
‘Gang Massacred’ Missing Mexico Students
Confessions by three suspected gang members indicate 43 missing college students were murdered at a landfill site before being burned beyond recognition and dumped in a river, authorities in Mexico have said. In a sombre and lengthy news conference detailing the investigation, Attorney General... read more »
Obama to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of U.S. forces on the ground helping Iraqi and Kurdish forces battle the militant group Islamic State, U.S. officials said on Friday. Obama’s decision greatly expands the... read more »
Boko Haram leader killed in clashes: Nigerian military
Nigerian forces have killed a man claiming to be the leader of Islamist Boko Haram militants, Abubakar Shekau, the country’s defence authority said on Wednesday. Mohammed Bashir, who has... read more »
First Develop India , says Modi at Make In India launch
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch his ‘Make in India’ programme on Thursday, ahead of his maiden visit to the US, rolling out the red carpet to investors through a... read more »
Ebola epidemic more deadly than all previous combined, report says
The Ebola epidemic has already killed more people than all previous outbreaks combined, and an alarming new analysis by the World Health Organization suggests it already may be too late to... read more »
In airstrikes, US targets terror cell said to be plotting an attack
WASHINGTON: US forces took advantage of the airstrikes against the Islamic State extremist group in Syria to try to simultaneously wipe out the leadership of an unrelated cell of veterans... read more »
Australian Police Kill ‘Known Terror Suspect’
Australian police have shot and killed a “known terror suspect” after he stabbed two officers outside a police station in Melbourne. The 18-year-old attacked the officers with a knife... read more »
