Gas Pipeline Blast Kills 15 in Andhra Pradesh
A massive explosion in a gas pipeline in East Godavari district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Friday killed at least 15 and injured 7. The blast occurred at 5.30 am in the pipeline belonging to the state-owned energy company GAIL (India) Ltd in Nagaram Village in Amalapuram Mandal, about 560 kms from […]
Syrian Warplanes Kill at least 50 in Western Iraq
Amidst the escalating Sunni insurgency in Iraq causing widespread destruction and chaos, at least fifty people were killed and 132 injured in an attack by Syrian warplanes in the western Iraqi province of Anber on Tuesday. It was the second consecutive day of the airstrikes by Syria, who has now joined hands with Iran in […]
Rebels Shoot down Ukrainian Chopper
An Ukrainian helicopter with nine technicians on board was struck by a rebel missile near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday, killing all of them, the government forces spokesman Vladyslav Seleznyov said. The technicians had been returning after installing a specialized equipment to monitor violations of a peace plan in Ukraine’s rebellious east when their […]
Rajdhani Derails; Railway Suspects Sabotage
The Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed at Golden Ganj station near Chapra, New Delhi, at around 2.00 am today killing at least 4 passengers and injuring 8. 12 coaches were derailed in the incident, with five coaches, B-1 to B-4 and pantry car overturned and seven other coaches, B-5 to B-10 and power car getting derailed […]
Saddam’s Judge Executed?
The ISIS militants who have captured a vast territory in Iraq in its onward march to capture Baaghdad have reportedly captured and executed the judge who sentenced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death. Britain’s Daily Mail said that the claimed killing of Judge Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman was in retaliation for his sentencing the […]
Removal of Saddam Was a Mistake: Blair
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted that removing ex-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from power has contributed to the terrorist uprising in Iraq. Writing in Financial Times, Blair said: “Of course the Iraq of 2014 bears, in part, the imprint of the removal of Saddam Hussein 11 years ago. To say otherwise, as a recent […]
A New Iraq Will Emerge: Kurd Leader
During a conversation, Kurdistan’s president Massud Barzani has warned US secretary of State Jhon Kerry that a new Iraq will emerge as the country falls apart from the ISIS jihadists. Mr Kerry was making an unannounced visit to Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region on Tuesday, arriving in Erbil a day after talks in Baghdad with Sunni […]
Israel Exploits Tragedy: Tibi
Arab Knesset Member (Arab member in Israeli Parliament) Ahmed Tibi, a vociferous critic of Israeli policies, said on Friday that the Israeli military operations to find the kidnapped youths in the West Bank turned out to be exploitation of a tragic event. A Palestinian teenager named Mohammed Dudin was reportedly killed amid clashes between the […]
Military Actions Later; Obama Opts for ‘Political Change’
US President Barack Obama sent advisers to the war-torn Iraq with the aim of finding a ‘political solution’ to the crisis. Addressing the press after deliberations with his national security team, Obama said that the military actions the US had earlier targeted would only be explored later, if only it deemed necessary. He also said […]
Taliban Strikes NATO Post in Afghan
Four Taliban militants struck a NATO post in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Thursday, destroying dozens of trucks and sparking a gun battle with police, Afghan officials said. The attack took place in the parking compound of a NATO base near the Torkham crossing on the Pakistani border, near the Khyber Pass and […]
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