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Iraq “mass murder” photos released; US in for Talks with Iran
Pictures of captured Iraqi soldiers being shot by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants were posted on Twitter by its members this weekend. The images show the Shia captives loaded onto the trucks and then forced to lay face-down in a shallow ditch with their arms tied behind their backs followed […]
Israel Accuses Hamas of Abduction; Retaliates by Arrest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday, accused the Islamist Hamas movement of kidnapping three teens who disappeared near the southern West Bank town of Hebron and condemned the newly formed Palestinian Unity government which would govern the West Bank and Gaza together. The latest predicament has escalated the tensions between Israel and the newly-formed […]
Pak Air Strikes Continue to Flush Out Militants
Pakistani fighter jets resumed air strikes in North Waziristan on Monday, as a response to the attack on the largest international airport in the country last Sunday, a day after the army announced the start of a major military operation to flush insurgents out of the region. Military sources said that the combat aircraft killed […]
World’s Largest Water Reservoir Un’earth’ed
Researchers from Northwestern University and University of New Mexico have discovered the largest water reservoir of earth, which lies 640 km beneath our feet-bound up in rock in earth’s mantle. Water in the reservoir is not in a form familiar to us – it is not liquid, ice or vapour. This fourth form is water […]
Modi Replies to Shariff; Seeks “New Course” in Bilateral Ties
Responding to his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Shariff’s letter of June 2, Prime Minsiter of India Narendra Modi said that he was looking forward to an Indo-Pak relationship defined by peace, friendship and cooperation that would lead both the countries to progress across the region. Condemning the terror attack in Karachi, Modi conveyed condolences to the […]
Militants Close in on Baghdad; Strategic Samarra Now in Focus
According to the latest reports, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) militants, after seizing Mosul, the second biggest city of Iraq and Tikrit, hometown of Saddam Hussein and other towns and cities of Baghdad, had advanced to Baghdad. According to live report of Guardian, the apparent battle plan of ISIS has been […]
Streets Seething with Anger; It’s Kick-off Today
The countdown has finally ended and the much awaited world cup match commences today at 1 AM (IST) as 32 countries compete for the world cup in, Brazil, with the finale on 13 July, Sunday. A star studded opening ceremony in Sao Paulo would precede the first match between the host nation and Croatia at […]
New Israeli Boss, a Hardliner, Unnerves Detractors
“Man of Jerusalem”, the hard-liner Reuven “Rubi” Rivlin, 74, was elected as the 10th president of Israel on Tuesday after a dramatic and loathsome campaign, voting and election. He will succeed veteran Israeli politician, Shimon Peres whose seven-year term ends next month. But Rivlin’s rapport with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a fellow Likud party […]
It’s Kick-off Today Amidst Pessimism
The Fifa World Cup 2014 will be kicked off in Copacabana, Rio De Janerio, Brazil on Thursday. For schedule and fixture visit http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/index.html However, there are clouds of suspicion and allegations in the air about murky dealings of over-expenditure behind the staging of the event. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff agrees that there are pessimists and skeptics and […]
Militancy Flexes Muscles-Strong Muscles, This Time
Capture of Mosul For two days, starting from June 9th, armed militants, reportedly belonging to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), gained control over most parts of the city of Mosul. The militants claimed to have seized government offices, army facilities and Mosul International Airport. Iraq’s prime minister has asked parliament […]
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